RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Joseph Smith
1805 - 1844

Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thousands of followers by the time of his death fourteen years later. The religious movement he founded is followed by millions of global adherents and several churches, the largest of which is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Smith is the 44th most popular religious figure (up from 60th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from United States (up from 54th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Religious Figure.
Joseph Smith is most famous for founding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Joseph Smith ranks 44 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Benedict XV, Elijah, Guru Nanak, Pope Alexander VI, Jeremiah, and Zoroaster. After him are Mark the Evangelist, John Calvin, Pope Urban VII, Pope Clement VII, Jonah, and Queen of Sheba.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Benedict XV
1854 - 1922
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 38
Elijah
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 39
Guru Nanak
1469 - 1539
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 40
Pope Alexander VI
1431 - 1503
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 41
Jeremiah
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 85.44
Rank: 42
Zoroaster
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 43
Joseph Smith
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 44
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 45
John Calvin
1509 - 1564
HPI: 85.23
Rank: 46
Pope Urban VII
1521 - 1590
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 47
Pope Clement VII
1478 - 1534
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 48
Jonah
850 BC - 810 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 49
Queen of Sheba
1000 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 84.73
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1805, Joseph Smith ranks 2. Before him is Hans Christian Andersen. After him are Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, Alexis de Tocqueville, Giuseppe Mazzini, William Rowan Hamilton, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Fanny Mendelssohn, Louis Auguste Blanqui, and Franz Xaver Winterhalter. Among people deceased in 1844, Joseph Smith ranks 1. After him are John Dalton, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Joseph Bonaparte, Ching Shih, Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Ivan Krylov, Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and William Beckford.
Others Born in 1805
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 1
Joseph Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 2
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 80.77
Rank: 3
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 4
Alexis de Tocqueville
HISTORIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Mazzini
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1872
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
William Rowan Hamilton
PHYSICIST
1805 - 1865
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 7
Ferdinand de Lesseps
DIPLOMAT
1805 - 1894
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 8
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1877
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 9
Fanny Mendelssohn
COMPOSER
1805 - 1847
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 10
Louis Auguste Blanqui
PHYSICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 11
Franz Xaver Winterhalter
PAINTER
1805 - 1873
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1844
Go to all RankingsJoseph Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 1
John Dalton
CHEMIST
1766 - 1844
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 2
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 3
Joseph Bonaparte
COMPANION
1768 - 1844
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 4
Ching Shih
PIRATE
1775 - 1844
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 5
Louis Antoine, Duke of Angoulême
NOBLEMAN
1775 - 1844
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 6
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1844
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 7
Bertel Thorvaldsen
SCULPTOR
1770 - 1844
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 8
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart
COMPOSER
1791 - 1844
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 9
Ivan Krylov
WRITER
1769 - 1844
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 10
Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
BIOLOGIST
1772 - 1844
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 11
William Beckford
WRITER
1760 - 1844
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joseph Smith ranks 41 out of 20,380. Before him are Benjamin Franklin (1706), John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928), Cher (1946), Madonna (1958), Pocahontas (1595), and Martin Scorsese (1942). After him are Emily Dickinson (1830), Michael Jackson (1958), Ernest Hemingway (1899), Al Gore (1948), George W. Bush (1946), and F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Franklin
POLITICIAN
1706 - 1790
HPI: 85.90
Rank: 35
John Forbes Nash Jr.
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 36
Cher
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 37
Madonna
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 85.74
Rank: 38
Pocahontas
DIPLOMAT
1595 - 1617
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 39
Martin Scorsese
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 85.42
Rank: 40
Joseph Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 41
Emily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 42
Michael Jackson
MUSICIAN
1958 - 2009
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 43
Ernest Hemingway
WRITER
1899 - 1961
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 44
Al Gore
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 45
George W. Bush
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 84.81
Rank: 46
F. Scott Fitzgerald
WRITER
1896 - 1940
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 47
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Joseph Smith ranks 2. Before him are Pope Leo XIV (1955). After him are Brigham Young (1801), Charles Taze Russell (1852), Maria Branyas (1907), Billy Graham (1918), Henry Molaison (1926), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), John Mott (1865), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), and Raymond Leo Burke (1948).
Pope Leo XIV
1955 - Present
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Joseph Smith
1805 - 1844
HPI: 85.34
Rank: 2
Brigham Young
1801 - 1877
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 3
Charles Taze Russell
1852 - 1916
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 4
Maria Branyas
1907 - 2024
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 5
Billy Graham
1918 - 2018
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 6
Henry Molaison
1926 - 2008
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
Kateri Tekakwitha
1656 - 1680
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 8
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
1930 - 2025
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 9
John Mott
1865 - 1955
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 10
Timothy M. Dolan
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 11
Raymond Leo Burke
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 12