RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Stephen Langton

1150 - 1228

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Stephen Langton (c. 1150 – 9 July 1228) was an English cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Canterbury from 1207 until his death in 1228. The dispute between King John of England and Pope Innocent III over his election was a major factor in the crisis which produced the Magna Carta in 1215. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stephen Langton has received more than 489,987 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Stephen Langton is the 1,533rd most popular religious figure (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 1,683rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,811th in 2019) and the 44th most popular British Religious Figure.

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  • 20

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  • 3.91

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Stephen Langton ranks 1,533 out of 3,187Before him are Eulogius of Córdoba, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Peter Schöffer, Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, Giovanni Benelli, and Angelo Dundee. After him are Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli, Arp Schnitger, Kimpa Vita, Jean Daniélou, Federico Borromeo, and Michael the Syrian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1150, Stephen Langton ranks 24Before him are Il-Arslan, Amalric of Bena, Bonanno Pisano, Arnold of Torroja, Orio Mastropiero, and Andreas Capellanus. After him are Conon de Béthune, Vitale II Michiel, Mstislav III of Kiev, Rosamund Clifford, Heinrich von Veldeke, and Wincenty Kadłubek. Among people deceased in 1228, Stephen Langton ranks 6Before him are Stefan the First-Crowned, Isabella II of Jerusalem, Robert I, Latin Emperor, Mstislav Mstislavich, and Maria of Courtenay. After him are Aimeric de Peguilhan, and Zhao Rukuo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Stephen Langton ranks 1,683 out of 8,785Before him are Peter Collins (1931), Eric Knight (1897), Albert Austin (1881), James McAvoy (1979), Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin (1766), and Tim Staffell (1948). After him are David Edward Hughes (1831), Paul Rodgers (1949), David Tennant (1971), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Robert Brown (1921), and Christina Rossetti (1830).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Stephen Langton ranks 44Before him are Dunstan (909), Rafael Merry del Val (1865), Elizabeth Blount (1500), John Nelson Darby (1800), Matthew Festing (1949), and Malo (487). After him are Richard Williamson (1940), Sigfrid of Sweden (1000), Saint Alban (300), Reginald Lee (1870), Julian of Norwich (1342), and John Ball (1338).