Most Famous British Religious Figures

50 British Religious Figures in view out of 451

Religion 451
United Kingdom 9,803
Bede
Bede British Monk 672 – 735
#2,054
John Wesley
John Wesley British Theologian 1703 – 1791
#2,334
John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe British Theologian 1330 – 1384
#2,657
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer British Archbishop 1489 – 1556
#2,885
William Tyndale
William Tyndale British Theologian 1494 – 1536
#4,564
John Napier
John Napier British Theologian 1550 – 1617
#4,711
Charles Spurgeon
Charles Spurgeon British Preacher 1834 – 1892
#5,279
Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface British Priest 680 – 754
#5,390
Reginald Pole
Reginald Pole British Priest 1500 – 1558
#7,590
Geoffrey of Monmouth
Geoffrey of Monmouth British Cleric 1095 – 1154
#7,710
William Carey (missionary)
William Carey (missionary) British Missionary 1761 – 1834
#8,022
Anne Hutchinson
Anne Hutchinson British Religious 1591 – 1643
#9,155
John Fisher
John Fisher British Priest 1469 – 1535
#10,240
Robert Grosseteste
Robert Grosseteste British Theologian 1175 – 1253
#11,291
William Buckland
William Buckland British Theologian 1784 – 1856
#13,058
HT
Hudson Taylor British Missionary 1832 – 1905
#13,341
Dunstan
Dunstan British Abbot 909 – 988
#14,525
N. T. Wright
N. T. Wright British Theologian Born 1948
#18,632
JF
John Foxe British Theologian 1516 – 1587
#19,050
A
Asser British Priest Died 908
#19,890
Richard Hooker
Richard Hooker British Theologian 1554 – 1600
#21,455
Richard Baxter
Richard Baxter British Theologian 1615 – 1691
#22,470
Cuthbert
Cuthbert British Priest 635 – 687
#22,678
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Cosmo Gordon Lang British Prelate 1864 – 1945
#23,303
RK
Ronald Knox British Priest 1888 – 1957
#27,331
John Taylor (Mormon)
John Taylor (Mormon) British Religious 1808 – 1887
#27,354
John Owen (theologian)
John Owen (theologian) British Theologian 1616 – 1683
#27,882
Henry Edward Manning
Henry Edward Manning British Priest 1808 – 1892
#29,222
Nicholas Ridley (martyr)
Nicholas Ridley (martyr) British Priest 1500 – 1555
#31,537
Hugh Latimer
Hugh Latimer British Priest 1485 – 1555
#32,193
Henry Beaufort
Henry Beaufort British Priest 1375 – 1447
#32,928
Titus Oates
Titus Oates British Priest 1649 – 1705
#34,451
Saint Mungo
Saint Mungo British Priest 518 – 614
#35,268
Samuel Wilberforce
Samuel Wilberforce British Priest 1805 – 1873
#36,208
William Brewster (Mayflower passenger)
William Brewster (Mayflower passenger) British Preacher 1566 – 1644
#37,856
Æthelthryth
Æthelthryth British Nun 636 – 679
#40,738
Hugh of Lincoln
Hugh of Lincoln British Priest 1140 – 1200
#43,926
JO
John Ogilvie (saint) British Priest 1579 – 1615
#44,388
Frederick Denison Maurice
Frederick Denison Maurice British Theologian 1805 – 1872
#48,029
Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury British Priest 1745 – 1816
#51,220
JS
Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale British Religious 1947 – 1984
#52,178
Robert Moffat (missionary)
Robert Moffat (missionary) British Missionary 1795 – 1883
#53,604
Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne British Missionary Died 651
#53,652
Hubert Walter
Hubert Walter British Priest 1160 – 1205
#55,058
Frederick William Faber
Frederick William Faber British Theologian 1814 – 1863
#56,049
Elizabeth Barton
Elizabeth Barton British Nun 1506 – 1534
#60,338
HO
Henry of Huntingdon British Clergy 1080 – 1160
#60,867
Thomas Arundel
Thomas Arundel British Priest 1353 – 1414
#61,406
Edward White Benson
Edward White Benson British Priest 1829 – 1896
#63,234
David Brainerd
David Brainerd British Missionary 1718 – 1747
#63,429

By the numbers

Inside the United Kingdom Religious Figures

451 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous the united kingdom religious figures born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United Kingdom Religious Figures peaked in the 1860s with 16 people.

What the United Kingdom Religious Figures Are Known For

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Priest are the United Kingdom Religious Figures's biggest group — 55% of all notables (250).

The United Kingdom Religious Figures over-index on clergy — 124.2× the global rate.

  1. Priest250
  2. Theologian42
  3. Missionary33
  4. Clergy26
  5. Cleric14
  6. Religious13
  7. Preacher12
  8. Bishop9
  1. Clergy26124.2×
  2. Chaplain580.8×
  3. Preacher1267.8×
  4. Cleric1444.8×
  5. Missionary3338.5×
  6. Priest25019.7×
  7. Pastor718.7×
  8. Religious1316.6×

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