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William Miller

1782 - 1849

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William Miller (February 15, 1782 – December 20, 1849) was an American clergyman who is credited with beginning the mid-19th-century North American religious movement known as Millerism. After his proclamation of the Second Coming did not occur as expected in the 1840s, new heirs of his message emerged, including the Advent Christians (1860), the Seventh-day Adventists (1863) and other Adventist movements. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Miller is the 967th most popular religious figure (down from 933rd in 2019), the 1,617th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,454th in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Religious Figure.

William Miller was most famous for his prediction that the world would end in 1843.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, William Miller ranks 967 out of 3,187. Before him are Waraqah ibn Nawfal, Leonardo Boff, Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha, Mesud II, Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, and Keith O'Brien. After him are Karmapa, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Francis Arinze, Antipope John VIII, Safi-ad-din Ardabili, and Ninian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, William Miller ranks 13. Before him are Caroline Bonaparte, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Ivan Paskevich, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, Hugues Felicité Robert de Lamennais, and Archduke John of Austria. After him are Vicente Guerrero, Wilhelm von Biela, Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este, Eugène de Mazenod, Princess Marie of Baden, and John C. Calhoun. Among people deceased in 1849, William Miller ranks 21. Before him are Heonjong of Joseon, Anita Garibaldi, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Otto Nicolai, Juliette Récamier, and Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen. After him are Juliusz Słowacki, Lajos Batthyány, Stephan Endlicher, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Dionisio Aguado y García, and Grand Duke Michael Pavlovich of Russia.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Miller ranks 1,617 out of 20,380. Before him are Martha Nussbaum (1947), Stephen Schwartz (1948), Kelly Lynch (1959), George Clinton (1739), Frank Drake (1930), and Lil Wayne (1982). After him are Paul Greengard (1925), Angela Bassett (1958), Edward C. Prescott (1940), Chris Cornell (1964), John Dickson Carr (1906), and Frances Willard (1839).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States

Among religious figures born in United States, William Miller ranks 13. Before him are Henry Molaison (1926), Kateri Tekakwitha (1656), Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930), John Mott (1865), Timothy M. Dolan (1950), and Raymond Leo Burke (1948). After him are Seán Patrick O'Malley (1944), William M. Branham (1909), Wilton Daniel Gregory (1947), Rose Kennedy (1890), Pat Garrett (1850), and Lillian Asplund (1906).

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