RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Peter Turkson
1948 - Today
Peter Turkson
Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson (born 11 October 1948) is a Ghanaian prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church who has served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academies of Sciences since 2022. He was president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace from 2009 to 2017 and the inaugural prefect of the Dicastery for the Promotion of Integral Human Development from 2017 to 2021. Turkson was Archbishop of Cape Coast from 1992 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Turkson has received more than 315,336 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Peter Turkson is the 1,834th most popular religious figure (down from 1,616th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Ghana (down from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Ghanaian Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
53.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
36
Languages Editions (L)
5.45
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Peter Turkson ranks 1,834 out of 3,187. Before him are Giuseppe Maria Tomasi, Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Lupus of Troyes, Innocent of Alaska, Pinedjem II, and Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi. After him are Alexander of Bergamo, Manuel Monteiro de Castro, Joseph Cafasso, Adolf Bertram, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and Kurt Koch.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Maria Tomasi
1649 - 1713
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 1,828
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 1,829
Lupus of Troyes
395 - 479
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 1,830
Innocent of Alaska
1797 - Present
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,831
Pinedjem II
1100 BC - 969 BC
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 1,832
Abu Ishaq al-Shatibi
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,833
Peter Turkson
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1,834
Alexander of Bergamo
201 - 303
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 1,835
Manuel Monteiro de Castro
1938 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,836
Joseph Cafasso
1811 - 1860
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 1,837
Adolf Bertram
1859 - 1945
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,838
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
1855 - 1936
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,839
Kurt Koch
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 1,840
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Peter Turkson ranks 236. Before him are Sam Hui, Barbara Hendricks, Franca Viola, Kate Jackson, James Rebhorn, and Josip Katalinski. After him are Ronnie Van Zant, Dee Wallace, Peter Hammill, Jean-Pierre Adams, Peggy March, and David Gemmell.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsSam Hui
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 230
Barbara Hendricks
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 231
Franca Viola
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 232
Kate Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 233
James Rebhorn
ACTOR
1948 - 2014
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 234
Josip Katalinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2011
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 235
Peter Turkson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 236
Ronnie Van Zant
SINGER
1948 - 1977
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 237
Dee Wallace
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 238
Peter Hammill
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 239
Jean-Pierre Adams
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2021
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 240
Peggy March
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 241
David Gemmell
WRITER
1948 - 2006
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 242
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Peter Turkson ranks 11 out of 162. Before him are Abedi Pele (1964), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703), Jerry Rawlings (1947), Michael Essien (1982), and John Atta Mills (1944). After him are Peter Mensah (1959), John Kufuor (1938), William Boyd (1952), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Samuel Kuffour (1976), and Efua Dorkenoo (1949).
Others born in Ghana
Go to all RankingsAbedi Pele
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
Sylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 6
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 7
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8
Michael Essien
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 9
John Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 10
Peter Turkson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 11
Peter Mensah
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 12
John Kufuor
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 13
William Boyd
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 14
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1992
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 15
Samuel Kuffour
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 16
Efua Dorkenoo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 2014
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 17
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ghana
Among religious figures born in Ghana, Peter Turkson ranks 1. After him are Peter Poreku Dery (1918), Richard Baawobr (1959), and Theodosia Okoh (1922).
Peter Turkson
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 1
Peter Poreku Dery
1918 - 2008
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 2
Richard Baawobr
1959 - 2022
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 3
Theodosia Okoh
1922 - 2015
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 4