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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 668,648 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Saint Alban is the 1,656th most popular religious figure (down from 1,420th in 2019), the 2,032nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,869th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 670k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Alban ranks 1,656 out of 2,238. Before him are Laurentius Petri, Zdislava Berka, Peter of Sebaste, Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Baldwin of Luxembourg, and Theodor Innitzer. After him are Antonio Cañizares Llovera, Peter Bartholomew, Anastasios of Albania, Lupus of Troyes, Acacius of Constantinople, and Saint Publius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 300, Saint Alban ranks 54. Before him are Felix of Nola, Ulpia Severina, Domitius Alexander, Quietus, Commodian, and Decentius. After him are Nonius Marcellus, Domitius Domitianus, Eudoxius of Antioch, Kartir, Nemesianus, and Proculus. Among people deceased in 305, Saint Alban ranks 5. Before him are Catherine of Alexandria, Agnes of Rome, Porphyry, and Januarius.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Saint Alban ranks 2,032 out of 7,765. Before him are David C. H. Austin (1926), Arthur Hughes (1832), Thomas Arnold (1795), Billy Wright (1924), Frederick Abberline (1843), and George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946). After him are Lily Collins (1989), John Profumo (1915), Arthur Sullivan (1842), G. M. B. Dobson (1889), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), and Liam Payne (1993).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Saint Alban ranks 53. Before him are Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Mary Ward (1585), Willibald (700), Cuthbert (635), Willehad (735), and Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516). After him are Barbara West (1911), Charles Wesley (1707), George Cruikshank (1792), Richard Williamson (1940), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), and Benedict Biscop (628).

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