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David Koresh

1959 - 1993

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David Koresh (; born Vernon Wayne Howell; August 17, 1959 – April 19, 1993) was an American cult leader and preacher who played a central role in the Waco siege of 1993. As the head of the Branch Davidians, a religious sect, Koresh claimed to be its final prophet. His apocalyptic Biblical teachings, including interpretations of the Book of Revelation and the Seven Seals, attracted various followers. Coming from a dysfunctional background, Koresh was a member and later a leader of the Branch Davidians, a movement originally led by Benjamin Roden, based at the Mount Carmel Center outside Waco, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Koresh is the 2,370th most popular religious figure (down from 2,002nd in 2019), the 5,304th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,064th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, David Koresh ranks 2,370 out of 3,187. Before him are Joachim IV of Constantinople, Jarir ibn Atiyah, Hypatius Pociej, Ursula Ledóchowska, Conrad Grebel, and Ricardo Ezzati Andrello. After him are Dobri Dobrev, Domenico Mezzadri, Peire Cardenal, Philip II, Metropolitan of Moscow, Dominic of Silos, and Dimitry of Rostov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, David Koresh ranks 190. Before him are Hovik Abrahamyan, Dave Schultz, Gustavo Cerati, Éric Serra, Erhard Loretan, and Susana Martinez. After him are Lawrence Stroll, Ralf Moeller, Hiroyuki Sakashita, Soumya Swaminathan, Carlos Vila Nova, and Lee Haney. Among people deceased in 1993, David Koresh ranks 143. Before him are Melchior Ndadaye, Sam Wanamaker, Mick Ronson, Bertus Aafjes, Thurgood Marshall, and Edward Bernard Raczyński. After him are Giuseppe Occhialini, Norman Vincent Peale, Elvira Popescu, Erich Leinsdorf, Elmar Klos, and Edith Farkas.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Koresh ranks 5,304 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert B. Spencer (1962), Susana Martinez (1959), Michael Moriarty (1941), Gene Kranz (1933), James A. Michener (1907), and Rose Wilder Lane (1886). After him are Osceola (1804), Henry Paulson (1946), Joseph A. Walker (1921), Leland Sklar (1947), Alicia Silverstone (1976), and Octavia E. Butler (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, David Koresh ranks 53. Before him are Bill W. (1895), Emma Tillman (1892), David Wilkerson (1931), Robert Barron (1959), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), and Samuel Wilson (1766). After him are Michael Curry (1953), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), Don Alden Adams (1925), John Wright (1909), Thomas S. Monson (1927), and Seraphim Rose (1934).

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