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Ted Haggard

1956 - Today

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Ted Arthur Haggard (; born June 27, 1956) is an American former Methodist pastor. Haggard is the founder and former pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and is a founder of the Association of Life-Giving Churches. He served as president of the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) from 2003 until November 2006. Haggard made national headlines in November 2006 when a male prostitute and masseur, Mike Jones, alleged that Haggard, who had spoken against the legalization of same-sex marriage, had paid him for sex for three years and had bought and used crystal methamphetamine. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Haggard is the 3,128th most popular religious figure (down from 3,081st in 2024), the 17,772nd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,633rd in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Ted Haggard ranks 3,128 out of 3,187. Before him are Corrado Sanguineti, Anthony Fisher, John Sentamu, Bashar Warda, Lucio Nicoletto, and Ellen White. After him are Nouman Ali Khan, Gian Franco Saba, Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Julian Leow Beng Kim, Murder of Du'a Khalil Aswad, and Detention of Pavel Pernikaŭ.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Ted Haggard ranks 800. Before him are Patty Sheehan, Bill Ritter, Tom McClintock, Tessa Sanderson, Phil Ford, and Arundhati Bhattacharya. After him are Pat McCrory, Patricia McKillop, Kevin R. Kregel, George Burley, Ann Curry, and Ray Nagin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Haggard ranks 17,779 out of 20,380. Before him are Julie Sweet (null), Greg Sestero (1978), Sean Stone (1984), Marin Ireland (1979), Allan Houston (1971), and Jonathan Jackson (1982). After him are Barrett Foa (1977), Mircea Monroe (1982), Steven Pruitt (1984), David Smith (1985), Ashlynn Yennie (1985), and Josh Stamberg (1970).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Ted Haggard ranks 123. Before him are Alphonse Lacroix (1897), Patrick Joseph Hayes (1867), Joseph Strickland (1958), Anthony Bevilacqua (1923), Kent Hovind (1953), and John Allen Chau (1991). After him are Hamza Yusuf (1958).

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