RELIGIOUS FIGURE

James Harrison

1936 - 2025

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James Christopher Harrison (27 December 1936 – 17 February 2025) was an Australian blood donor known as the "Man with the Golden Arm" for his prolific history of donations, 1,173 times between the ages 18 to 81. Harrison primarily donated plasma after his blood was found to contain antibodies against the Rh D antigen, making them useful in preventing Rh disease, and was one of the founding donors for the New South Wales Rh Program. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). James Harrison is the 1,229th most popular religious figure (up from 2,429th in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Australia (up from 152nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, James Harrison ranks 1,229 out of 3,187. Before him are Senebkay, John Smyth, Fernando Vérgez Alzaga, Raymond V, Count of Toulouse, Francesco Barberini, and Alids. After him are Violet Brown, Rafael Merry del Val, Maurizio Malvestiti, Antipope Adalbert, George Hamartolos, and Jürgen Moltmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, James Harrison ranks 114. Before him are Anna German, Paul L. Smith, Santos Abril y Castelló, Jean M. Auel, Alan Alda, and Didier Ratsiraka. After him are Yuan T. Lee, William Levada, Nicos Poulantzas, Duncan Edwards, Wilfried Martens, and Claude Brasseur. Among people deceased in 2025, James Harrison ranks 109. Before him are Eugen Doga, Maria Riva, Lea Massari, Kit Bond, Tatsuya Nakadai, and Mauricio Funes. After him are Pierre Nora, Trần Đức Lương, Robert Hübner, Estanislao Esteban Karlic, Robert Wilson, and Thanin Kraivichien.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, James Harrison ranks 63 out of 1,143. Before him are Barry Marshall (1951), Eric Bana (1968), Jonathan Hyde (1948), Tim Cahill (1979), Paul Hogan (1939), and Judith Anderson (1897). After him are Nellie Melba (1861), Deborra-Lee Furness (1955), Thomas Keneally (1935), Fred Stolle (1938), Neale Fraser (1933), and Liam Hemsworth (1990).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Australia

Among religious figures born in Australia, James Harrison ranks 2. Before him are Truganini (1812). After him are George Pell (1941), Edward Cassidy (1924), Edward Clancy (1923), Norman Thomas Gilroy (1896), Mary MacKillop (1842), and Peter Hollingworth (1935).

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