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John Owen

1616 - 1683

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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, John Owen ranks 11,476 out of 19,576Before 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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Among people born in 1616, John Owen ranks 14Before 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 13Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Owen ranks 2,608 out of 8,785Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Owen ranks 397Before 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).