RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Justin Welby

1956 - Today

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Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is an Anglican bishop who served as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England from 2013 to 2025. After an 11-year career in the oil industry, Welby trained for ordination at St John's College, Durham. He served in a number of parish churches before becoming dean of Liverpool in 2007 and bishop of Durham in 2011, serving in the latter role for just over a year before succeeding Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury in February 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justin Welby has received more than 2,954,171 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Justin Welby is the 2,555th most popular religious figure (down from 2,336th in 2019), the 3,313th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,398th in 2019) and the 76th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.60

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Justin Welby ranks 2,555 out of 3,187. Before him are Domenico Calcagno, Christian Horner, Juan de Homedes, Tryphon of Constantinople, Joseph Wendel, and Franziskus von Paula Graf von Schönborn. After him are Nicholas Ridley, Rosalio José Castillo Lara, Vladimir Lossky, Joseph Othmar Rauscher, Anne Hutchinson, and George II of Constantinople.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Justin Welby ranks 276. Before him are Paramanga Ernest Yonli, Velimir Zajec, Lei Clijsters, Doina Melinte, Eike Batista, and Gary Ross. After him are Ilona Slupianek, Nigel Kennedy, Volodymyr Lytvyn, Mullah Krekar, Carlo Urbani, and Rodolfo Rodríguez.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Justin Welby ranks 3,313 out of 8,785. Before him are James Ivory (1765), Christian Horner (1973), Flora Sandes (1876), York Bowen (1884), Stephen Gardiner (1497), and John Marshall (1748). After him are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Charles Winslow (1888), Ian McNeice (1950), Catherine Bell (1968), W. S. Gilbert (1836), and Clive Russell (1945).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Justin Welby ranks 76. Before him are John Colet (1467), Saint Mungo (518), Wilfrid (634), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Ajahn Brahm (1951), and Christian Horner (1973). After him are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Anne Hutchinson (1591), Richard de Bury (1287), Carlo Acutis (1991), Æthelthryth (636), and Samson of Dol (490).

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