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David Wilkerson

1931 - 2011

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David Ray Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011) was an American Christian evangelist, best known for his book The Cross and the Switchblade. He was the founder of the addiction recovery program Teen Challenge, and founding pastor of the interdenominational Times Square Church in New York City. Wilkerson emphasized such Christian beliefs as God's holiness and righteousness, God's love toward humans and especially Christian views of Jesus. Wilkerson tried to avoid categorizing Christians into distinct groups according to the denomination to which they belong. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Wilkerson is the 2,292nd most popular religious figure (down from 1,971st in 2019), the 4,982nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,963rd in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, David Wilkerson ranks 2,292 out of 3,187. Before him are George II of Constantinople, Victor and Corona, Sadegh Khalkhali, Gisela, daughter of Louis the Pious, Bernhard II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Peter Jan Beckx. After him are Frei Galvão, Mangsong Mangtsen, Nicolò Longobardo, Camillo Caccia Dominioni, Angelo Felici, and Dorothea of Montau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, David Wilkerson ranks 254. Before him are Mino De Rossi, Michel Deville, José Alencar, Willie Mays, Richard Ratsimandrava, and Hana Brady. After him are David Cooper, Dino da Costa, Mickey Mantle, Allen Klein, Bob Anderson, and Duško Gojković. Among people deceased in 2011, David Wilkerson ranks 192. Before him are Jacques Fatton, José Alencar, Saad el-Shazly, Elaine Stewart, James L. Elliot, and Hind Rostom. After him are John Wood, Michael S. Hart, Dennis Oppenheim, Paulette Dubost, Inge Sørensen, and Yevhen Rudakov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David Wilkerson ranks 4,982 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Motherwell (1915), Tatum O'Neal (1963), Alfred Worden (1932), Truxtun Hare (1878), Helen B. Taussig (1898), and Surangel Whipps Jr. (1968). After him are Herbert Ross (1927), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Queen Latifah (1970), Anne Haney (1934), Albert Gutterson (1887), and Steve Franken (1932).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, David Wilkerson ranks 49. Before him are Ellen Church (1904), Charles Fox Parham (1873), William J. Seymour (1870), Dwight L. Moody (1837), Bill W. (1895), and Emma Tillman (1892). After him are Robert Barron (1959), Edwin Frederick O'Brien (1939), Samuel Wilson (1766), David Koresh (1959), Michael Curry (1953), and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757).

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