RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Richard Hooker

1554 - 1600

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Richard Hooker (25 March 1554 – 2 November 1600) was an English priest in the Church of England and an influential theologian. He was one of the most important English theologians of the sixteenth century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Hooker has received more than 425,866 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Richard Hooker is the 2,415th most popular religious figure (down from 2,200th in 2019), the 3,007th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,001st in 2019) and the 68th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

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  • 56.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Richard Hooker ranks 2,415 out of 3,187. Before him are László Paskai, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, Symmachus, Nicholas Charnetsky, Zbigniew Oleśnicki, and Giovanni Cagliero. After him are Callinicus I of Constantinople, Mara Takla Haymanot, António Marto, Hotepibre, Caterina Volpicelli, and Jacques Gaillot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1554, Richard Hooker ranks 16. Before him are Ernest of Bavaria, Bálint Balassi, Philip Sidney, Louis III, Duke of Württemberg, Bartolomeo Carducci, and Girolamo Diruta. After him is John Lyly. Among people deceased in 1600, Richard Hooker ranks 22. Before him are Margrave Andrew of Burgau, Joris Hoefnagel, Claude Le Jeune, Robert de Nola, Lourenço Marques, and Edward Fortunatus. After him are Tadeáš Hájek, and Basawan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Hooker ranks 3,007 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Dadd (1817), Derek Bell (1941), William Langland (1332), Rowland Hill (1795), Timothy Laurence (1955), and Andy Bell (1964). After him are John Winthrop (1588), Henry Raeburn (1756), George Graham (1673), Ralph Copeland (1837), Henry Shrapnel (1761), and Walter Map (1140).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Richard Hooker ranks 68. Before him are Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Andrew Bell (1753), Hugh Latimer (1485), Asser (900), and Edmund Campion (1540). After him are Alkmund of Derby (800), John Colet (1467), Saint Mungo (518), Wilfrid (634), Wulfhere of Mercia (650), and Ajahn Brahm (1951).

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