RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Billy Graham

1918 - 2018

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William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate, whose broadcasts and world tours featuring live sermons became well known in the mid-to-late 20th century. Throughout his career, spanning over six decades, Graham rose to prominence as an evangelical Christian figure in the United States and abroad. According to a biographer, Graham was considered "among the most influential Christian leaders" of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Graham is the 640th most popular religious figure (up from 649th in 2019), the 764th most popular biography from United States (down from 656th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Religious Figure.

Billy Graham is most famous for his evangelical Christian ministry. He was a spiritual adviser to many presidents and traveled the world preaching the gospel.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Billy Graham ranks 640 out of 3,187. Before him are Clotilde, Father Damien, Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, Seraphim of Sarov, Apollos, and Thomas Becket. After him are Columbanus, Hind bint Utbah, Angela Merici, Pope Adrian IV, Gamaliel, and Umm Kulthum bint Ali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Billy Graham ranks 29. Before him are Jørn Utzon, Ken Miles, Martin Ryle, William Holden, Bertram Brockhouse, and Jerome Karle. After him are Paul D. Boyer, Gunnar Sønsteby, Derek Barton, Frederick Reines, Muriel Spark, and Chaim Herzog. Among people deceased in 2018, Billy Graham ranks 33. Before him are Lys Assia, Richard E. Taylor, Burton Richter, Günter Blobel, Avicii, and Paul Bocuse. After him are Paul D. Boyer, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Roy J. Glauber, Hubert de Givenchy, Arvid Carlsson, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Graham ranks 764 out of 20,380. Before him are Georgia O'Keeffe (1887), Pat Robertson (1930), Oprah Winfrey (1954), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Wilt Chamberlain (1936), and Frank Marshall (1877). After him are George Minot (1885), Frank Sheeran (1920), Natalie Wood (1938), Ellen G. White (1827), Darren Young (1983), and Christopher Lambert (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Billy Graham ranks 6. Before him are Pope Leo XIV (1955), Joseph Smith (1805), Brigham Young (1801), Charles Taze Russell (1852), and Maria Branyas (1907). After him are Henry Molaison (1926), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), John Mott (1865), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), and Raymond Leo Burke (1948).

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