RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Oswald of Worcester

1000 - 992

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Oswald of Worcester (died 29 February 992) was Archbishop of York from 972 to his death in 992. He was of Danish ancestry, but brought up by his uncle, Oda of Canterbury, who sent him to France to the abbey of Fleury to become a monk. After a number of years at Fleury, Oswald returned to England at the request of his uncle, who died before Oswald returned. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Oswald of Worcester has received more than 116,729 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Oswald of Worcester is the 2,530th most popular religious figure (down from 2,330th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Oswald of Worcester ranks 2,530 out of 3,187. Before him are Teemu Sippo, Odilo Scherer, William Wakefield Baum, Thomas S. Monson, Emma Tillman, and Claude Dagens. After him are Lorenzo Antonetti, Pope Justus of Alexandria, Anna Filosofova, Frances Xavier Cabrini, Alexandru Todea, and Wulfhere of Mercia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1000, Oswald of Worcester ranks 67. Before him are Miroslav of Croatia, Adalbert, Duke of Lorraine, Albert I, Count of Namur, Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, Qabus, and Bhoja. After him are Stepanos Asoghik, Renauld I, Count of Nevers, Constantine Diogenes, Amlaíb Cuarán, and Gruffydd ap Llywelyn. Among people deceased in 992, Oswald of Worcester ranks 8. Before him are Ibn Babawayh, Jawhar, Leo the Deacon, Conan I of Rennes, Abu al-Hassan al-Amiri, and Matilda of France.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Oswald of Worcester ranks 449 out of 1,032. Before him are Carl Christoffer Georg Andræ (1812), Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677), Lauritz Melchior (1890), Helen of Sweden (1130), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), and Japetus Steenstrup (1813). After him are Ivan Nielsen (1956), Karl Aage Hansen (1921), Else Alfelt (1910), Johan Nicolai Madvig (1804), Knud Kristensen (1880), and Jørgen Jørgensen (1780).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Denmark

Among religious figures born in Denmark, Oswald of Worcester ranks 7. Before him are Charles I, Count of Flanders (1083), Christian Mortensen (1882), Hans Tausen (1494), Sigmundur Brestisson (961), Ingrid Vang Nyman (1916), and Thomas Kingo (1634).

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