RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jonathan Sacks

1948 - 2020

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Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks (8 March 1948 – 7 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the spiritual head of the United Synagogue, the largest synagogue body in the United Kingdom, he was the Chief Rabbi of those Orthodox synagogues but was not recognized as the religious authority for the Haredi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations or for the progressive movements such as Masorti, Reform, and Liberal Judaism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jonathan Sacks has received more than 752,062 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Sacks is the 2,765th most popular religious figure (down from 2,455th in 2019), the 4,037th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,861st in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jonathan Sacks ranks 2,765 out of 3,187. Before him are Arrigo Miglio, David Beaton, José Lai, Daniel Sturla, Marcelo González Martín, and Pope Celadion of Alexandria. After him are Paulos Faraj Rahho, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Raúl Silva Henríquez, Raymond E. Brown, and Renato Corti.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jonathan Sacks ranks 509. Before him are Baldwin Spencer, László Bálint, Mohammad Mirmohammadi, Yi Munyeol, Rudy Tomjanovich, and Arnie Robinson. After him are Nick Mancuso, Cathy Ferguson, John Dew, Ștefan Birtalan, Lindsay Crouse, and Zhou Xiaochuan. Among people deceased in 2020, Jonathan Sacks ranks 484. Before him are Sam Lloyd, Benny Chan, Ivan Bohdan, Caroline Cellier, Hadi Khosroshahi, and Arnie Robinson. After him are Renato Corti, Slaven Zambata, Rodolfo Fischer, Aleksandr Aksinin, Kazım Ayvaz, and K. C. Jones.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks ranks 4,037 out of 8,785. Before him are Jason Orange (1970), Alistair Overeem (1980), Douglas Slocombe (1913), George Nares (1831), Arthur Smith Woodward (1864), and Dave Mackay (1934). After him are Constance Collier (1878), M.I.A. (1975), John Pritchard (1921), Daisy Edgar-Jones (1998), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), and Charles Robert Cockerell (1788).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks ranks 96. Before him are Richard of Chichester (1197), Matthew Parker (1504), Ninian (360), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Vincent Nichols (1945), and David Beaton (1494). After him are Cædmon (657), Roger of Wendover (1200), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Chad of Mercia (634), George Abbot (1562), and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130).

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