RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Jonathan Sacks

1948 - 2020

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Jonathan Henry Sacks, Baron Sacks (8 March 1948 – 7 November 2020) was an English Orthodox rabbi, philosopher, theologian, and author. Sacks served as the Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth from 1991 to 2013. As the spiritual head of the United Synagogue, the largest synagogue body in the United Kingdom, he was the Chief Rabbi of those Orthodox synagogues but was not recognized as the religious authority for the Haredi Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations or for the progressive movements such as Conservative, Reform, and Liberal Judaism. As Chief Rabbi, he formally carried the title of Av Beit Din (head) of the London Beth Din. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jonathan Sacks is the 2,196th most popular religious figure (up from 2,763rd in 2019), the 2,666th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,036th in 2019) and the 69th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Jonathan Sacks ranks 2,196 out of 3,187. Before him are Rukhmabai, Domenico Ferrata, Hilarion of Kiev, Uthman ibn Maz'un, William of the White Hands, and Charles Wesley. After him are Matrona Nikonova, Pami, François de Tournon, László Paskai, Ieronymos II of Athens, and Leonardo Murialdo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jonathan Sacks ranks 316. Before him are Sergei Bodrov, Susana Dosamantes, Avi Arad, Gregory Itzin, Olivier Blanchard, and David Gemmell. After him are Snowy White, Radislav Krstić, Harald Ertl, Muhammad Zaidan, Luciano Re Cecconi, and Jackson Browne. Among people deceased in 2020, Jonathan Sacks ranks 279. Before him are Zenon Grocholewski, Frederick Ballantyne, Larry Tesler, Robert Fisk, Irrfan Khan, and Yuri Orlov. After him are Enrique Irazoqui, Idir, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Bernard Stiegler, Karin Lindberg, and Alex Olmedo.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks ranks 2,667 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Robertson (1994), Maria Edgeworth (1768), Sylvester McCoy (1943), Dennis Stratton (1952), Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg (1889), and Charles Wesley (1707). After him are Jodie Whittaker (1982), Timothy Garton Ash (1955), Jenna Coleman (1986), Peter Frampton (1950), John Aston Sr. (1921), and Arthur Hughes (1832).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom

Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Jonathan Sacks ranks 69. Before him are Richard of Chichester (1197), Joseph Butler (1692), Agnes Baden-Powell (1858), Benedict Biscop (628), Roger Deakins (1949), and Charles Wesley (1707). After him are Willehad (735), Asser (900), George Cruikshank (1792), Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox (1516), Arthur Roche (1950), and Wulfhere of Mercia (650).

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