RELIGIOUS FIGURE

George Fox

1624 - 1691

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George Fox (July 1624 O.S. – 13 January 1691 O.S.) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and war. He rebelled against the religious and political authorities by proposing an unusual, uncompromising approach to the Christian faith. He travelled throughout Britain as a dissenting preacher, performed hundreds of healings, and was often persecuted by the disapproving authorities. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Fox is the 1,141st most popular religious figure, the 1,197th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 26th most popular British Religious Figure.

George Fox was an English Christian minister who founded the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers. He is most famous for his role in the English Civil War and the foundation of Quakerism.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, George Fox ranks 1,141 out of 3,187. Before him are Filaret, Edith Cavell, Saleh Al-Fawzan, Luis Ladaria Ferrer, Xenia of Saint Petersburg, and Henri de Lubac. After him are Yves Congar, Isidore of Pelusium, Annie Chapman, Sultan Walad, Vincent of Lérins, and Eisai.

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Among people born in 1624, George Fox ranks 6. Before him are Koxinga, Angelus Silesius, Empress Meishō, Guarino Guarini, and George William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg. After him are Maria Miloslavskaya, François de la Chaise, Murad Bakhsh, Arnold Geulincx, Thomas Sydenham, and Charles Amadeus, Duke of Nemours. Among people deceased in 1691, George Fox ranks 7. Before him are Suleiman II, Robert Boyle, Pope Alexander VIII, John George III, Elector of Saxony, Aelbert Cuyp, and Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha. After him are François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois, Carlo Rainaldi, Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Richard Baxter, Jean-Henri d'Anglebert, and Isaac de Benserade.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Fox ranks 1,197 out of 8,785. Before him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (1623), Edith Cavell (1865), John Kay (1704), Rob Roy MacGregor (1671), James Lind (1716), and George Young (1946). After him are Annie Chapman (1841), Dave Murray (1956), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), Ally McCoist (1962), Hugh Lofting (1886), and John Boorman (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, George Fox ranks 26. Before him are Henry (1100), Saint David (512), Reginald Pole (1500), Stephen Harding (1059), John Fisher (1469), and Edith Cavell (1865). After him are Annie Chapman (1841), Gildas (500), Keith O'Brien (1938), Hudson Taylor (1832), Saint Malachy (1094), and William Booth (1829).

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