RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Thomas S. Monson

1927 - 2018

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Thomas Spencer Monson (August 21, 1927 – January 2, 2018) was an American religious leader, author, and the 16th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). As president, he was considered by adherents of the religion to be a prophet, seer, and revelator. Monson's early career was as a manager at the Deseret News, a Utah newspaper owned by the LDS Church. He spent most of his life engaged in various church leadership positions and public service. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas S. Monson is the 2,449th most popular religious figure (up from 2,528th in 2019), the 5,594th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,101st in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Thomas S. Monson ranks 2,449 out of 3,187. Before him are Joseph Barsabbas, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, John Wright, Luarsab II of Kartli, and Marie-Dominique Chenu. After him are Seraphim Rose, Arsenie Boca, Marina Semyonova, Peter of Bruys, Pierre Viret, and Lajos Haynald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Thomas S. Monson ranks 242. Before him are Torbjørn Falkanger, William Hickey, Claudio Brook, Michael Gielen, Serge Lang, and Pierre Granier-Deferre. After him are Micheline Bernardini, Mathé Altéry, Freddie Jones, Nguyễn Thị Bình, Chris Heunis, and Hamed Karoui. Among people deceased in 2018, Thomas S. Monson ranks 241. Before him are Jigjidiin Mönkhbat, Joseph Joffo, Peter Mayle, Durward Knowles, Anneke Grönloh, and Rolf Hoppe. After him are Gianfranco Parolini, Jennifer Welles, Frank Carlucci, Shehu Shagari, Bradford Dillman, and Nikolai Karachentsov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas S. Monson ranks 5,594 out of 20,380. Before him are Ryback (1981), Daniel Baldwin (1960), Sarah Sanders (1982), Marilyn Horne (1934), Michael Angelo Batio (1956), and John Wesley Hardin (1853). After him are Sheree J. Wilson (1958), Lester Allan Pelton (1829), David Brin (1950), Alex Rocco (1936), Nathanael Greene (1742), and Dom DeLuise (1933).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, Thomas S. Monson ranks 58. Before him are Samuel Wilson (1766), David Koresh (1959), Michael Curry (1953), Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757), Don Alden Adams (1925), and John Wright (1909). After him are Seraphim Rose (1934), Edmund Szoka (1927), Dorothy Stang (1931), Francis George (1937), Squanto (1585), and Yusuf Estes (1944).

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