RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Tammy Faye Messner
1942 - 2007
Tammy Faye Messner
Tamara Faye Messner (née LaValley, formerly Bakker ; March 7, 1942 – July 20, 2007) was an American evangelist. She co-founded the televangelist program The PTL Club with her husband Jim Bakker in 1974. They had hosted their own puppet-show series for local programming in the early 1960s; Messner also had a career as a recording artist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tammy Faye Messner has received more than 9,173,020 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Tammy Faye Messner is the 2,446th most popular religious figure, the 5,704th most popular biography from United States and the 45th most popular American Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
9.2M
Page Views (PV)
56.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Tammy Faye Messner ranks 2,446 out of 3,187. Before her are Vladimír Holan, Secundus of Asti, János Scitovszky, John Patrick Foley, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, and Nikolay Ilminsky. After her are Edwin Frederick O'Brien, Francesco Marchisano, Theodore of Tarsus, Gad, Christodoulos of Athens, and Squanto.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladimír Holan
1905 - 1980
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,440
Secundus of Asti
100 - 119
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 2,441
János Scitovszky
1785 - 1866
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 2,442
John Patrick Foley
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,443
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,444
Nikolay Ilminsky
1822 - 1891
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 2,445
Tammy Faye Messner
1942 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 2,446
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 2,447
Francesco Marchisano
1929 - 2014
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,448
Theodore of Tarsus
602 - 690
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 2,449
Gad
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,450
Christodoulos of Athens
1939 - 2008
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 2,451
Squanto
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 2,452
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Tammy Faye Messner ranks 389. Before her are Michael Eisner, Celso Amorim, José Serra, Reiner Schöne, Eric Shinseki, and Krister Kristensson. After her are Galina Kulakova, Uğur Mumcu, Mike Resnick, Gérard Pirès, Rubén Salazar Gómez, and Marcia Wallace. Among people deceased in 2007, Tammy Faye Messner ranks 226. Before her are Isidore Isou, Floyd Westerman, Petr Eben, Ernesto Alonso, Frankie Laine, and Huang Ju. After her are Hallgeir Brenden, Bruno Ruffo, Helmut Senekowitsch, Klausjürgen Wussow, Milan Jelić, and Francisco Umbral.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsMichael Eisner
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 383
Celso Amorim
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 384
José Serra
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 385
Reiner Schöne
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 386
Eric Shinseki
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 387
Krister Kristensson
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 388
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 389
Galina Kulakova
SKIER
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 390
Uğur Mumcu
WRITER
1942 - 1993
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 391
Mike Resnick
WRITER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 392
Gérard Pirès
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 393
Rubén Salazar Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 394
Marcia Wallace
ACTOR
1942 - 2013
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 395
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsIsidore Isou
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 220
Floyd Westerman
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2007
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 221
Petr Eben
COMPOSER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 222
Ernesto Alonso
ACTOR
1917 - 2007
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 223
Frankie Laine
MUSICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 224
Huang Ju
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 225
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 226
Hallgeir Brenden
ATHLETE
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 227
Bruno Ruffo
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 228
Helmut Senekowitsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 229
Klausjürgen Wussow
ACTOR
1929 - 2007
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 230
Milan Jelić
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 231
Francisco Umbral
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 232
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tammy Faye Messner ranks 5,704 out of 20,380. Before her are Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Sidney Johnson (1877), Amina Wadud (1952), David White (1916), Harry Carey (1878), and Isabella Karle (1921). After her are Sheila E. (1957), Jimmie Rodgers (1897), Sabrina Carpenter (1999), Carmen Basilio (1927), Johnny Appleseed (1774), and Catherine Hardwicke (1955).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsElizabeth Mitchell
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5,698
Sidney Johnson
ATHLETE
1877 - 2000
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5,699
Amina Wadud
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 5,700
David White
ACTOR
1916 - 1990
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,701
Harry Carey
ACTOR
1878 - 1947
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,702
Isabella Karle
CHEMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,703
Tammy Faye Messner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,704
Sheila E.
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,705
Jimmie Rodgers
SINGER
1897 - 1933
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,706
Sabrina Carpenter
ACTOR
1999 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,707
Carmen Basilio
BOXER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,708
Johnny Appleseed
CELEBRITY
1774 - 1845
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,709
Catherine Hardwicke
FILM DIRECTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 5,710
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Tammy Faye Messner ranks 45. Before her are Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), Elizabeth Ann Seton (1774), Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919), Dorothy Stang (1931), Seraphim Rose (1934), and John Patrick Foley (1935). After her are Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Squanto (1585), Milman Parry (1902), William Wakefield Baum (1926), Thomas S. Monson (1927), and Emma Tillman (1892).
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 39
Elizabeth Ann Seton
1774 - 1821
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 40
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
1919 - 1995
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 41
Dorothy Stang
1931 - 2005
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 42
Seraphim Rose
1934 - 1982
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 43
John Patrick Foley
1935 - 2011
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 44
Tammy Faye Messner
1942 - 2007
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 45
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 46
Squanto
1585 - 1622
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 47
Milman Parry
1902 - 1935
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 48
William Wakefield Baum
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 49
Thomas S. Monson
1927 - 2018
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 50
Emma Tillman
1892 - 2007
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 51