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Bill W.

1895 - 1971

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William Griffith Wilson (November 26, 1895 – January 24, 1971), also known as Bill Wilson or Bill W., was an American businessman who conceived and co-founded Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), with fellow co-founder Bob Smith. AA is an international mutual aid fellowship with about two million members worldwide belonging to AA groups, associations, organizations, cooperatives, and fellowships of alcoholics helping other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety. Following AA's Twelfth Tradition of anonymity, within the organization Wilson is commonly known as "Bill W." or "Bill". After his death, with his prior written permission, his full name was included in obituaries. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill W. is the 2,218th most popular religious figure (down from 1,895th in 2019), the 4,813th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,756th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Bill W. ranks 2,218 out of 3,187. Before her are Johannes Cocceius, Jurgis Matulaitis-Matulevičius, Umamah bint Zainab, Ghevont Alishan, Norman Thomas Gilroy, and Engelbert II of Berg. After her are Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini, Emma Tillman, Oswald Gracias, Bernard Panafieu, Anna Filosofova, and Pavel Peter Gojdič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Bill W. ranks 155. Before her are Gustav von Wangenheim, Stefan Rowecki, Agop Dilâçar, Maksym Rylsky, Roza Eskenazi, and Hari Singh. After her are Paul Gorguloff, John J. McCloy, Corrado Alvaro, Rudolph Minkowski, Jankel Adler, and Fedor Ozep. Among people deceased in 1971, Bill W. ranks 116. Before her are Edith Tolkien, William Tubman, Walter Byron, Ignazio Giunti, Frank Loomis, and Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. After her are Erik Almlöf, Viliam Široký, Naoya Shiga, Gunnar Sköld, Vikram Sarabhai, and Armando Picchi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill W. ranks 4,813 out of 20,380. Before her are Sandra Harding (1935), Richard Harrison (1936), James Hillman (1926), Maurice Greene (1974), Kevin McCarthy (1914), and Gabriel Almond (1911). After her are Yusef Lateef (1920), Richie Havens (1941), Art Pepper (1925), Pamela Reed (1949), Rita Coolidge (1945), and Naomi Parker Fraley (1921).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Bill W. ranks 47. Before her are Jeralean Talley (1899), Angelo Dundee (1921), Ellen Church (1904), Charles Fox Parham (1873), William J. Seymour (1870), and Dwight L. Moody (1837). After her are Emma Tillman (1892), David Wilkerson (1931), Robert Barron (1959), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Samuel Wilson (1766), and David Koresh (1959).

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