RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Richard Williamson
1940 - 2025

Richard Williamson
Richard Nelson Williamson (8 March 1940 – 29 January 2025) was an English traditionalist Catholic prelate and Holocaust denier who opposed the changes in the Church brought about by the Second Vatican Council and was excommunicated from the Catholic Church. He was formerly a member of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX). In 1988, Williamson was one of four SSPX priests consecrated as bishops by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre, for which Pope John Paul II declared all parties had incurred ipso facto automatic excommunication. The validity of the excommunication has always been denied by the SSPX, who, citing canon law, argue that the consecrations were permissible due to a crisis in the Catholic Church. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Williamson is the 675th most popular religious figure (up from 1,565th in 2019), the 595th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,723rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Richard Williamson ranks 675 out of 3,187. Before him are Onuphrius, Truganini, Mahākāśyapa, Flavian of Constantinople, Lydia of Thyatira, and Jael. After him are Peter Waldo, Angelus Silesius, Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, Pontius Pilate's wife, John of God, and Huineng.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOnuphrius
320 - 400
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 669
Truganini
1812 - 1876
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 670
Mahākāśyapa
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 671
Flavian of Constantinople
380 - 449
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 672
Lydia of Thyatira
100 - 100
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 673
Jael
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 674
Richard Williamson
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 675
Peter Waldo
1140 - 1205
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 676
Angelus Silesius
1624 - 1677
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 677
Ja'far ibn Abi Talib
589 - 629
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 678
Pontius Pilate's wife
6 - 100
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 679
John of God
1495 - 1550
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 680
Huineng
638 - 713
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 681
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Richard Williamson ranks 52. Before him are Patrick Stewart, Kip Thorne, Óscar Arias, Terry Gilliam, Nancy Sinatra, and Dario Argento. After him are Anna Karina, Andrzej Żuławski, David Koch, Patrick Leahy, Raquel Welch, and John Lewis. Among people deceased in 2025, Richard Williamson ranks 24. Before him are Aga Khan IV, George E. Smith, George Foreman, Sofia Gubaidulina, Fouad Mebazaa, and Frederick Forsyth. After him are Dražen Dalipagić, Theodore Edgar McCarrick, Geneviève Page, Roberta Flack, Robert Benton, and Denis Law.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsPatrick Stewart
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 46
Kip Thorne
PHYSICIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 47
Óscar Arias
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 48
Terry Gilliam
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 49
Nancy Sinatra
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 50
Dario Argento
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 51
Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 52
Anna Karina
ACTOR
1940 - 2019
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 53
Andrzej Żuławski
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 54
David Koch
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - 2019
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 55
Patrick Leahy
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 56
Raquel Welch
ACTOR
1940 - 2023
HPI: 70.71
Rank: 57
John Lewis
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2020
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsAga Khan IV
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2025
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 18
George E. Smith
PHYSICIST
1930 - 2025
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 19
George Foreman
BOXER
1949 - 2025
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 20
Sofia Gubaidulina
COMPOSER
1931 - 2025
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 21
Fouad Mebazaa
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2025
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 22
Frederick Forsyth
WRITER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 23
Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 24
Dražen Dalipagić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1951 - 2025
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 25
Theodore Edgar McCarrick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2025
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 26
Geneviève Page
ACTOR
1927 - 2025
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 27
Roberta Flack
SINGER
1937 - 2025
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 28
Robert Benton
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 2025
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 29
Denis Law
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2025
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 30
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 595 out of 8,785. Before him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish (1897), Margot Fonteyn (1919), William Byrd (1543), Alexander Pope (1688), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), and Christopher Nolan (1970). After him are Gary Moore (1952), Richard Attenborough (1923), David Lean (1908), Thomas Carlyle (1795), William Oughtred (1574), and Tim Curry (1946).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRonald George Wreyford Norrish
CHEMIST
1897 - 1978
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 589
Margot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 590
William Byrd
COMPOSER
1543 - 1623
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 591
Alexander Pope
WRITER
1688 - 1744
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 592
Frederick Gowland Hopkins
CHEMIST
1861 - 1947
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 593
Christopher Nolan
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 594
Richard Williamson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 595
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 596
Richard Attenborough
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 597
David Lean
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1991
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 598
Thomas Carlyle
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1881
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 599
William Oughtred
MATHEMATICIAN
1574 - 1660
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 600
Tim Curry
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 601
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United Kingdom
Among religious figures born in United Kingdom, Richard Williamson ranks 13. Before him are William Laud (1573), John Wesley (1703), Thomas Becket (1119), Pope Adrian IV (1100), John Knox (1514), and Edward the Confessor (1003). After him are Willibrord (658), Saint Malachy (1094), Thomas Wolsey (1473), John Nelson Darby (1800), John Henry Newman (1801), and Charles Spurgeon (1834).
William Laud
1573 - 1645
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 7
John Wesley
1703 - 1791
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 8
Thomas Becket
1119 - 1170
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 9
Pope Adrian IV
1100 - 1159
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 10
John Knox
1514 - 1572
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 11
Edward the Confessor
1003 - 1066
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 12
Richard Williamson
1940 - 2025
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 13
Willibrord
658 - 739
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 14
Saint Malachy
1094 - 1148
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 15
Thomas Wolsey
1473 - 1530
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 16
John Nelson Darby
1800 - 1882
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 17
John Henry Newman
1801 - 1890
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 18
Charles Spurgeon
1834 - 1892
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 19