RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nicholas Ridley

1500 - 1555

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Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster"). Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nicholas Ridley has received more than 17,351 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nicholas Ridley is the 2,555th most popular religious figure (down from 2,368th in 2019), the 3,313th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,529th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 17k

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  • 48.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

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

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Nicholas Ridley ranks 56. Before him are Álvaro Fernandes, Lope de Rueda, Leonardo III Tocco, Joachim Camerarius, Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón, and García López de Cárdenas. After him are Gómez Pereira, and Abd al-Samad. Among people deceased in 1555, Nicholas Ridley ranks 24. Before him are Bartolomeo Veneto, Justus Jonas, Olympia Fulvia Morata, Jan Mostaert, Hugh Latimer, and Stephen Gardiner. After him is Polydore Vergil.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Ridley ranks 3,313 out of 8,785. Before him are Christian Horner (1973), Flora Sandes (1876), York Bowen (1884), Stephen Gardiner (1497), John Marshall (1748), and Justin Welby (1956). After him are Charles Winslow (1888), Ian McNeice (1950), Catherine Bell (1968), W. S. Gilbert (1836), Clive Russell (1945), and William Hallowes Miller (1801).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Nicholas Ridley ranks 77. Before him are Saint Mungo (518), Wilfrid (634), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), Ajahn Brahm (1951), Christian Horner (1973), and Justin Welby (1956). After him are Anne Hutchinson (1591), Richard de Bury (1287), Carlo Acutis (1991), Æthelthryth (636), Samson of Dol (490), and Hilda of Whitby (614).

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