RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Julian of Norwich

1342 - 1416

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Julian of Norwich (c. 1343 – after 1416), also known as Juliana of Norwich, the Lady Julian, Dame Julian or Mother Julian, was an English anchoress of the Middle Ages. Her writings, now known as Revelations of Divine Love, are the earliest surviving English-language works attributed to a woman. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julian of Norwich has received more than 1,916,308 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Julian of Norwich is the 1,627th most popular religious figure (down from 1,468th in 2019), the 1,815th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,744th in 2019) and the 48th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Julian of Norwich ranks 1,627 out of 3,187. Before her are George Martinuzzi, Fadl ibn Abbas, Francisco de Borja, Junia Tertia, Vigilius of Trent, and Taisen Deshimaru. After her are Tychicus, Sulpitius the Pious, Dagobert of Pisa, Tekla Juniewicz, Gan Ji, and Simon Kimbangu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1342, Julian of Norwich ranks 9. Before her are Antipope Clement VII, Jeong Dojeon, Uskhal Khan Tögüs Temür, Catherine of Bohemia, Frederick the Simple, and Leo V, King of Armenia. After her is Sancho Alfonso, 1st Count of Alburquerque. Among people deceased in 1416, Julian of Norwich ranks 7. Before her are Ferdinand I of Aragon, Jerome of Prague, John, Duke of Berry, Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Anna of Cilli. After her is Henry the Mild, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Julian of Norwich ranks 1,815 out of 8,785. Before her are Robert Morrison (1782), Nigel Terry (1945), Nick Simper (1945), Rupert Grint (1988), Peter Capaldi (1958), and Alexander Bain (1818). After her are Miranda Richardson (1958), William Beckford (1760), Sid Watkins (1928), Dick Francis (1920), Ronnie O'Sullivan (1975), and Christopher Priest (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Julian of Norwich ranks 48. Before her are Malo (487), Stephen Langton (1150), Richard Williamson (1940), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), and Reginald Lee (1870). After her are John Ball (1338), Barbara West (1911), John Smyth (1570), Willibald (700), Mary Ward (1585), and Roger Deakins (1949).

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