RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Sylvester Graham

1794 - 1851

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Sylvester Graham (July 5, 1794 – September 11, 1851) was an American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer. He was known for his emphasis on vegetarianism, the temperance movement, and eating whole-grain bread. His preaching inspired the graham flour, graham bread, and graham cracker products. Graham is often referred to as the "Father of Vegetarianism" in the United States of America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sylvester Graham is the 2,914th most popular religious figure (down from 2,889th in 2019), the 8,939th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,115th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Sylvester Graham ranks 2,914 out of 3,187. Before him are Anthony Soter Fernandez, Sekhemrekhutawy Khabaw, Henry of Blois, Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, Shalim-ahum, and Braulio Rodríguez Plaza. After him are Grigory Rodchenkov, Paul Grégoire, Zecharias Frankel, Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, Olympianus of Byzantium, and Catherine Booth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1794, Sylvester Graham ranks 66. Before him are Karl Julius Perleb, Princess Ida of Saxe-Meiningen, Valentín Canalizo, Mizuno Tadakuni, José Justo Corro, and Umihana Čuvidina. After him are Miklós Jósika, William Cullen Bryant, Dwarkanath Tagore, George Grote, Feargus O'Connor, and Thomas Corwin. Among people deceased in 1851, Sylvester Graham ranks 49. Before him are Andrés Quintana Roo, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, Giovanni Berchet, Mizuno Tadakuni, Joel Roberts Poinsett, and Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet. After him are Baji Rao II, Levi Woodbury, Samuel George Morton, and Joanna Baillie.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sylvester Graham ranks 8,941 out of 20,380. Before him are Arto Lindsay (1953), Charisma Carpenter (1970), Carlos Bernard (1962), Bob Hite (1943), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), and Scott Gorham (1951). After him are Albert Salmi (1928), Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), Brittany Andrews (1973), Alessandro Nivola (1972), Yvonne Craig (1937), and Lawrence Bender (1957).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Sylvester Graham ranks 83. Before him are William Ellery Channing (1780), Roger Mahony (1936), Raymond E. Brown (1928), Bruce M. Metzger (1914), James Stafford (1932), and Avery Dulles (1918). After him are Salvatore Cordileone (1956), Wovoka (1856), Tammy Faye Messner (1942), Jim Elliot (1927), C. I. Scofield (1843), and John Cody (1907).

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