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George Whitefield

1714 - 1770

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George Whitefield (; 27 December [O.S. 16 December] 1714 – 30 September 1770), also known as George Whitfield, was an English Anglican minister and preacher who was one of the founders of Methodism and the evangelical movement. Born in Gloucester, he matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford in 1732. There, he joined the "Holy Club" and was introduced to John and Charles Wesley, with whom he would work closely in his later ministry. Unlike the Wesleys, he embraced Calvinism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Whitefield is the 2,513th most popular writer (up from 2,601st in 2019), the 2,133rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,924th in 2019) and the 239th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, George Whitefield ranks 2,513 out of 7,302. Before him are Peter of Dusburg, Joyce Meyer, Al-Farazdaq, Pascal Quignard, Jean Astruc, and Jack Williamson. After him are Isak Samokovlija, Rebecca West, Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus, Mohammed Dib, Jean d'Ormesson, and Terence McKenna.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1714, George Whitefield ranks 17. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Emer de Vattel, Nikolaus I, Prince Esterházy, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, César-François Cassini de Thury, and Princess Friederike Luise of Prussia. After him are Landgravine Caroline of Hesse-Rotenburg, Christoph Bartholomäus Anton Migazzi, Anna Morandi Manzolini, Princess Anne Charlotte of Lorraine, Richard Wilson, and René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou. Among people deceased in 1770, George Whitefield ranks 11. Before him are Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Suzuki Harunobu, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Thomas Chatterton, George Grenville, and Jean-Antoine Nollet. After him are James Stirling, Martin van Meytens, Carl Gustaf Tessin, Georg Dionysius Ehret, Francesco Araja, and Charles Avison.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Whitefield ranks 2,133 out of 8,785. Before him are Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 1st Earl of Minto (1751), Noel Gallagher (1967), Robert Morrison (1782), Francesca Annis (1945), Ian St John (1938), and Sam Worthington (1976). After him are Rebecca West (1892), Archibald Leitch (1865), Caratacus (15), Donald Maclean (1913), Arthur Rostron (1869), and James Dyson (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, George Whitefield ranks 239. Before him are Arnold Wesker (1932), Eric Knight (1897), Lytton Strachey (1880), William Auld (1924), Charles Mackay (1814), and Stephen Baxter (1957). After him are Rebecca West (1892), Donald Adamson (1939), David Crystal (1941), Walter Bagehot (1826), Sophie Kinsella (1969), and Michael Grant (1914).

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