RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Thomas Williams
1930 - 2023
Thomas Williams
Thomas Stafford Williams (20 March 1930 – 22 December 2023) was a New Zealand cardinal in the Catholic Church and the fifth Archbishop of Wellington from 1979 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Williams has received more than 30,897 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Thomas Williams is the 905th most popular religious figure (up from 2,126th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 41st in 2019) and the most popular New Zealander Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
31k
Page Views (PV)
60.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
9.60
Effective Languages (L*)
1.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Thomas Williams ranks 905 out of 3,187. Before him are Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, John of Rila, Charles Spurgeon, William Farel, Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman, and Franz Ehrle. After him are Itzhak Stern, Ascanio Sforza, John Eudes, Dom Justo Takayama, Adalbert of Magdeburg, and Antipope Felix II.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPavle, Serbian Patriarch
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 899
John of Rila
876 - 946
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 900
Charles Spurgeon
1834 - 1892
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 901
William Farel
1489 - 1565
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 902
Hudhayfah ibn al-Yaman
600 - 656
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 903
Franz Ehrle
1845 - 1934
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 904
Thomas Williams
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 905
Itzhak Stern
1901 - 1969
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 906
Ascanio Sforza
1455 - 1505
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 907
John Eudes
1601 - 1680
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 908
Dom Justo Takayama
1552 - 1615
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 909
Adalbert of Magdeburg
910 - 981
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 910
Antipope Felix II
300 - 365
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 911
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Thomas Williams ranks 81. Before him are James Irwin, Gérard Genette, Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen, Richard Donner, Ben Gazzara, and Luce Irigaray. After him are Michel Serres, Walter Bonatti, William C. Campbell, Pavel Popovich, Robert Loggia, and Barbara. Among people deceased in 2023, Thomas Williams ranks 91. Before him are Milan Milutinović, Henri Konan Bédié, Antonella Lualdi, Frank Borman, Viktor Belenko, and Gianni Vattimo. After him are Françoise Gilot, Luis Garavito, Dariush Mehrjui, Ruud Geels, Dmitry Utkin, and Matteo Messina Denaro.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsJames Irwin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1991
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 75
Gérard Genette
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 76
Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 77
Richard Donner
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 78
Ben Gazzara
ACTOR
1930 - 2012
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 79
Luce Irigaray
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 80
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 81
Michel Serres
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 82
Walter Bonatti
MOUNTAINEER
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 83
William C. Campbell
CHEMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 84
Pavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 85
Robert Loggia
ACTOR
1930 - 2015
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 86
Barbara
SINGER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsMilan Milutinović
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 85
Henri Konan Bédié
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 86
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 87
Frank Borman
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 2023
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 88
Viktor Belenko
ENGINEER
1947 - 2023
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 89
Gianni Vattimo
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 90
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 91
Françoise Gilot
PAINTER
1921 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 92
Luis Garavito
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2023
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 93
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 94
Ruud Geels
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2023
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 95
Dmitry Utkin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1970 - 2023
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 96
Matteo Messina Denaro
EXTREMIST
1962 - 2023
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 97
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Thomas Williams ranks 10 out of 303. Before him are Maurice Wilkins (1916), Bruce McLaren (1937), Peter Jackson (1961), Katherine Mansfield (1888), Denny Hulme (1936), and Alan MacDiarmid (1927). After him are Helen Clark (1950), Chris Amon (1943), Burt Munro (1899), Martin Campbell (1943), Kiri Te Kanawa (1944), and Lucy Lawless (1968).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsMaurice Wilkins
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2004
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 4
Bruce McLaren
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 5
Peter Jackson
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 6
Katherine Mansfield
WRITER
1888 - 1923
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 7
Denny Hulme
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 8
Alan MacDiarmid
CHEMIST
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
Thomas Williams
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 11
Chris Amon
RACING DRIVER
1943 - 2016
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
Burt Munro
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1978
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 13
Martin Campbell
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 14
Kiri Te Kanawa
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 15
Lucy Lawless
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 16
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In New Zealand
Among religious figures born in New Zealand, Thomas Williams ranks 1. After him are John Dew (1948), and Hannah Smith (null).
Thomas Williams
1930 - 2023
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 1
John Dew
1948 - Present
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 2
Hannah Smith
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 3