RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Booth

1829 - 1912

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William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was an English Methodist preacher who, along with his wife, Catherine, founded the Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and government founded in 1865 has spread from London to many parts of the world. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Booth has received more than 847,151 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. William Booth is the 1,224th most popular religious figure (down from 1,032nd in 2019), the 1,301st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,099th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 850k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.46

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Booth ranks 1,224 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlo Maria Viganò, Geert Groote, Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, Lutgardis, Kevin Farrell, and Saint Malachy. After him are Marc Ouellet, Saichō, Nikolaj Velimirović, Jozef Tomko, 'Abd Allah ibn Rawahah, and Saint Homobonus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1829, William Booth ranks 21. Before him are Ranavalona II, Elizabeth Siddal, Tự Đức, Hon'inbō Shūsaku, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, and John of Kronstadt. After him are Radama II, Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Ivan Sechenov, N. R. Pogson, Maurice Joly, and Pierre Alexis Ponson du Terrail. Among people deceased in 1912, William Booth ranks 38. Before him are Henry Tingle Wilde, Georg Heym, Mykola Lysenko, Ion Luca Caragiale, Nicholas of Japan, and Princess Elisabeth of Saxony. After him are W. T. Stead, Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Wallace Hartley, Voltairine de Cleyre, Julius Maggi, and Jack Phillips.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Booth ranks 1,301 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Ventris (1922), Thomas Cavalier-Smith (1942), John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713), John Wilkins (1614), Joseph Boxhall (1884), and Saint Malachy (1094). After him are Alexander Cunningham (1814), Frederic Bartlett (1886), Joan of Kent (1328), Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800), Gareth Bale (1989), and Anthony Minghella (1954).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, William Booth ranks 32. Before him are George Fox (1624), Annie Chapman (1841), Gildas (500), Keith O'Brien (1938), Hudson Taylor (1832), and Saint Malachy (1094). After him are Simon Stock (1164), Catherine Eddowes (1842), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Willehad (735), Thomas Byles (1870), and Dunstan (909).

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