RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Alban

300 - 305

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Saint Alban (; Latin: Albanus) is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the British protomartyr. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an early date from Roman Britain ("Amphibalus" was the name given much later to the priest he was said to have been protecting). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Alban has received more than 736,715 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Saint Alban is the 1,595th most popular religious figure (up from 1,642nd in 2019), the 1,767th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,027th in 2019) and the 47th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 740k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Alban ranks 1,595 out of 3,187. Before him are Raimon Panikkar, Sigfrid of Sweden, Lanfranc, Aga Khan II, Kirill of Turov, and Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje. After him are Mauro Piacenza, Huldah, Reginald Lee, Antipope Dioscorus, Muhammad al-Sadr, and Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Alban ranks 52. Before him are Eudoxius of Antioch, Decentius, Kartir, Quietus, Tetricus II, and Domitius Alexander. After him are Saint Domnius, Quirinus of Sescia, Ulpia Severina, Commodian, Hripsime, and Metrophanes of Byzantium. Among people deceased in 305, Saint Alban ranks 6. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria, Agnes of Rome, Porphyry, Januarius, and Julian of Antioch.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Alban ranks 1,767 out of 8,785. Before him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (1897), Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), Peg Entwistle (1908), John Sulston (1942), and Taliesin (518). After him are Amy Johnson (1903), Rupert Sheldrake (1942), Peter Lawford (1923), Peter Vaughan (1923), Donald Maclean (1913), and Mark Hollis (1955).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Alban ranks 47. Before him are John Nelson Darby (1800), Matthew Festing (1949), Malo (487), Stephen Langton (1150), Richard Williamson (1940), and Sigfrid of Sweden (1000). After him are Reginald Lee (1870), Julian of Norwich (1342), John Ball (1338), Barbara West (1911), John Smyth (1570), and Willibald (700).

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