1941 - Today
Wilfrid Fox Napier OFM (born 8 March 1941) is a South African prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Durban from 1992 to 2021 and has been a cardinal since 2001. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfrid Napier has received more than 80,386 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Wilfrid Napier is the 2,560th most popular religious figure (down from 1,883rd in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from South Africa (down from 81st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, Wilfrid Napier ranks 2,560 out of 2,238. Before him are Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo, Gennadius of Constantinople, Anthimus I of Constantinople, Wilton Daniel Gregory, Telesphore Toppo, and Paul II of Constantinople. After him are Pope Eumenes of Alexandria, Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Æthelberht II of East Anglia, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Maximos V Hakim, and Luis Antonio Tagle.
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 2,554
458 - 471
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 2,555
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 2,556
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 2,557
1939 - 2023
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 2,558
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 2,559
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 2,560
100 - 143
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 2,561
1926 - 2002
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 2,562
800 - 794
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 2,563
1930 - 2020
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 2,564
1908 - 2001
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 2,565
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 2,566
Among people born in 1941, Wilfrid Napier ranks 452. Before him are Juan Olivares, Oja Kodar, R. James Woolsey Jr., Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Kálmán Ihász, and Dack Rambo. After him are Kaarlo Kangasniemi, Michael Howard, Wolfgang Blochwitz, Armand Forcherio, Jagjit Singh, and Anton Pronk.
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 446
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 447
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 448
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 449
1941 - 2019
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 450
1941 - 1994
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 451
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 452
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 453
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 454
1941 - 2005
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 455
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 456
1941 - 2011
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 457
1941 - 2016
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 458
Among people born in South Africa, Wilfrid Napier ranks 132 out of 374. Before him are Eddie Kramer (1942), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Cariba Heine (1988), Paddy Driver (1934), Neill Blomkamp (1979), and Louisa Bolus (1877). After him are Johan Kriek (1958), David Carstens (1914), Jackie Pretorius (1934), Belle Delphine (1999), Frew McMillan (1942), and Elsa Joubert (1922).
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 126
1928 - 2023
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 127
1988 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 128
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 129
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 130
1877 - 1970
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 131
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 132
1958 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 133
1914 - 1955
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 134
1934 - 2009
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 135
1999 - Present
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 136
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 137
1922 - 2020
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 138
Among religious figures born in South Africa, Wilfrid Napier ranks 3. Before him are Sarah Baartman (1788) and Desmond Tutu (1931). After him are Faf du Plessis (1984).
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 1
1931 - 2021
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 2
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 3
1984 - Present
HPI: 19.89
Rank: 4