RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Milman Parry

1902 - 1935

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Milman Parry (June 23, 1902 – December 3, 1935) was an American Classicist whose theories on the origin of Homer's works have revolutionized Homeric studies to such a fundamental degree that he has been described as the "Darwin of Homeric studies". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Milman Parry has received more than 163,785 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Milman Parry is the 2,475th most popular religious figure (down from 2,188th in 2019), the 5,851st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,477th in 2019) and the 48th most popular American Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 160k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Milman Parry ranks 2,475 out of 3,187. Before him are Hans Adolph Brorson, Cyril of Bulgaria, Leopoldo Brenes, Maurice Piat, Nicolaus von Amsdorf, and Pope Timothy I of Alexandria. After him are Ned Maddrell, Antony II of Constantinople, Zygmunt Szczęsny Feliński, Karolina Kózka, Leonid Stadnyk, and Hirotugu Akaike.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Milman Parry ranks 213. Before him are Lūcija Garūta, Jean Grémillon, Luo Ronghuan, Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald, André Patry, and Zaharia Stancu. After him are Paul Yoshigoro Taguchi, Vladimir Mikhailovich Myasishchev, Mario Magnozzi, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Gyula Illyés, and Emeric Pressburger. Among people deceased in 1935, Milman Parry ranks 108. Before him are Eemil Nestor Setälä, Alfred Roller, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., Gottlieb von Jagow, Edwin Flack, and Photius II of Constantinople. After him are Anna Katharine Green, Heinrich Schenker, Emil Młynarski, Will Rogers, Harald Sohlberg, and Jackson Showalter.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milman Parry ranks 5,851 out of 20,380. Before him are Jeanette MacDonald (1903), Joe Manganiello (1976), Martin Ferrero (1947), Thomas Hearns (1958), Louis Clarke (1901), and Arthur Golden (1956). After him are Fred Alderman (1905), Juan Trippe (1899), Joe Lieberman (1942), Steven Adler (1965), William Rehnquist (1924), and James L. Elliot (1943).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Milman Parry ranks 48. Before him are Dorothy Stang (1931), Seraphim Rose (1934), John Patrick Foley (1935), Tammy Faye Messner (1942), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), and Squanto (1585). After him are William Wakefield Baum (1926), Thomas S. Monson (1927), Emma Tillman (1892), Mother Angelica (1923), C. I. Scofield (1843), and Adoniram Judson (1788).

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