RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Basil Hume

1923 - 1999

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George Basil Hume (born George Haliburton Hume; 2 March 1923 – 17 June 1999) was an English Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 until his death in 1999. A member of the Benedictines, he was made a cardinal in 1977. Hume served as abbot of Ampleforth Abbey for 13 years until his appointment as an archbishop. From 1979, Hume served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Basil Hume is the 2,929th most popular religious figure (up from 2,932nd in 2024), the 4,586th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,924th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Basil Hume ranks 2,929 out of 3,187. Before him are Olympianus of Byzantium, Catherine Booth, Deusdedit of Canterbury, Bruno Forte, Fabio Baggio, and Albert Decourtray. After him are Salvatore Cordileone, Wovoka, Palladius, Khentetka, Michele Giordano, and Johannes Weiss.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Basil Hume ranks 394. Before him are László Jeney, Natália Correia, Samiha Khalil, James Stockdale, Rosy Varte, and Albert Decourtray. After him are Liviu Ciulei, Augusto Magli, Avram Davidson, Yevgeny Vesnik, Raoul Bott, and Willem Slijkhuis. Among people deceased in 1999, Basil Hume ranks 254. Before him are Nicholas Metropolis, Mel Tormé, Samiha Khalil, Georges Gandil, Charlie Byrd, and Brian Shawe-Taylor. After him are Yakov Rylsky, Greg, Roger Rio, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Guillermo Arellano, and Alfred Raoul.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Basil Hume ranks 4,589 out of 8,785. Before him are Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1983), Princess Sophia of Gloucester (1773), Ernest Mangnall (1866), John Foxx (1948), Richard Sinclair (1948), Belle Moore (1894), Robert Moray (1609), and Gordon Strachan (1957). After him are George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland (1784), Barney Greenway (1969), Jonathan Coe (1961), and Jack Grealish (1995).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Basil Hume ranks 106. Before him are Saint Mungo (518), Swithun (800), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), David Beaton (1494), Catherine Booth (1829), and Deusdedit of Canterbury (600). After him are Matthew Webb (1848), John Ogilvie (1579), Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), William Morgan (1547), and J. I. Packer (1926).

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