RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Matthew Festing

1949 - 2021

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Fra' Robert Matthew Festing GCStJ OBE TD DL (30 November 1949 – 12 November 2021) was an English Roman Catholic official who was the Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2008 until his resignation on 28 January 2017, following a dispute with the Vatican. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Festing has received more than 385,267 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Matthew Festing is the 1,470th most popular religious figure (down from 12th in 2019), the 1,624th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,244th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Matthew Festing ranks 1,470 out of 3,187. Before her are Bernard of Menthon, Aelius Gallus, Tilopa, Philotheus I of Constantinople, Elazar Shach, and Kadi Burhan al-Din. After her are Hanshan, Shenoute, Agnes of Montepulciano, Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Malo, and Epaphras.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Matthew Festing ranks 165. Before her are Dusty Hill, Mineko Iwasaki, Horst Seehofer, Tommy Ramone, Phil Lynott, and Anne Schedeen. After her are Ric Flair, Paul Guilfoyle, Deep Roy, John Savage, Trương Tấn Sang, and Bernard Farcy. Among people deceased in 2021, Matthew Festing ranks 157. Before her are Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Dilip Kumar, Nelson Freire, Igor Oistrakh, El Risitas, and Elgin Baylor. After her are Ed Asner, Lucía Hiriart, Dani Karavan, Vladimir Menshov, Horst Eckel, and Rodney Alcala.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Festing ranks 1,624 out of 8,785. Before her are Jeremiah Horrocks (1618), Neil Tennant (1954), Michael Anderson (1920), Jeffrey Archer (1940), John Dollond (1706), and Albert Ketèlbey (1875). After her are Philippa Foot (1920), Charles Macintosh (1766), Chris Martin (1977), Sidney Webb, 1st Baron Passfield (1859), Malo (487), and Pasquale Anfossi (1727).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Matthew Festing ranks 42. Before her are Willehad (735), Thomas Byles (1870), Dunstan (909), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Elizabeth Blount (1500), and John Nelson Darby (1800). After her are Malo (487), Stephen Langton (1150), Richard Williamson (1940), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), and Reginald Lee (1870).

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