RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Wilfrid

634 - 709

Wilfrid

Wilfrid (c. 633 – 709 or 710) was an English bishop and saint. Born a Northumbrian noble, he entered religious life as a teenager and studied at Lindisfarne, at Canterbury, in Francia, and at Rome; he returned to Northumbria in about 660, and became the abbot of a newly founded monastery at Ripon. In 664 Wilfrid acted as spokesman for the Roman position at the Synod of Whitby, and became famous for his speech advocating that the Roman method for calculating the date of Easter should be adopted. His success prompted the king's son, Alhfrith, to appoint him Bishop of Northumbria. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilfrid is the 2,744th most popular religious figure (down from 2,515th in 2019), the 3,757th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,239th in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Wilfrid ranks 2,744 out of 3,187. Before her are Egypt at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Ma'mar ibn al-Muthanna, Djedkhonsuefankh, Pope Justus of Alexandria, Ankhnesneferibre, and Sophronius of Vratsa. After her are Lucius of Cyrene, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, Hotepibre, Irmã Dulce, Demetrios Kydones, and George Preca.

Others Born in 634

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Germanus I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 733
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 1
Wilfrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 709
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2
Chad of Mercia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 672
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 3

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Aldhelm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
639 - 709
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1
Wilfrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 709
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 2

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wilfrid ranks 3,758 out of 8,785. Before her are Henri Alleg (1921), Rupert Graves (1963), John Negroponte (1939), John Wilbye (1574), John Julius Norwich (1929), and Anton Lesser (1952). After her are John Mawe (1764), Bernard Lovell (1913), Michael Hirst (1952), Virginia Wade (1945), Edward Pigott (1753), and Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster (1355).

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Henri Alleg
WRITER
1921 - 2013
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 3,752
Rupert Graves
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,753
John Negroponte
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,754
John Wilbye
COMPOSER
1574 - 1638
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 3,755
John Julius Norwich
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 3,756
Anton Lesser
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3,757
Wilfrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
634 - 709
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3,758
John Mawe
WRITER
1764 - 1829
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3,759
Bernard Lovell
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2012
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3,760
Michael Hirst
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 3,761
Virginia Wade
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 3,762
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 3,763
Philippa, 5th Countess of Ulster
POLITICIAN
1355 - 1382
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 3,764