RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William Wakefield Baum

1926 - 2015

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William Wakefield Baum (November 21, 1926 – July 23, 2015) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau (1970–1973) and Archbishop of Washington (1973–1980) before serving in the Roman Curia as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education (1980–1990) and the major penitentiary (1990–2001). Baum was elevated to the College of Cardinals in 1976. At the time of his 1980 appointment as prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education, he was the highest-ranking American ever in the church. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wakefield Baum has received more than 106,167 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wakefield Baum is the 2,527th most popular religious figure (down from 2,428th in 2019), the 6,099th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,199th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 110k

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  • 48.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Wakefield Baum ranks 2,527 out of 3,187. Before him are Wilfrid, Marguerite Bays, Sebastian Koto Khoarai, Aquilino Bocos Merino, Teemu Sippo, and Odilo Scherer. After him are Thomas S. Monson, Emma Tillman, Claude Dagens, Oswald of Worcester, Lorenzo Antonetti, and Pope Justus of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, William Wakefield Baum ranks 310. Before him are Arne Bendiksen, Rossella Falk, Inna Makarova, Abdur Rahman Biswas, Rodrigo Carazo Odio, and Raaj Kumar. After him are Heino Kruus, Veikko Karvonen, Edmund Purdom, Ann Curtis, Anahit Tsitsikian, and Ibrahim Nasir. Among people deceased in 2015, William Wakefield Baum ranks 275. Before him are Julio Terrazas Sandoval, Jack Goody, Patricia Crone, Yossi Sarid, Ivan Davidov, and Stephan Beckenbauer. After him are Gamal El-Ghitani, Kayahan, Joseph Engelberger, Jayakanthan, Peter de Klerk, and Leo Kadanoff.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Wakefield Baum ranks 6,099 out of 20,380. Before him are Clive Davis (1932), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Seth Godin (1960), Matt Reeves (1966), Frederic Remington (1861), and Chuck Connors (1921). After him are Randy Williams (1953), Gina Raimondo (1971), Thomas S. Monson (1927), Scott Patterson (1958), Barry Newman (1938), and George Eads (1967).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Wakefield Baum ranks 49. Before him are Seraphim Rose (1934), John Patrick Foley (1935), Tammy Faye Messner (1942), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Squanto (1585), and Milman Parry (1902). After him are Thomas S. Monson (1927), Emma Tillman (1892), Mother Angelica (1923), C. I. Scofield (1843), Adoniram Judson (1788), and Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944).

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