RELIGIOUS FIGURE

William de Longchamp

1101 - 1197

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William de Longchamp (died 1197) was a medieval Lord Chancellor, Chief Justiciar, and Bishop of Ely in England. Born to a humble family in Normandy, he owed his advancement to royal favour. Although contemporary writers accused Longchamp's father of being the son of a peasant, he held land as a knight. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William de Longchamp has received more than 144,092 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). William de Longchamp is the 2,650th most popular religious figure (down from 2,452nd in 2019), the 4,464th most popular biography from France (down from 4,266th in 2019) and the 212th most popular French Religious Figure.

Memorability Metrics

  • 140k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William de Longchamp ranks 2,650 out of 3,187. Before him are Théodore-Adrien Sarr, Constantine V of Constantinople, Thirteen Assyrian Fathers, Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, Zecharias Frankel, and Rowan Williams. After him are Oswald Gracias, Pope Eumenes of Alexandria, Bernard Fellay, Vincentas Sladkevičius, Alberto Suárez Inda, and Pope Markianos of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1101, William de Longchamp ranks 14. Before him are Michael IV of Constantinople, Adela of Meissen, Raymond IV, Count of Tripoli, Dobrodeia of Kiev, George II of Constantinople, and Theodore II of Constantinople. After him is Berenguer de Palou II. Among people deceased in 1197, William de Longchamp ranks 9. Before him are Margaret of France, Queen of England and Hungary, Peter II of Bulgaria, Saint Homobonus, Bretislav III, Margaritus of Brindisi, and Gertrude of Bavaria. After him is Rhys ap Gruffydd.

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In France

Among people born in France, William de Longchamp ranks 4,464 out of 6,770. Before him are Alain Daniélou (1907), Emma Shapplin (1974), Henry Monnier (1799), Jean-Paul Proust (1940), Eugénie Cotton (1881), and Jean Cayrol (1911). After him are Yves Coppens (1934), Alfred Manessier (1911), André Chéron (1895), André Pilette (1918), Emmanuelle Devos (1964), and Patrick Achi (1955).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In France

Among religious figures born in France, William de Longchamp ranks 212. Before him are Emmanuel Célestin Suhard (1874), Adalbero of Reims (null), Michel Aupetit (1951), Eric of Friuli (800), François Marty (1904), and Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943). After him are Rose Philippine Duchesne (1769), Jean de Sponde (1557), Henry of Blois (1096), Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Louis-Marie Billé (1938), and Arnulf of Chocques (null).

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