RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Raymond Franz

1922 - 2010

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Raymond Victor Franz (May 8, 1922 – June 2, 2010) was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from October 20, 1971, until his removal on May 22, 1980, and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. Franz stated that the request for his resignation and his subsequent disfellowshipping resulted from allegations of apostasy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Franz has received more than 467,247 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Franz is the 1,707th most popular religious figure (down from 1,318th in 2019), the 3,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,489th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 470k

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  • 54.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Raymond Franz ranks 1,707 out of 3,187. Before him are Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, Ranuccio Farnese, Jan Sarkander, Trifko Grabež, Darío Castrillón Hoyos, and Poppo von Osterna. After him are Alberic of Cîteaux, Nafiʽ al-Madani, Stephen I of Constantinople, Burchard of Worms, Johannes Willebrands, and Fouad Twal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Raymond Franz ranks 175. Before him are Nicholas Romanov, Prince of Russia, Manshuk Mametova, Otl Aicher, John Edward Williams, Esther Brand, and George Knobel. After him are Hammer DeRoburt, Jean Malaurie, Hilarion Capucci, Michel Henry, Khiuaz Dospanova, and Gerda Steinhoff. Among people deceased in 2010, Raymond Franz ranks 125. Before him are Claude Lefort, Emilio Eduardo Massera, Rue McClanahan, Anatoly Dobrynin, Luis García Berlanga, and Adriaan Blaauw. After him are Tom Bosley, John Leslie, Alain Corneau, Anna Walentynowicz, Giuseppe Taddei, and Jill Clayburgh.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 3,304 out of 20,380. Before him are Alvin Hansen (1887), Judith Resnik (1949), Henry Armstrong (1912), Susanne Langer (1895), Steve Gadd (1945), and Moondog (1916). After him are Barbara Babcock (1937), Fred Brooks (1931), John Gavin (1931), Tracey Adams (1958), Rusty Schweickart (1935), and Paul Giamatti (1967).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 23. Before him are Angelo Dundee (1921), Ellen Church (1904), William Levada (1936), Frederick William Franz (1893), Samuel Wilson (1766), and Nathan Homer Knorr (1905). After him are Don Alden Adams (1925), Fulton J. Sheen (1895), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Bill W. (1895), Elizabeth Bolden (1890), and Charles Fox Parham (1873).

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