RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Wilton Daniel Gregory

1947 - Today

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Wilton Daniel Gregory (born December 7, 1947) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Washington since 2019. Pope Francis elevated him to the rank of cardinal on November 28, 2020, making him the first African-American cardinal. Gregory previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago from 1983 to 1994; as Bishop of Belleville from 1994 to 2004; and as Archbishop of Atlanta from 2005 to 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilton Daniel Gregory has received more than 472,098 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilton Daniel Gregory is the 2,971st most popular religious figure (down from 2,540th in 2019), the 10,802nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,500th in 2019) and the 87th most popular American Religious Figure.

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  • 20

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  • 2.43

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  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wilton Daniel Gregory ranks 2,971 out of 3,187Before him are Theophylact, Rawil Gaynetdin, Stigand, He Pingping, En-men-lu-ana, and Edward Clancy. After him are Mike Bossy, Timothy M. Dolan, José Horacio Gómez, Francis George, Hugh of Lincoln, and Pope Peter II of Alexandria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Wilton Daniel Gregory ranks 743Before him are Christine Stückelberger, Oswaldo Ramírez, Francisco Álvarez-Cascos, Hugh N. Kennedy, Boris Gulko, and George Alec Effinger. After him are Millie Small, Yulia Ryabchinskaya, Arthur Schnabel, Theodore Katsanevas, Ron Freeman, and Gilles Duceppe.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilton Daniel Gregory ranks 10,802 out of 20,380Before him are Thomas Bopp (1949), Cecily von Ziegesar (1970), The Game (1979), Doug Collins (1951), Wallace Stegner (1909), and James Workman (1908). After him are Wiley Post (1898), Frank Perry (1930), Paul Stewart (1908), Alan Cooper (1952), Victor Wooten (1964), and Peter Shor (1959).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Wilton Daniel Gregory ranks 87Before him are Dan Osman (1963), Daniel DiNardo (1949), Gintaras Grušas (1961), Joseph F. Smith (1838), Alphonse Lacroix (1897), and Blanche Barton (1961). After him are Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Francis George (1937), William Cameron Townsend (1896), David Miscavige (1960), Peter the Aleut (1800), and Walter Rauschenbusch (1861).