RELIGIOUS FIGURE
David Beaton
1494 - 1546

David Beaton
David Beaton (also Beton or Bethune; c. 1494 – 29 May 1546) was Archbishop of St Andrews and the last Scottish cardinal prior to the Reformation. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Beaton is the 2,908th most popular religious figure (down from 2,759th in 2019), the 4,496th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,014th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, David Beaton ranks 2,908 out of 3,187. Before him are Antonio José González Zumárraga, Fernando Cardenal, Achaicus of Corinth, Rosario Livatino, Pope Julian of Alexandria, and José Lai. After him are Anthony Soter Fernandez, Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw, Henry of Blois, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Shalim-ahum, and Braulio Rodríguez Plaza.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonio José González Zumárraga
1925 - 2008
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 2,902
Fernando Cardenal
1934 - 2016
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 2,903
Achaicus of Corinth
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 2,904
Rosario Livatino
1952 - 1990
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2,905
Pope Julian of Alexandria
200 - 188
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 2,906
José Lai
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 2,907
David Beaton
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,908
Anthony Soter Fernandez
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,909
Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 2,910
Henry of Blois
1096 - 1171
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,911
Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 2,912
Shalim-ahum
1950 BC - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 2,913
Braulio Rodríguez Plaza
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 2,914
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1494, David Beaton ranks 27. Before him are Hans Tausen, Pierre Attaingnant, Ambrosius Holbein, Johannes Agricola, Qiu Ying, and Alonso Álvarez de Pineda. Among people deceased in 1546, David Beaton ranks 13. Before him are Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Marinus van Reymerswaele, Étienne Dolet, Petru Rareș, and Isabella di Morra.
Others Born in 1494
Go to all RankingsHans Tausen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1561
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 21
Pierre Attaingnant
COMPOSER
1494 - 1552
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 22
Ambrosius Holbein
PAINTER
1494 - 1519
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 23
Johannes Agricola
PHILOSOPHER
1494 - 1566
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 24
Qiu Ying
PAINTER
1494 - 1552
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 25
Alonso Álvarez de Pineda
EXPLORER
1494 - 1520
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 26
David Beaton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1546
Go to all RankingsAntonio da Sangallo the Younger
ARCHITECT
1484 - 1546
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 7
Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1497 - 1546
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 8
Marinus van Reymerswaele
PAINTER
1490 - 1546
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 9
Étienne Dolet
WRITER
1509 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 10
Petru Rareș
POLITICIAN
1487 - 1546
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 11
Isabella di Morra
WRITER
1520 - 1546
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 12
David Beaton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 13
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, David Beaton ranks 4,497 out of 8,785. Before him are Astley Cooper (1768), George Lillo (1691), William Primrose (1904), Frederick Grace (1884), Ronnie Lane (1946), and Sarah Harding (1981). After him are Lonnie Donegan (1931), Catharine Trotter Cockburn (1674), Cynthia Erivo (1987), John Roebuck (1718), Gilbert White (1720), and Nicholas Grimshaw (1939).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAstley Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1768 - 1841
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4,491
George Lillo
WRITER
1691 - 1739
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4,492
William Primrose
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4,493
Frederick Grace
BOXER
1884 - 1964
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4,494
Ronnie Lane
MUSICIAN
1946 - 1997
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 4,495
Sarah Harding
ACTOR
1981 - 2021
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,496
David Beaton
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,497
Lonnie Donegan
SINGER
1931 - 2002
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 4,498
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,499
Cynthia Erivo
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,500
John Roebuck
CHEMIST
1718 - 1794
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 4,501
Gilbert White
BIOLOGIST
1720 - 1793
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,502
Nicholas Grimshaw
ARCHITECT
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 4,503
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, David Beaton ranks 106. Before him are Cædmon (657), Nicholas Ridley (1500), Roger of Wendover (1200), Saint Mungo (518), Swithun (800), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932). After him are Catherine Booth (1829), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), Basil Hume (1923), Matthew Webb (1848), John Ogilvie (1579), and Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864).
Cædmon
657 - 680
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 100
Nicholas Ridley
1500 - 1555
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 101
Roger of Wendover
1200 - 1236
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 102
Saint Mungo
518 - 614
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 103
Swithun
800 - 863
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 104
Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
1932 - 2017
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 105
David Beaton
1494 - 1546
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 106
Catherine Booth
1829 - 1890
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 107
Deusdedit of Canterbury
600 - 664
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 108
Basil Hume
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 109
Matthew Webb
1848 - 1883
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 110
John Ogilvie
1579 - 1579
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 111
Cosmo Gordon Lang
1864 - 1945
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 112