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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Kilian

640 - 689

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Kilian, also spelled Cillian or Killian (or alternatively Irish: Cillín; Latin: Kilianus), was an Irish missionary bishop and the Apostle of Franconia (now the northern part of Bavaria), where he began his labours in the latter half of the 7th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saint Kilian has received more than 212,250 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Saint Kilian is the 1,388th most popular religious figure (down from 1,250th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from Ireland and the 7th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 210k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Kilian ranks 1,388 out of 2,238Before her are Nicetas of Remesiana, Ludovico Ludovisi, Ajahn Chah, Edward Schillebeeckx, Angelo Dundee, and Dashi-Dorzho Itigilov. After her are Phoebe, Saint Martial, Emil Brunner, Franc Rode, Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino, and Agnes of Assisi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 640, Saint Kilian ranks 6Before her are Asparuh of Bulgaria, Saint Giles, Musa ibn Nusayr, Isaac of Nineveh, and Kusaila. After her are Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi and Seaxburh of Ely. Among people deceased in 689, Saint Kilian ranks 1After her are Sighere of Essex, Cædwalla of Wessex, and Alahis.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Saint Kilian ranks 86 out of 501Before her are James Hoban (1762), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Neil Jordan (1950), Kevin Roche (1922), Fionnula Flanagan (1941), and Peter Lacy (1678). After her are Brenda Fricker (1945), Eliza Lynch (1833), Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope (1883), Roger Casement (1864), Aidan Gillen (1968), and Constantine III of Scotland (971).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Saint Kilian ranks 7Before her are Columbanus (540), Brendan (484), Columba (521), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), Brigid of Kildare (451), and Kevin Farrell (1947). After her are Saint Fiacre (607), Dymphna (700), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), Catald (700), and Hugh O'Flaherty (1898).