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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 89,413 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Roger of Wendover is the 2,422nd most popular religious figure (down from 2,040th in 2019), the 3,658th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,550th in 2019) and the 84th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 89k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Roger of Wendover ranks 2,422 out of 2,238. Before him are Bernard Fellay, Rainer Woelki, Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Lorenzo Ruiz, Damián Iguacén Borau, and Henry of Blois. After him are John Zizioulas, Palladius, Gregorio María Aguirre y García, Lillian Disney, Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri, and Chad of Mercia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1200, Roger of Wendover ranks 59. Before him are Dirk VII, Count of Holland, Othon de la Roche, John X of Constantinople, Ivanko, Alexius Slav, and Dharanindravarman II. After him is Layamon. Among people deceased in 1236, Roger of Wendover ranks 7. Before him are Saint Sava, Suleyman Shah, Moinuddin Chishti, Iltutmish, John, Old Lord of Beirut, 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 3,658 out of 7,765. Before him are Peter Firth (1953), William Harrison Ainsworth (1805), Annie Kenney (1879), Leonard Meredith (1882), Helen Shapiro (1946), and Charles Williams (1886). After him are Michael Heseltine (1933), Alan Brown (1919), Jonathan Riley-Smith (1938), Gordon Haskell (1946), David Arnold (1962), and Ray Reardon (1932).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Roger of Wendover ranks 84. Before him are Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Æthelthryth (636), Justin Welby (1956), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Rowan Williams (1950), and Cædmon (657). After him are Chad of Mercia (634), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), Saint Mungo (518), Carlo Acutis (1991), and Jonathan Sacks (1948).

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