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John Henry Newman

1801 - 1890

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John Henry Newman (21 February 1801 – 11 August 1890) was an English Catholic theologian, academic, philosopher, historian, writer, and poet. He was previously an Anglican priest and after his conversion became a cardinal. He was an important figure in the religious history of England in the 19th century and was known nationally by the mid-1830s. He was canonised in 2019 by Pope Francis, and in 2025, it was announced that Pope Leo XIV approved the decision to name Newman a Doctor of the Church and would soon confer the title by a formal decree. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Henry Newman is the 859th most popular religious figure (down from 768th in 2019), the 889th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 679th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Religious Figure.

John Henry Newman was a British theologian who converted to Catholicism. He is most famous for his work on the development of doctrine and his writings on religious education.

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Among religious figures, John Henry Newman ranks 859 out of 3,187. Before him are Eulalia of Barcelona, Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow, Margaret of Hungary, Nachman of Breslov, Melania the Younger, and Saint Eligius. After him are Isaac Luria, Philip the Evangelist, Renato Martino, Holofernes, Godfried Danneels, and Leopold III, Margrave of Austria.

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Among people born in 1801, John Henry Newman ranks 12. Before him are John of Saxony, Johannes Peter Müller, Frédéric Bastiat, Amalie Auguste of Bavaria, Mikhail Ostrogradsky, and Maria Theresa of Austria. After him are Joseph Plateau, Joseph Lanner, George Biddell Airy, Antoine Augustin Cournot, Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria, and Princess Sophie of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1890, John Henry Newman ranks 17. Before him are Carl Bloch, Henri Nestlé, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Richard Francis Burton, William Kemmler, and Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters. After him are Niels Gade, Princess Zorka of Montenegro, Jyotirao Phule, Gottfried Keller, Alexander Georg von Bunge, and Lorenz von Stein.

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Among people born in United Kingdom, John Henry Newman ranks 889 out of 8,785. Before him are Percy Fawcett (1867), Robbie Williams (1974), Bobby Robson (1933), David McCallum (1933), Samuel Butler (1612), and Eugen d'Albert (1864). After him are Kathleen Ferrier (1912), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), Charles Lee (1731), Bernard Hill (1944), William Stanley Jevons (1835), and A. S. Neill (1883).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, John Henry Newman ranks 18. Before him are Edward the Confessor (1003), Richard Williamson (1940), Willibrord (658), Saint Malachy (1094), Thomas Wolsey (1473), and John Nelson Darby (1800). After him are Charles Spurgeon (1834), Reginald Lee (1870), Keith O'Brien (1938), Ninian (360), Frederick Fleet (1887), and Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130).

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