RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Simon Kimbangu

1887 - 1951

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Simon Kimbangu (September 12, 1887 – October 12, 1951) was a Congolese religious leader who founded the Christian new religious movement Kimbanguism. Kimbanguists consider him to be an incarnation of the Holy Spirit. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Kimbangu is the 1,944th most popular religious figure (down from 1,634th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Democratic Republic of the Congo (down from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Congolese Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Simon Kimbangu ranks 1,944 out of 3,187. Before him are Carlo Caffarra, Count Palatine Francis Louis of Neuburg, Tlacaelel, Moses Isserles, Alessandro Albani, and Swaminarayan. After him are Francesco Coccopalmerio, Babylas of Antioch, Fadl ibn Abbas, Hans Hermann Groër, Luis Héctor Villalba, and Possidius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Simon Kimbangu ranks 121. Before him are Hector Hodler, Vladimir Smirnov, Kurt Atterberg, Jean Ray, Sydir Kovpak, and Arthur Percival. After him are Elisa Leonida Zamfirescu, Salama Moussa, Otto Schniewind, Şükrü Saracoğlu, Walther Wever, and Paula von Preradović. Among people deceased in 1951, Simon Kimbangu ranks 79. Before him are Eugen Meindl, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Fritz Busch, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Robert Broom, and Josef Bohuslav Foerster. After him are Ernest Bevin, Bernhard Kellermann, Archduke Karl Albrecht of Austria, Karl Koller, Erich Neumann, and Sergey Ivanovich Vavilov.

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In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among people born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Simon Kimbangu ranks 15 out of 107. Before him are Félix Tshisekedi (1963), Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939), Antoine Gizenga (1925), Joseph Kabila (1971), Étienne Tshisekedi (1932), and Papa Wemba (1949). After him are Frédéric Etsou-Nzabi-Bamungwabi (1930), Kembo Uba Kembo (1947), Ota Benga (1883), Sylvestre Ilunga (1947), Marie Myriam (1957), and Ndaye Mulamba (1948).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Democratic Republic of the Congo

Among religious figures born in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Simon Kimbangu ranks 3. Before him are Fridolin Ambongo Besungu (1960), and Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya (1939). After him are Gérard Mulumba Kalemba (1937).

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