RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Nathan Homer Knorr

1905 - 1977

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Nathan Homer Knorr (April 23, 1905 – June 8, 1977) was a Christian minister and the third president of the incorporated Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society (called Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania since 1955). He was appointed president in January 1942, replacing Joseph Franklin Rutherford, who had served in the position since 1917. Knorr was also a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses since 1971. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nathan Homer Knorr is the 1,492nd most popular religious figure (up from 1,685th in 2019), the 2,860th most popular biography from United States (up from 3,252nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Nathan Homer Knorr ranks 1,492 out of 3,187. Before him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Adolfo Nicolás, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Rabban Bar Sauma, Oliviero Carafa, and Juan José Omella. After him are Kriengsak Kovitvanit, Elizabeth Blount, Angelo De Donatis, Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange, Johannes Magnus, and Adalard of Corbie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, Nathan Homer Knorr ranks 100. Before him are Erwin Chargaff, Joseph Kosma, Jacinto Quincoces, Paul Nizan, Franjo Šeper, and Mir Sultan Khan. After him are Savitri Devi, Myrna Loy, Giacinto Scelsi, Manuel Ferreira, Robert Stevenson, and Jean Daniélou. Among people deceased in 1977, Nathan Homer Knorr ranks 73. Before him are Carlos Pace, Edmund Veesenmayer, Paul Desmond, Bruno Streckenbach, Prince Charles of Luxembourg, and Jean Duvieusart. After him are Zózimo, John Edensor Littlewood, Džemal Bijedić, Sid Atkinson, Oskar Klein, and Carlo Biotti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nathan Homer Knorr ranks 2,860 out of 20,380. Before him are John Adams (1947), Jeremy Strong (1978), Ray Conniff (1916), Josh Duhamel (1972), Anwar al-Awlaki (1971), and Don S. Davis (1942). After him are John Philip Sousa (1854), Lawrence Roberts (1937), Tony Burton (1937), Hank Aaron (1934), Prescott Bush (1895), and Sela Ward (1956).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Nathan Homer Knorr ranks 30. Before him are Lucian Pulvermacher (1918), Joseph Franklin Rutherford (1869), Frederick William Franz (1893), John Carroll (1735), Tim Keller (1950), and John F. MacArthur (1939). After him are William H. Keeler (1931), Elizabeth Bolden (1890), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Robert W. McElroy (1954), James Gibbons (1834), and William Wakefield Baum (1926).

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