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