RELIGIOUS FIGURE

John Wright

1909 - 1979

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John Joseph Wright (July 18, 1909 – August 10, 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy from 1969 until his death. He previously served as Bishop of Pittsburgh from 1959 to 1969 and as Bishop of Worcester from 1950 to 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Wright has received more than 67,266 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Wright is the 3,034th most popular religious figure (down from 2,659th in 2019), the 12,276th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,080th in 2019) and the 105th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.31

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  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, John Wright ranks 3,034 out of 3,187. Before him are Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, Petar Rajič, Aleksandr Kurlovich, Franklin Graham, John Shelby Spong, and Stefanie Sun. After him are Richard Cushing, En-men-dur-ana, Saint Piran, Theodoros Kontidis, Antonio Napolioni, and William Goh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, John Wright ranks 408. Before him are Robert Helpmann, Harold Smith, Roger Revelle, Wim Lagendaal, Willi Horn, and Ruby Keeler. After him are William Penney, Baron Penney, Louis Hayward, Montgomery Wilson, Obafemi Awolowo, Marion Martin, and Madge Evans. Among people deceased in 1979, John Wright ranks 291. Before him are Yvonne Mitchell, Elemér Somfay, John Glascock, Erich Schmitt, Claudia Jennings, and Sally Rand. After him are John F. Seitz, Jack Mulhall, Nicholas Monsarrat, Frank Fredrickson, Vladimir Fyodorov, and Allen Tate.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Wright ranks 12,276 out of 20,380. Before him are Rochelle Aytes (1976), Sheryl Lee Ralph (1956), Ebon Moss-Bachrach (1977), Russell Carpenter (1950), Jesse Jackson Jr. (1965), and Joan Caulfield (1922). After him are Natalie Merchant (1963), Jack Smith (1932), Rya Kihlstedt (1970), Thomas McKean (1734), Lurleen Wallace (1926), and Jeremy Camp (1978).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, John Wright ranks 105. Before him are Edward Egan (1932), Steven M. Greer (1955), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Scott Hahn (1957), Franklin Graham (1952), and John Shelby Spong (1931). After him are Richard Cushing (1895), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Katharine Drexel (1858), Hamza Yusuf (1958), James Gibbons (1834), and Katharine Jefferts Schori (1954).

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