1922 - 2010
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 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 414,636 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Raymond Franz is the 1,329th most popular religious figure (down from 985th in 2019), the 2,495th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,746th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Raymond Franz ranks 1,329 out of 2,238. Before him are Augustin Bea, Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, Peter Nolasco, Guru Angad, Clemens August of Bavaria, and Zanabazar. After him are Emil Krebs, André Vingt-Trois, Muhammad ibn al-Uthaymeen, Alfred Loisy, Moses Isserles, and Umamah bint Zainab.
1881 - 1968
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 1,323
707 - 774
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,324
1180 - 1256
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,325
1504 - 1552
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,326
1700 - 1761
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 1,327
1635 - 1723
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 1,328
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 1,329
1867 - 1930
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 1,330
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,331
1925 - 2001
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 1,332
1857 - 1940
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,333
1520 - 1572
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 1,334
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,335
Among people born in 1922, Raymond Franz ranks 129. Before him are Pierre Hadot, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, Dana Zátopková, Gershon Kingsley, Leo Tindemans, and Manuel Fraga. After him are Vasili Mitrokhin, Eleanor Parker, Sōsuke Uno, Manolis Glezos, Yuri Knorozov, and Charles M. Schulz. Among people deceased in 2010, Raymond Franz ranks 82. Before him are Luis Corvalán, Malcolm McLaren, Pierre Hadot, Irvin Kershner, Rue McClanahan, and Bella Akhmadulina. After him are Peter Graves, Robert Culp, Captain Beefheart, Charlie Wilson, Teddy Scholten, and Maurice Wilkes.
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 123
1922 - 2004
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 124
1922 - 2020
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 125
1922 - 2019
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 126
1922 - 2014
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 127
1922 - 2012
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 128
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 129
1922 - 2004
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 130
1922 - 2013
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 131
1922 - 1998
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 132
1922 - 2020
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 133
1922 - 1999
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 134
1922 - 2000
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 135
1916 - 2010
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 76
1946 - 2010
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 77
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 78
1923 - 2010
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 79
1934 - 2010
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 80
1937 - 2010
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 81
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 82
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 83
1930 - 2010
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 84
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 85
1933 - 2010
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 86
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 87
1913 - 2010
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 88
Among people born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 2,495 out of 18,182. Before him are Laurie Holden (1969), John McTiernan (1951), Peter Coyote (1941), Ellen Pompeo (1969), Charles Durning (1923), and Hank Aaron (1934). After him are Chubby Checker (1941), Peter Graves (1926), Gloria Foster (1933), Paul Sorvino (1939), Piper Laurie (1932), and Sam Wood (1883).
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2,489
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2,490
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 2,491
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 2,492
1923 - 2012
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 2,493
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,494
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,495
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,496
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,497
1933 - 2001
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 2,498
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,499
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,500
1883 - 1949
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 2,501
Among religious figures born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 15. Before him are Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Lillian Asplund (1906), Paul Marcinkus (1922), Henry Molaison (1926), Marie Laveau (1801), and William M. Branham (1909). After him are Angelo Dundee (1921), David Wilkerson (1931), William Levada (1936), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Nathan Homer Knorr (1905), and Samuel Wilson (1766).
1869 - 1942
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 9
1906 - 2006
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 10
1922 - 2006
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
1926 - 2008
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
1801 - 1881
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 13
1909 - 1965
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 14
1922 - 2010
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 15
1921 - 2012
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 16
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 17
1936 - 2019
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 18
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 19
1905 - 1977
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 20
1766 - 1854
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 21