POLITICIAN
John Owen
1616 - 1683

John Owen
John Owen (1616 – 24 August 1683) was an English Puritan Nonconformist church leader, theologian, and vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford. One of the most prominent theologians in England during his lifetime, Owen was a prolific author who wrote articles, treatises, Biblical commentaries, poetry, children's catechisms, and other works. Many of Owen's works reflect the Reformed tradition of Christianity. Owen is still widely read by Reformed Christians today, and is known particularly for his writings on sin and human depravity. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Owen is the 11,476th most popular politician (down from 11,325th in 2019), the 2,607th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,357th in 2019) and the 397th most popular British Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, John Owen ranks 11,476 out of 19,576. Before him are Daniel O'Connell, Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, Mutassim Gaddafi, Audata, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and Ngô Quyền. After him are Xu Qiliang, Leyla Zana, José Bonifácio de Andrada, Raymond-Roupen, Catherine of Bulgaria, and John Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1616, John Owen ranks 14. Before him are Anne Gonzaga, Andreas Gryphius, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Sébastien Bourdon, Kuzma Minin, and François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort. After him are Caesar van Everdingen, Eustache Le Sueur, Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau, and Nicholas Culpeper. Among people deceased in 1683, John Owen ranks 13. Before him are Maria Francisca of Savoy, Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg, Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Jacob Stainer, Juraj Križanić, and John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar. After him are Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury, Algernon Sidney, Robert Morison, and Izaak Walton.
Others Born in 1616
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POLITICIAN
1616 - 1684
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 8
Andreas Gryphius
WRITER
1616 - 1664
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 9
Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1662
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 10
Sébastien Bourdon
PAINTER
1616 - 1671
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 11
Kuzma Minin
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1616
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 12
François de Vendôme, duc de Beaufort
NOBLEMAN
1616 - 1669
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 13
John Owen
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1683
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 14
Caesar van Everdingen
PAINTER
1616 - 1678
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 15
Eustache Le Sueur
PAINTER
1616 - 1655
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 16
Christian Hoffmann von Hoffmannswaldau
WRITER
1616 - 1679
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 17
Nicholas Culpeper
WRITER
1616 - 1654
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1683
Go to all RankingsMaria Francisca of Savoy
COMPANION
1646 - 1683
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 7
Margravine Hedwig Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1683
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 8
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem
PAINTER
1622 - 1683
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 9
Jacob Stainer
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1683
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 10
Juraj Križanić
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1618 - 1683
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 11
John Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1683
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 12
John Owen
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1683
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 13
Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
POLITICIAN
1621 - 1683
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 14
Algernon Sidney
POLITICIAN
1623 - 1683
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 15
Robert Morison
BIOLOGIST
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 16
Izaak Walton
WRITER
1593 - 1683
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 17
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Owen ranks 2,608 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Hiddleston (1981), Edward Vernon (1684), Lewis Gilbert (1920), Damien Hirst (1965), Lady Caroline Lamb (1785), and Jackie Collins (1937). After him are Edith Pargeter (1913), William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), Susanna Hall (1583), Charles Kingsley (1819), Stuart Wilson (1946), and Andrew Lang (1844).
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ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 2,602
Edward Vernon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1757
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 2,603
Lewis Gilbert
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 2018
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 2,604
Damien Hirst
ARTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2,605
Lady Caroline Lamb
WRITER
1785 - 1828
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 2,606
Jackie Collins
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 2,607
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POLITICIAN
1616 - 1683
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 2,608
Edith Pargeter
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,609
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1773 - 1857
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,610
Susanna Hall
WRITER
1583 - 1649
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,611
Charles Kingsley
WRITER
1819 - 1875
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,612
Stuart Wilson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,613
Andrew Lang
WRITER
1844 - 1912
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 2,614
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Owen ranks 397. Before him are Joseph Lancaster (1778), William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (1748), James Harrington (1611), Francis Pym (1922), Prince Maurice of Battenberg (1891), and Henry Percy (1364). After him are William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst (1773), Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany (1182), Lord Leopold Mountbatten (1889), Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury (1583), Ivor Richard (1932), and Marjorie Bruce (1297).
Joseph Lancaster
1778 - 1838
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 391
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
1748 - 1811
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 392
James Harrington
1611 - 1677
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 393
Francis Pym
1922 - 2008
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 394
Prince Maurice of Battenberg
1891 - 1914
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 395
Henry Percy
1364 - 1403
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 396
John Owen
1616 - 1683
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 397
William Amherst, 1st Earl Amherst
1773 - 1857
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 398
Eleanor, Fair Maid of Brittany
1182 - 1241
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 399
Lord Leopold Mountbatten
1889 - 1922
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 400
Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury
1583 - 1648
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 401
Ivor Richard
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HPI: 59.61
Rank: 402
Marjorie Bruce
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HPI: 59.58
Rank: 403