1896 - 1982
William Cameron Townsend (July 9, 1896 – April 23, 1982) was an American Christian missionary-linguist and the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics (now SIL International) Both organisations emphasized the translation of the Bible into minority languages, as well as the development of literacy and bilingual education programs. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Cameron Townsend has received more than 110,488 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. William Cameron Townsend is the 2,645th most popular religious figure (down from 2,149th in 2019), the 10,313th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,010th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among religious figures, William Cameron Townsend ranks 2,645 out of 2,238. Before him are Gaudencio Rosales, Anders Wejryd, Simon Pimenta, Dan Osman, Avery Dulles, and Edward Egan. After him are Mike Bossy, John Onaiyekan, John Dew, Youssef Rzouga, Aleksandr Kurlovich, and John Ribat.
1932 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 2,639
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 2,640
1920 - 2013
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 2,641
1963 - 1998
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 2,642
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 2,643
1932 - 2015
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 2,644
1896 - 1982
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 2,645
1957 - 2022
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 2,646
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 2,647
1948 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 2,648
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 2,649
1961 - 2018
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 2,650
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 2,651
Among people born in 1896, William Cameron Townsend ranks 241. Before him are Okuro Oikawa, Gopal Swarup Pathak, Priscilla Dean, Pavel Antokolsky, Cyril Slater, and Erle C. Kenton. After him are Samuel Mosberg, Ian Wolfe, J. Carrol Naish, Alan Mowbray, Reverend Gary Davis, and Elliott Nugent. Among people deceased in 1982, William Cameron Townsend ranks 252. Before him are Gopal Swarup Pathak, Kenneth Rexroth, Henri Dulieux, Humphrey Searle, Philip Hall, and Virginia Fox. After him are Rab Butler, Lester Bangs, Francisco Gamborena, Hugh Marlowe, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, and John Cody.
1896 - 1970
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 235
1896 - 1982
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 236
1896 - 1987
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 237
1896 - 1978
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 238
1896 - 1969
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 239
1896 - 1980
HPI: 41.13
Rank: 240
1896 - 1982
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 241
1896 - 1967
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 242
1896 - 1992
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 243
1896 - 1973
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 244
1896 - 1969
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 245
1896 - 1972
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 246
1896 - 1980
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 247
1896 - 1982
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 246
1905 - 1982
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 247
1897 - 1982
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 248
1915 - 1982
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 249
1904 - 1982
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 250
1902 - 1982
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 251
1896 - 1982
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 252
1902 - 1982
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 253
1948 - 1982
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 254
1901 - 1982
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 255
1911 - 1982
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 256
1905 - 1982
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 257
1907 - 1982
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 258
Among people born in United States, William Cameron Townsend ranks 10,313 out of 18,182. Before him are John O'Connor (1920), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nathaniel Cartmell (1883), Horace Elgin Dodge (1868), Alan Merrill (1951), and Edgar Buchanan (1903). After him are Dave Bartholomew (1918), Chita Rivera (1933), Anson Mount (1973), Frank Church (1924), Michael Gaston (1962), and Adrienne King (1960).
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,307
1906 - 1981
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,308
1883 - 1967
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,309
1868 - 1920
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,310
1951 - 2020
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,311
1903 - 1979
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,312
1896 - 1982
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 10,313
1918 - 2019
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,314
1933 - 2024
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,315
1973 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,316
1924 - 1984
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,317
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,318
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.92
Rank: 10,319
Among religious figures born in United States, William Cameron Townsend ranks 83. Before him are Blanche Barton (1961), John T. Scopes (1900), Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), Dan Osman (1963), Avery Dulles (1918), and Edward Egan (1932). After him are Katharine Drexel (1858), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Daniel DiNardo (1949), John Cody (1907), and Tim Keller (1950).
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 77
1900 - 1970
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 78
1861 - 1918
HPI: 41.06
Rank: 79
1963 - 1998
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 80
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 81
1932 - 2015
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 82
1896 - 1982
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 83
1858 - 1955
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 84
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 85
1838 - 1918
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 86
1949 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 87
1907 - 1982
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 88
1950 - 2023
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 89