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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Joseph Butler

1692 - 1752

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Joseph Butler (18 May 1692 – 16 June 1752) was an English Anglican bishop, theologian, apologist, and philosopher, born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He is known for critiques of Deism, Thomas Hobbes's egoism, and John Locke's theory of personal identity. The many philosophers and religious thinkers Butler influenced included David Hume, Thomas Reid, Adam Smith, Henry Sidgwick, John Henry Newman, and C. D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Butler has received more than 189,859 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Joseph Butler is the 1,573rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,490th in 2019), the 1,892nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,028th in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 190k

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  • 53.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Joseph Butler ranks 1,573 out of 2,238. Before him are Jerzy Radziwiłł, Antony II of Constantinople, Shaykh Ahmad, Gan Ji, Franjo Šeper, and Stephen Pongracz. After him are Sigfrid of Sweden, Mary Ward, Wiborada, Antonio Quarracino, Tlacaelel, and Jehoiada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1692, Joseph Butler ranks 9. Before him are Pieter van Musschenbroek, Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Adrienne Lecouvreur, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, and James Stirling. After him are Alessandro Albani, Louisa Maria Stuart, Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer, and Dolly Pentreath. Among people deceased in 1752, Joseph Butler ranks 8. Before him are Louis, Duke of Orléans, Henriette of France, Jacopo Amigoni, Johann Christoph Pepusch, Antonio Corradini, and Giulio Alberoni. After him are Jean François de Troy, Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Pietro Grimani, Adolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Daniel Marot, and William Whiston.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Butler ranks 1,892 out of 7,765. Before him are Geri Halliwell (1972), Renée Vivien (1877), James Blunt (1974), Patrick Geddes (1854), John Flaxman (1755), and Jenson Button (1980). After him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Edward FitzGerald (1809), Mary Ward (1585), Philip Kerr (1956), John Mills (1908), and Ray Winstone (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Joseph Butler ranks 46. Before him are Rafael Merry del Val (1865), John Nelson Darby (1800), Roger Deakins (1949), Dunstan (909), Julian of Norwich (1342), and Stephen Langton (1150). After him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Mary Ward (1585), Willibald (700), Cuthbert (635), Willehad (735), and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516).

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