RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Roger of Wendover

1200 - 1236

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Roger of Wendover (died 6 May 1236), probably a native of Wendover in Buckinghamshire, was an English chronicler of the 13th century. At an uncertain date he became a monk at St Albans Abbey; afterwards he was appointed prior of the cell of Belvoir, but he forfeited this dignity in the early years of Henry III, having been found guilty of wasting the endowments. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger of Wendover has received more than 96,772 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger of Wendover is the 2,801st most popular religious figure (down from 2,405th in 2019), the 4,155th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,650th in 2019) and the 98th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 97k

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  • 53.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.62

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Roger of Wendover ranks 2,801 out of 3,187. Before him are Crescens, Cadolah of Friuli, Protase Rugambwa, Konrad Krajewski, Mirza Tahir Ahmad, and Damián Iguacén Borau. After him are Francesco Montenegro, Dolly Pentreath, Lőrinc Schlauch, Braulio Rodríguez Plaza, María Guadalupe García Zavala, and Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Roger of Wendover ranks 72. Before him are Dobromir Chrysos, Ivanko, Alexius Slav, Hugo Falcandus, Dharanindravarman II, and Alexios Palaiologos. After him is Layamon. Among people deceased in 1236, Roger of Wendover ranks 8. Before him are Suleyman Shah, Moinuddin Chishti, Iltutmish, John, Old Lord of Beirut, Qul Ghali, and Yahya al-Mu'tasim. After him is Rukn ud din Firuz.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger of Wendover ranks 4,155 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Phillips (1770), Daphne Oram (1925), John Marston (1576), John Milne (1850), Steve Bruce (1960), and William John Swainson (1789). After him are George Clausen (1852), Samuel Palmer (1805), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Emilia Lanier (1569), Frank Dillane (1991), and Maurice Greene (1696).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Roger of Wendover ranks 98. Before him are Ninian (360), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Vincent Nichols (1945), David Beaton (1494), Jonathan Sacks (1948), and Cædmon (657). After him are Dolly Pentreath (1692), Chad of Mercia (634), George Abbot (1562), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), and John Morton (1420).

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