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J. I. Packer

1926 - 2020

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James Innell Packer (22 July 1926 – 17 July 2020) was an English-born Canadian evangelical theologian, cleric and writer in the low-church Anglican and Calvinist traditions. Having been considered as one of the most influential evangelicals in North America, Packer is known for his 1973 best-selling book Knowing God, along with his work as the general editor of the English Standard Version Bible. He was one of the high-profile signers on the 1978 Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy, a member on the advisory board of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, and also was involved in the ecumenical book Evangelicals and Catholics Together in 1994. His last teaching position was as the board of governors' Professor of Theology at Regent College in Vancouver, British Columbia, in which he served from 1996 until his retirement in 2016 due to failing eyesight. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. J. I. Packer is the 3,054th most popular religious figure (down from 2,996th in 2024), the 5,686th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,531st in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, J. I. Packer ranks 3,059 out of 3,187. Before him are Abdul Rahman, Ricardo Vidal, John Shelby Spong, Mostafa Pourmohammadi, Gintaras Grušas, Dávid Bartimej Tencer, Richard Cushing, Katharine Jefferts Schori, Antonio Napolioni, Hilarion Kapral, and Wulfstan. After him are José Horacio Gómez.

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Among people born in 1926, J. I. Packer ranks 512. Before him are Rob Schroeder, Clive Donner, H. R. F. Keating, Nikolai Tishchenko, R. L. Burnside, and Peter Broeker. After him are Sonja Åkesson, Margreth Weivers, Joan Lorring, Alfonso Silva, Don Messick, and Kenneth Williams. Among people deceased in 2020, J. I. Packer ranks 737. Before him are Enrique Múgica, Haruma Miura, Karel Neffe, Danny Hodge, Michael McClure, and Naya Rivera. After him are Ivan Utrobin, Bhanu Athaiya, Dawn Wells, Sumner Redstone, Mridula Sinha, and Shirley Ann Grau.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, J. I. Packer ranks 5,693 out of 8,785. Before him are Catherine Tate (1968), Rod Temperton (1949), Dick King-Smith (1922), Nicky Butt (1975), Laura Muntz Lyall (1860), Ray Noble (1903), Andy Auld (1900), Graham Watson (1956), John Edwards (1953), Alex Scott (1984), and Walter Donaldson (1907). After him are Joanna Baillie (1762).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, J. I. Packer ranks 112. Before him are Basil Hume (1923), Matthew Webb (1848), John Ogilvie (1579), Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864), Æthelwold of Winchester (900), and William Morgan (1547). After him are F. F. Bruce (1910), Stigand (null), Æthelberht II of East Anglia (800), Herbert Vaughan (1832), Saint Piran (null), and Myles Coverdale (1488).

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