RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Raymond Franz

1922 - 2010

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Raymond Victor Franz (May 8, 1922 – June 2, 2010) was a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses from October 20, 1971, until his removal on May 22, 1980, and served at the organization's world headquarters for fifteen years, from 1965 until 1980. Franz stated that the request for his resignation and his subsequent disfellowshipping resulted from allegations of apostasy. Following his removal, Franz wrote two books that shared his personal experiences with the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and his views on Jehovah's Witnesses teachings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Raymond Franz is the 1,911th most popular religious figure (down from 1,704th in 2024), the 3,856th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,304th in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Raymond Franz ranks 1,911 out of 3,187. Before him are Antonio Bacci, Willigis, Dagobert of Pisa, Stephen Langton, Caspar Schwenckfeld, and Thomas Byles. After him are Crescenzio Sepe, Diego Laynez, Sobekemsaf II, António Marto, Joseph Vaz, and Hans Tausen.

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Among people born in 1922, Raymond Franz ranks 179. Before him are Gilberto Agustoni, Jack Klugman, Bogdan Bogdanović, Patrick Magee, Władysław Bartoszewski, and Bigode. After him are Otl Aicher, Carlo Lizzani, Egon Bahr, Dilip Kumar, Shovkat Alakbarova, and Virgilio Noè. Among people deceased in 2010, Raymond Franz ranks 139. Before him are Raimon Panikkar, Charlie Hickcox, Werner Schroeter, Bogdan Bogdanović, Captain Beefheart, and Trevor Taylor. After him are Bobby Smith, Rudolf Barshai, Peter Steele, Herbert Erhardt, Luis García Berlanga, and Jean Ferrat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 3,856 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel Inouye (1924), Sheryl Crow (1962), Akon (1973), Leon Panetta (1938), Henry van Dyke Jr. (1852), and Orson Scott Card (1951). After him are Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Frank Knight (1885), Melissa Etheridge (1961), George Wendt (1948), Irving Baxter (1876), and Roy Jones Jr. (1969).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Raymond Franz ranks 38. Before him are Elizabeth Bolden (1890), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Robert W. McElroy (1954), James Gibbons (1834), William Wakefield Baum (1926), and Marie Laveau (1801). After him are James Michael Harvey (1949), Fulton J. Sheen (1895), Jeralean Talley (1899), Angelo Dundee (1921), Ellen Church (1904), and Charles Fox Parham (1873).

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