RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Shelby Spong

1931 - 2021

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John Shelby "Jack" Spong (June 16, 1931 – September 12, 2021) was an American bishop of the Episcopal Church, born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He served as the Bishop of Newark, New Jersey from 1979 to 2000. Spong was a liberal Christian theologian, religion commentator, and author who called for a fundamental rethinking of Christian belief away from theism and traditional doctrines. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Shelby Spong has received more than 643,453 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). John Shelby Spong is the 3,033rd most popular religious figure (down from 2,333rd in 2019), the 12,179th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,386th in 2019) and the 104th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 640k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Shelby Spong ranks 3,033 out of 3,187. Before him are William Dunbar, Valerian Gracias, Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, Petar Rajič, Aleksandr Kurlovich, and Franklin Graham. After him are Stefanie Sun, John Wright, Richard Cushing, En-men-dur-ana, Saint Piran, and Theodoros Kontidis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, John Shelby Spong ranks 583. Before him are Elizabeth J. Feinler, Alfred Swift, Paulias Matane, Tomimaru Okuni, Nasir Hussain, and Cleopa Msuya. After him are John Kerr, James Abourezk, Brook Benton, Cliff Hagan, Klára Fried-Bánfalvi, and Bruce Halford. Among people deceased in 2021, John Shelby Spong ranks 637. Before him are Georgi Dimitrov, Paulias Matane, Cléber Eduardo Arado, Hamed Bakayoko, Ioannis Palaiokrassas, and Beverly Cleary. After him are David Darling, Boško Abramović, Cara Williams, Ian St John, Gert Blomé, and Zizinho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Shelby Spong ranks 12,179 out of 20,380. Before him are Aunjanue Ellis (1969), Benny Brown (1953), Kim Thayil (1960), Beverly Cleary (1916), Patty McCormack (1945), and Paula Cole (1968). After him are Rusty Wailes (1926), Michele Bachmann (1956), James van Hoften (1944), William Gilmore (1895), Willa Fitzgerald (1991), and David Darling (1941).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Shelby Spong ranks 104. Before him are Blase J. Cupich (1949), Edward Egan (1932), Steven M. Greer (1955), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Scott Hahn (1957), and Franklin Graham (1952). After him are John Wright (1909), Richard Cushing (1895), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Katharine Drexel (1858), Hamza Yusuf (1958), and James Gibbons (1834).

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