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RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Ellery Channing

1780 - 1842

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William Ellery Channing (April 7, 1780 – October 2, 1842) was the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton (1786–1853), one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. Channing was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day. His religion and thought were among the chief influences on the New England Transcendentalists although he never countenanced their views, which he saw as extreme. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Ellery Channing has received more than 247,595 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). William Ellery Channing is the 2,529th most popular religious figure (down from 2,084th in 2019), the 8,118th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,620th in 2019) and the 64th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Ellery Channing ranks 2,529 out of 2,238Before him are Sumuel, Vincent Nichols, Luigi Padovese, Bilal Philips, Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak, and Bruce M. Metzger. After him are Pope Peter II of Alexandria, Silvano Piovanelli, Sin-Iddinam, Mary MacKillop, Giovanni Nasalli Rocca di Corneliano, and George Abbot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1780, William Ellery Channing ranks 48Before him are Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro, Henry Salt, Edward Hicks, Yakov Sannikov, Léon Jean Marie Dufour, and Jørgen Jørgensen. After him are John Forsyth, Robert Smirke, Richard Rush, Thomas Chalmers, William J. Duane, and Israel Pickens. Among people deceased in 1842, William Ellery Channing ranks 37Before him are Nodira, Wilhelm Gesenius, James Ivory, Aleksey Koltsov, Letitia Christian Tyler, and Henry Shrapnel. After him are Archibald Menzies, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, James Barbour, and Amos Eaton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Ellery Channing ranks 8,118 out of 18,182Before him are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), George Ariyoshi (1926), Michael Badalucco (1954), Horace Grant (1965), Jonathan Safran Foer (1977), and Joe Bonamassa (1977). After him are Tyler Posey (1991), Robinson Jeffers (1887), Lisa Fischer (1958), Charles Foster (1828), Estelle Reiner (1914), and David Miller (1973).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Ellery Channing ranks 64Before him are John F. MacArthur (1939), Wovoka (1856), John Patrick Foley (1935), Isabella Stewart Gardner (1840), Roger Mahony (1936), and Bruce M. Metzger (1914). After him are Adam Maida (1930), Walter Breuning (1896), Emma Smith (1804), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Blase J. Cupich (1949), and Francis George (1937).