RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Allen

1532 - 1594

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William Allen (1532 – 16 October 1594), also known as Guilielmus Alanus or Gulielmus Alanus, was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was an ordained priest, but was never a bishop. His main role was setting up colleges to train English missionary priests with the mission of returning secretly to England to keep Roman Catholicism alive there. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Allen has received more than 27,896 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Allen is the 3,013th most popular religious figure, the 5,568th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 117th most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 28k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.02

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Allen ranks 3,013 out of 3,187. Before him are T. B. Joshua, J. I. Packer, Nathalie Becquart, John Cody, Seán Brady, and Anicetus Bongsu Antonius Sinaga. After him are Gregorio Aglipay, John Hagee, Blase J. Cupich, Edward Egan, Ricardo Vidal, and Steven M. Greer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1532, William Allen ranks 22. Before him are Jean-Antoine de Baïf, Menocchio, Étienne Jodelle, Anna Maria of Brunswick-Calenberg-Göttingen, Amy Robsart, and Thomas Norton.  Among people deceased in 1594, William Allen ranks 12. Before him are Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Martin Frobisher, Bálint Balassi, Alonso de Ercilla, Thomas Kyd, and Girolamo Mei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Allen ranks 5,568 out of 8,785. Before him are Peter Broadbent (1933), Terry Griffiths (1947), Alfred Austin (1835), Alex McLeish (1959), Pat Fry (1964), and Peter Giles (1944). After him are Ron Springett (1935), Michael Park (1966), Alex Miller (1949), Annie Speirs (1889), Marian McPartland (1918), and George Peele (1556).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, William Allen ranks 117. Before him are Basil Hume (1923), John Ogilvie (1579), Ælfheah of Canterbury (954), Stigand (null), William Morgan (1547), and J. I. Packer (1926). After him are Anna of East Anglia (null), William Dunbar (1460), Saint Piran (null), F. F. Bruce (1910), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), and John Keble (1792).

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