RELIGIOUS FIGURE
John Njue
1944 - Today

John Njue
John Njue (born 1 January 1946) is a Kenyan cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was the fourth Archbishop of Nairobi from 2007 to 2021. He previously served as Coadjutor Archbishop of Nyeri from 2002 to 2007 and Bishop of Embu from 1986 to 2002. He was elevated to the rank of cardinal in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Njue is the 1,699th most popular religious figure (up from 2,697th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Kenya (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Kenyan Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, John Njue ranks 1,699 out of 3,187. Before him are Zadok, Baldwin of Luxembourg, Leopoldo Brenes, Domitilla the Younger, Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, and Hermann Gmeiner. After him are Maria Schicklgruber, Giovanni Urbani, Clare of Montefalco, Anna Schäffer, Jair, and Shushanik.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZadok
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 1,693
Baldwin of Luxembourg
1285 - 1354
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,694
Leopoldo Brenes
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,695
Domitilla the Younger
45 - 69
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,696
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
1920 - 2019
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,697
Hermann Gmeiner
1919 - 1986
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,698
John Njue
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,699
Maria Schicklgruber
1795 - 1847
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1,700
Giovanni Urbani
1900 - 1969
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 1,701
Clare of Montefalco
1268 - 1308
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 1,702
Anna Schäffer
1882 - 1925
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,703
Jair
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,704
Shushanik
440 - 475
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,705
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, John Njue ranks 247. Before him are Rory Byrne, James Michel, Juan Ramón Verón, Jill Clayburgh, Şerif Gören, and Brian Weiss. After him are Peter Cetera, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Nelson Freire, Helena Rojo, Thongsing Thammavong, and John Glover.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsRory Byrne
ENGINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 241
James Michel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 242
Juan Ramón Verón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 243
Jill Clayburgh
ACTOR
1944 - 2010
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 244
Şerif Gören
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 245
Brian Weiss
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 246
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 247
Peter Cetera
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 248
Claude-Michel Schönberg
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 249
Nelson Freire
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 250
Helena Rojo
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 251
Thongsing Thammavong
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 252
John Glover
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 253
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, John Njue ranks 11 out of 150. Before him are Louis Leakey (1903), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Roger Whittaker (1936), Mwai Kibaki (1931), and Richard Leakey (1944). After him are Kipchoge Keino (1940), Deep Roy (1949), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), Eliud Kipchoge (1984), Naftali Temu (1945), and Amos Biwott (1947).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsLouis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 5
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 7
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 8
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 9
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 10
John Njue
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 12
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 13
Uhuru Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 14
Eliud Kipchoge
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 15
Naftali Temu
ATHLETE
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 16
Amos Biwott
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 17
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Kenya
Among religious figures born in Kenya, John Njue ranks 1.