1918 - 2008
Peter Porekuu Dery (10 May 1918 – 6 March 2008), originally Porekuu Der, was a Ghanaian prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Tamale from 1974 to 1994, and was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Poreku Dery has received more than 18,289 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Peter Poreku Dery is the 2,664th most popular religious figure (down from 1,966th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Ghana (down from 13th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ghanaian Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 2,664 out of 2,238. Before him are Timothy M. Dolan, Valerian Gracias, Wenceslao Padilla, Joseph F. Smith, Soane Patita Paini Mafi, and Daniel DiNardo. After him are Thomas Christopher Collins, Chandramukhi Basu, Geoffrey Keating, Rawil Gaynetdin, Aloysius Ambrozic, and Gregorio Aglipay.
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 2,658
1900 - 1978
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 2,659
1949 - 2018
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 2,660
1838 - 1918
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 2,661
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 2,662
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 2,663
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 2,664
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 2,665
1860 - 1944
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 2,666
1569 - 1644
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 2,667
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 2,668
1930 - 2011
HPI: 39.95
Rank: 2,669
1860 - 1940
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 2,670
Among people born in 1918, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 274. Before him are Evelyn Ankers, Dave Bartholomew, Ben Klassen, Albertina Sisulu, Helen Wagner, and Eddy Arnold. After him are Adolph Kiefer, Marian McPartland, Fedor Samokhin, Gerald Wilson, Walt Faulkner, and Bobby Troup. Among people deceased in 2008, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 313. Before him are Vlado Taneski, Benoît Lamy, Sam Bottoms, Alexander Courage, Eddy Arnold, and Bjørn Paulson. After him are Joseph Pevney, Beverly Garland, Yodrak Salakjai, Abby Mann, Norman Dello Joio, and Ruslana Korshunova.
1918 - 1985
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 268
1918 - 2019
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 269
1918 - 1993
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 270
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 271
1918 - 2010
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 272
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 273
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 274
1918 - 2017
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 275
1918 - 2013
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 276
1918 - 1992
HPI: 39.60
Rank: 277
1918 - 2014
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 278
1918 - 1956
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 279
1918 - 1999
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 280
1952 - 2008
HPI: 40.73
Rank: 307
1945 - 2008
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 308
1955 - 2008
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 309
1919 - 2008
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 310
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 311
1923 - 2008
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 312
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 313
1911 - 2008
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 314
1926 - 2008
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 315
1956 - 2008
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 316
1927 - 2008
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 317
1913 - 2008
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 318
1987 - 2008
HPI: 39.56
Rank: 319
Among people born in Ghana, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 32 out of 121. Before him are Efua Dorkenoo (1949), Kwadwo Asamoah (1988), Edward Akufo-Addo (1906), Alphonso Davies (2000), Akwasi Afrifa (1936), and Ama Ata Aidoo (1942). After him are Derek Boateng (1983), Felix Nartey (null), James Kwesi Appiah (1960), Kofi Abrefa Busia (1913), Ayi Kwei Armah (1939), and Kofi Awoonor (1935).
1949 - 2014
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 26
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 27
1906 - 1979
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 28
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 29
1936 - 1979
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 30
1942 - 2023
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 31
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 32
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 33
HPI: 38.39
Rank: 34
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 35
1913 - 1978
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 36
1939 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 37
1935 - 2013
HPI: 37.49
Rank: 38
Among religious figures born in Ghana, Peter Poreku Dery ranks 2. Before him are Peter Turkson (1948).