RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Malcolm Ranjith
1947 - Today
Malcolm Ranjith
Patabendige Albert Malcolm Ranjith (Sinhala: පටබැඳිගේ දොන් ඇල්බට් මැල්කම් රංජිත්) (born 15 November 1947), is a Sri Lankan Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Colombo since 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Malcolm Ranjith has received more than 174,744 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Malcolm Ranjith is the 2,677th most popular religious figure (down from 2,494th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the most popular Sri Lankan Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
170k
Page Views (PV)
54.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.59
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 2,677 out of 3,187. Before him are Frans van der Lugt, Rosario Livatino, Arlindo Gomes Furtado, Jean de Sponde, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, and Justus of Jerusalem. After him are Stephen Chow, Oliver Plunkett, Uta Ranke-Heinemann, Abundius, Richard of Chichester, and John Mark.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrans van der Lugt
1938 - 2014
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 2,671
Rosario Livatino
1952 - 1990
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 2,672
Arlindo Gomes Furtado
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,673
Jean de Sponde
1557 - 1595
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,674
Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
1980 - 2022
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,675
Justus of Jerusalem
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,676
Malcolm Ranjith
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,677
Stephen Chow
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 2,678
Oliver Plunkett
1625 - 1681
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,679
Uta Ranke-Heinemann
1927 - 2021
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 2,680
Abundius
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 2,681
Richard of Chichester
1197 - 1253
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,682
John Mark
100 - 140
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 2,683
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 531. Before him are Gregg Rolie, Ricardo Teixeira, Assata Shakur, Vladimir Oravsky, Peter Chen, and Bob Houghton. After him are Fabián Alarcón, Menachem Bello, James Rumbaugh, Firmine Richard, Robert Hays, and Tanith Lee.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsGregg Rolie
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 525
Ricardo Teixeira
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 526
Assata Shakur
MAFIOSO
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 527
Vladimir Oravsky
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 528
Peter Chen
ENGINEER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 529
Bob Houghton
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 530
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 531
Fabián Alarcón
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 532
Menachem Bello
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 533
James Rumbaugh
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 534
Firmine Richard
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 535
Robert Hays
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 536
Tanith Lee
WRITER
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 537
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 26 out of 51. Before him are John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841), William Gopallawa (1896), Natalia (null), D. S. Senanayake (1883), Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924), and Dinesh Gunawardena (1949). After him are Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933), Dudley Senanayake (1911), D. M. Jayaratne (1931), Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916), Frederick G. Donnan (1870), and Thomas Cooray (1901).
Others born in Sri Lanka
Go to all RankingsJohn Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1841 - 1920
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 20
William Gopallawa
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1981
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 21
Natalia
ATHLETE
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 22
D. S. Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1952
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 23
Ranasinghe Premadasa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 24
Dinesh Gunawardena
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 25
Malcolm Ranjith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 26
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2016
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 27
Dudley Senanayake
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1973
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 28
D. M. Jayaratne
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2019
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 29
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 30
Frederick G. Donnan
CHEMIST
1870 - 1956
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 31
Thomas Cooray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1988
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 32
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Sri Lanka
Among religious figures born in Sri Lanka, Malcolm Ranjith ranks 1. After him are Thomas Cooray (1901).