RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jim Elliot

1927 - 1956

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Philip James Elliot (October 8, 1927 – January 8, 1956) was an American Christian missionary and one of five people killed during Operation Auca, an attempt to evangelize the Huaorani people of Ecuador. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Jim Elliot is the 2,941st most popular religious figure (down from 2,851st in 2024), the 9,321st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,630th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jim Elliot ranks 2,941 out of 3,187. Before him are Youssef Rzouga, Rose Philippine Duchesne, Rudolf Kittel, Egidio Miragoli, Tammy Faye Messner, and Ini. After him are Johannes Joachim Degenhardt, Matthew Webb, C. I. Scofield, José Cobo Cano, John Cody, and Ignacio Velasco.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Jim Elliot ranks 393. Before him are Peter Mark Richman, Helmut Zilk, József Sákovics, Elio Morille, Henry Spira, and Igor Dmitriev. After him are Jean-Jacques Guissart, Olle Håkansson, John Buscema, Harvey Korman, Anne McLaren, and Carmen Zapata. Among people deceased in 1956, Jim Elliot ranks 198. Before him are Alice Greene, Robert Yerkes, Manilal Gandhi, Oskar Olsen, Walter de la Mare, and Edward Arnold. After him are Jan Lechoń, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, Charley Grapewin, Benno von Arent, Francis Tyler, and Max Emmerich.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Elliot ranks 9,321 out of 20,380. Before him are King Kong Bundy (1955), Christopher Paolini (1983), Robert A. Parker (1936), and Richard Davalos (1930). After him are Garrett Morris (1937), Walter Reuther (1907), Gregg Araki (1959), Brain (1963), Sherman Hemsley (1938), Phillip Rhee (1960), Jennifer Hudson (1981), and Bob Einstein (1942).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Jim Elliot ranks 88. Before him are James Stafford (1932), Avery Dulles (1918), Sylvester Graham (1794), Salvatore Cordileone (1956), Wovoka (1856), and Tammy Faye Messner (1942). After him are C. I. Scofield (1843), John Cody (1907), Franklin Graham (1952), Walter Rauschenbusch (1861), Alvin Sargent (1927), and James J. Martin (1960).

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