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Roger Williams

1603 - 1684

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Roger Williams (c. 1603 – March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans. Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Williams has received more than 1,901,807 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Roger Williams is the 11,183rd most popular politician (down from 11,123rd in 2019), the 2,323rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,464th in 2019) and the 344th most popular British Politician.

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  • 29

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  • 4.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Roger Williams ranks 11,183 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael Kahn, Adamantios Androutsopoulos, Borna, Spyros Markezinis, Rhodogune of Parthia, and Jānis Rudzutaks. After him are Melchior Ndadaye, Waiofar, Acamas, Areus II, Amastrine, and Alcetas II of Epirus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1603, Roger Williams ranks 14. Before him are Yerofey Khabarov, Francesco Furini, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Michel Le Tellier, Marco Uccellini, and Cornelis Bloemaert. After him are Johannes Cocceius, Gysbert Japiks, Fasilides, Jan Gerritsz van Bronckhorst, and Valentin Conrart. Among people deceased in 1684, Roger Williams ranks 14. Before him are Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Josefa de Óbidos, Antoine Gombaud, Duchess Marie Elisabeth of Saxony, Caspar Netscher, and Johann Rosenmüller. After him are Maria d'Este, William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Alvise Contarini, and Gonzales Coques.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Williams ranks 2,323 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Wilson (1872), Julian Bream (1933), Roy Salvadori (1922), Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880), Chris Squire (1948), and Guy Edwards (1942). After him are Jamie Dornan (1982), Gerry Rafferty (1947), F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), Christopher Hill (1912), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), and John Hadley (1682).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Roger Williams ranks 344. Before him are Andrew Moray (1265), James Harrington (1611), Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889), Margaret of England (1240), James Stewart, 1st Earl of Moray (1531), and Marjorie Bruce (1297). After him are F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782), Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton (1735), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1517), John Owen (1616), and Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406).

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