RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Richard Williamson
1940 - Today
Richard Williamson
Richard Nelson Williamson (born 8 March 1940) is a British independent Traditionalist Catholic bishop who opposes the changes in the church brought about by the Second Vatican Council. In 1988, Williamson was one of four Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) priests illicitly consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, for which Pope John Paul II declared he had incurred ipso facto automatic excommunication. The validity of the excommunication has always been denied by the SSPX, who, citing canon law, argue that the consecrations were permissible due to a crisis in the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Williamson has received more than 12,814 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Richard Williamson is the 1,563rd most popular religious figure (up from 1,829th in 2019), the 1,722nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,280th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
13k
Page Views (PV)
55.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
4.12
Effective Languages (L*)
3.18
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Richard Williamsons by language
Over the past year Richard Williamson has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 20,715 views, followed by French (13,368), and Italian (9,354). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Javanese (158.26%), Latin (96.49%), and Egyptian Arabic (77.30%)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Richard Williamson ranks 1,563 out of 3,187. Before him are Eucherius of Lyon, Ngô Đình Thục, Inayat Khan, Laura Vicuña, Maria Restituta Kafka, and Geraldo Majella Agnelo. After him are Ankhesenpepi II, Charles Lavigerie, José Saraiva Martins, Ellen Church, William Levada, and Hegesippus.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEucherius of Lyon
380 - 449
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,557
Ngô Đình Thục
1897 - 1984
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,558
Inayat Khan
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,559
Laura Vicuña
1891 - 1904
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,560
Maria Restituta Kafka
1894 - 1943
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,561
Geraldo Majella Agnelo
1933 - 2023
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,562
Richard Williamson
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,563
Ankhesenpepi II
2400 BC - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,564
Charles Lavigerie
1825 - 1892
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,565
José Saraiva Martins
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,566
Ellen Church
1904 - 1965
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 1,567
William Levada
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1,568
Hegesippus
110 - 180
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 1,569
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Richard Williamson ranks 166. Before him are Wayne Dyer, Sam Waterston, Luis Cubilla, Leonard Susskind, Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma, and Gloria Leonard. After him are Smokey Robinson, Raoni Metuktire, Count Ingolf of Rosenborg, Barbara Valentin, Mirko Jozić, and Natalia Makarova.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsWayne Dyer
WRITER
1940 - 2015
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 160
Sam Waterston
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 161
Luis Cubilla
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2013
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 162
Leonard Susskind
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 163
Prince Sixtus Henry of Bourbon-Parma
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 164
Gloria Leonard
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1940 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 165
Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 166
Smokey Robinson
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 167
Raoni Metuktire
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 168
Count Ingolf of Rosenborg
NOBLEMAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 169
Barbara Valentin
ACTOR
1940 - 2002
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 170
Mirko Jozić
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 171
Natalia Makarova
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 172
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 1,722 out of 8,785. Before him are Lulach (1030), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870), Israel Kirzner (1930), and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon (1862). After him are Ian Callaghan (1942), Anthony Blunt (1907), Gary Glitter (1944), Richard Aldington (1892), Roger Cotes (1682), and Kingsley Amis (1922).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLulach
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1058
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,716
Eadgifu of Wessex
POLITICIAN
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,717
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,718
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1948
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,719
Israel Kirzner
ECONOMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,720
Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1933
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,721
Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,722
Ian Callaghan
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,723
Anthony Blunt
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1983
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,724
Gary Glitter
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,725
Richard Aldington
WRITER
1892 - 1962
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 1,726
Roger Cotes
MATHEMATICIAN
1682 - 1716
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 1,727
Kingsley Amis
WRITER
1922 - 1995
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 1,728
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 44. Before him are Dunstan (909), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Elizabeth Blount (1500), John Nelson Darby (1800), Malo (487), and Stephen Langton (1150). After him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), Reginald Lee (1870), Julian of Norwich (1342), John Ball (1338), and Barbara West (1911).
Dunstan
909 - 988
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 38
Rafael Merry del Val
1865 - 1930
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 39
Elizabeth Blount
1500 - 1539
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 40
John Nelson Darby
1800 - 1882
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 41
Malo
487 - 621
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 42
Stephen Langton
1150 - 1228
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 43
Richard Williamson
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 44
Sigfrid of Sweden
1000 - 1045
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 45
Saint Alban
300 - 305
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 46
Reginald Lee
1870 - 1913
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 47
Julian of Norwich
1342 - 1416
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 48
John Ball
1338 - 1381
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 49
Barbara West
1911 - 2007
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 50