RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Cædmon

657 - 680

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Cædmon (; fl. c. 657–684) is the earliest English poet whose name is known. A Northumbrian cowherd who cared for the animals at the double monastery of Streonæshalch (now known as Whitby Abbey) during the abbacy of St. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cædmon is the 2,858th most popular religious figure (down from 2,793rd in 2019), the 4,153rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,115th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Cædmon ranks 2,858 out of 3,187. Before him are Ján Babjak, William Ellery Channing, Oliver Plunkett, Ajahn Brahm, Hirotugu Akaike, and Birinus. After him are Roger Mahony, Ignaty Krachkovsky, Chiara Badano, Raymond E. Brown, Pope Agrippinus of Alexandria, and László Kovács.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 657, Cædmon ranks 3. Before him are Theuderic III, and Ansprand.  Among people deceased in 680, Cædmon ranks 10. Before him are Princess Wencheng, Muslim ibn Aqil, Abdullah ibn Ja'far, Balthild of Chelles, Bhāskara I, and Hilda of Whitby.

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    Theuderic III

    POLITICIAN

    657 - 691

    HPI: 71.10

    Rank: 1

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    Ansprand

    POLITICIAN

    657 - 712

    HPI: 65.09

    Rank: 2

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    Cædmon

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    657 - 680

    HPI: 55.11

    Rank: 3

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Cædmon ranks 4,154 out of 8,785. Before him are Lawrence Stone (1919), Joyce Mansour (1928), Robert Kerr (1882), Thomas Dekker (1572), William Rutter Dawes (1799), and Jeanette Winterson (1959). After him are Roy Bentley (1924), David Marshall Lang (1924), Edward Newton (1832), Eanflæd (626), Nathalie Emmanuel (1989), and Charles Henry Bartlett (1885).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Cædmon ranks 100. Before him are Rowan Williams (1950), Chad of Mercia (634), Hilda of Whitby (614), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Matthew Parker (1504), and Ajahn Brahm (1951). After him are Nicholas Ridley (1500), Roger of Wendover (1200), Saint Mungo (518), Swithun (800), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), and David Beaton (1494).

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