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William M. Branham

1909 - 1965

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William Marrion Branham (April 6, 1909 – December 24, 1965) was an American Christian minister and faith healer who initiated the post-World War II healing revival, and claimed to be a prophet with the anointing of Elijah, who had come to prelude Christ's second coming; some of his followers have been labeled a "doomsday cult". He is credited as "a principal architect of restorationist thought" for charismatics by some Christian historians, and has been called the "leading individual in the Second Wave of Pentecostalism." He made a lasting influence on televangelism and the modern charismatic movement, and his "stage presence remains a legend unparalleled in the history of the Charismatic movement". At the time they were held, Branham's inter-denominational meetings were the largest religious meetings ever held in some American cities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William M. Branham has received more than 2,118,409 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). William M. Branham is the 1,277th most popular religious figure (up from 1,310th in 2019), the 2,246th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,466th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 21

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  • 3.80

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  • 2.59

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William M. Branham ranks 1,277 out of 3,187. Before him are Tola, Archippus, Janaka, Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Henri Estienne, and Said ibn al-Musayyib. After him are Anastasia the Patrician, Aldegonde, Adam Stefan Sapieha, Bernardin Gantin, Moses ben Jacob Cordovero, and Frederick of Utrecht.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, William M. Branham ranks 80. Before him are Franz Bardon, C. Northcote Parkinson, Gottfried von Cramm, Porfirio Rubirosa, Ben Webster, and Stavros Niarchos. After him are Homi J. Bhabha, Albert R. Broccoli, Willi Boskovsky, Juan Carlos Onetti, Malcolm Lowry, and Nathan Rosen. Among people deceased in 1965, William M. Branham ranks 55. Before him are Herberts Cukurs, Rashid Ali al-Gaylani, Taimur bin Feisal, Porfirio Rubirosa, Carl Værnet, and Otozō Yamada. After him are Hastings Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay, Oskar R. Lange, José Mendes Cabeçadas, Humberto Delgado, Sālote Tupou III, and Ladislas Starevich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William M. Branham ranks 2,246 out of 20,380. Before him are George Stevens (1904), Rhea Seehorn (1972), Thomas Gordon (1918), Wade Williams (1961), Charles Eames (1907), and John Harvey Kellogg (1852). After him are Henry Bergman (1868), John Landis (1950), Carl Wieman (1951), Cy Twombly (1928), Robert Silverberg (1935), and Terry O'Quinn (1952).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William M. Branham ranks 14. Before him are Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Pat Garrett (1850), Maria Branyas (1907), Henry Molaison (1926), Lillian Asplund (1906), and Paul Marcinkus (1922). After him are Marie Laveau (1801), Raymond Leo Burke (1948), Angelo Dundee (1921), Ellen Church (1904), William Levada (1936), and Frederick William Franz (1893).

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