RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Charles Coughlin

1891 - 1979

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Charles Edward Coughlin ( KOG-lin; October 25, 1891 – October 27, 1979), commonly known as Father Coughlin, was a Canadian-American Catholic priest based near Detroit. He was the founding priest of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. Dubbed "The Radio Priest " and considered a leading demagogue, he was one of the first political leaders to use radio to reach a mass audience. During the 1930s, when the U.S. population was about 120 million, an estimated 30 million listeners tuned in to his weekly broadcasts. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Coughlin is the 2,990th most popular religious figure (down from 2,948th in 2019), the 634th most popular biography from Canada (down from 586th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Charles Coughlin ranks 2,990 out of 3,187. Before him are Chris Gueffroy, Æthelwold of Winchester, Symeon of Durham, Petar Rajič, Simon Pimenta, and Mirza Masroor Ahmad. After him are Paolo Magnani, Conall mac Comgaill, Katharine Drexel, John T. Scopes, John McCloskey, and Joseph F. Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Charles Coughlin ranks 267. Before him are Josef Šroubek, Nella Larsen, Petras Klimas, Norman Taber, Erik Lindahl, and Jetta Goudal. After him are Madge Kennedy, Irving Pichel, Mamie Smith, James Wilson, Irving Small, and Willy Birgel. Among people deceased in 1979, Charles Coughlin ranks 266. Before him are Arthur Hunnicutt, Elemér Somfay, Václav Havel, Erich Schmitt, Rolf Holmberg, and Edward Akufo-Addo. After him are Ann Dvorak, Mikhail Ogonkov, Akwasi Afrifa, Jocelyne LaGarde, Yvonne Mitchell, and Dick Esser.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Charles Coughlin ranks 634 out of 1,622. Before him are Cyril Slater (1896), Mia Kirshner (1975), Dean Butler (1956), K.d. lang (1961), Marie Prevost (1896), and Richard Harmon (1991). After him are Justin Chatwin (1982), James Arthur (1944), Hayley Wickenheiser (1978), Anne Dorval (1960), Ross Cuthbert (1892), and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Canada

Among religious figures born in Canada, Charles Coughlin ranks 11. Before him are Gérald Lacroix (1957), Gaëtan Dugas (1952), Paul Grégoire (1911), Charles Scicluna (1959), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), and Petar Rajič (1959). After him are Hilarion Kapral (1948), Gerald Emmett Carter (1912), and Ellen White (null).

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