RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sylvester Graham

1794 - 1851

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Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 – September 11, 1851) was an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sylvester Graham has received more than 689,322 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Sylvester Graham is the 2,890th most popular religious figure (down from 2,568th in 2019), the 9,116th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,934th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 690k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sylvester Graham ranks 2,890 out of 3,187. Before him are Matthew Webb, Justin Francis Rigali, Joachim IV of Constantinople, Paul II of Constantinople, Cornelius Sim, and Deusdedit of Canterbury. After him are Wovoka, Robert Zollitsch, Chandramukhi Basu, Mirza Masroor Ahmad, William H. Keeler, and Cosmo Gordon Lang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Sylvester Graham ranks 69. Before him are Valentín Canalizo, Miklós Jósika, William Cullen Bryant, Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, and Barthélémy de Theux de Meylandt. After him are Feargus O'Connor, Thomas Corwin, George Cathcart, Nasir-ud-Daulah, and Arthur P. Bagby. Among people deceased in 1851, Sylvester Graham ranks 49. Before him are Baji Rao II, Mizuno Tadakuni, Giovanni Berchet, Joel Roberts Poinsett, William Nicol, and Dean Mahomed. After him are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Samuel George Morton, Joanna Baillie, and Levi Woodbury.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvester Graham ranks 9,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Mark Esper (1964), Caleb Landry Jones (1989), Chaz Bono (1969), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Kathryn McGuire (1903), and Loren Acton (1936). After him are Nicholas Colasanto (1924), Caroline Smith (1906), Wovoka (1856), Mitzi Gaynor (1931), Stephen Colbert (1964), and John Abizaid (1951).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Sylvester Graham ranks 73. Before him are Tim Keller (1950), William Ellery Channing (1780), Jim Elliot (1927), Roger Mahony (1936), Lillian Disney (1899), and Justin Francis Rigali (1935). After him are Wovoka (1856), William H. Keeler (1931), Alvin Sargent (1927), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), John Carroll (1735), and Avery Dulles (1918).

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