Explorer

John Forrest

Australian explorer and politician

1847 - 1918

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John Forrest

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. John Forrest is the 494th most popular explorer (down from 488th in 2024), the 525th most popular biography from Australia (down from 457th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Australian Explorer.

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John Forrest's biography spans 18 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 47.93.

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Among Explorers

Among explorers, John Forrest ranks 494 out of 500. Before him are Benjamin Morrell, Erling Kagge, John Rae, William Lashly, James Wordie, and Thomas Mitchell. After him are Ezra Meeker, Sue Hendrickson, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Tim Flannery, and Laura Dekker.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Benjamin Morrell
1795 - 1839
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 488
Erling Kagge
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 489
John Rae
1813 - 1893
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 490
William Lashly
1867 - 1940
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 491
James Wordie
1889 - 1962
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 492
Thomas Mitchell
1792 - 1855
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 493
John Forrest
1847 - 1918
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 494
Ezra Meeker
1830 - 1928
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 495
Sue Hendrickson
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 496
Ann Bancroft
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 497
Marek Kamiński
1964 - Present
HPI: 46.72
Rank: 498
Tim Flannery
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 499
Laura Dekker
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 500

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, John Forrest ranks 110. Before him are Christine Ladd-Franklin, Morton Betts, Ormond Stone, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Alice Meynell, and Anna Howard Shaw. Among people deceased in 1918, John Forrest ranks 186. Before him are Anna Held, Birt Acres, Jakob Jakobsen, Walter Chaffe, Harold Lockwood, and Chung Ling Soo. After him are John Redmond, and J. Donald Cameron.

Others Born in 1847

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Christine Ladd-Franklin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1847 - 1930
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 104
Morton Betts
SOCCER PLAYER
1847 - 1914
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 105
Ormond Stone
MATHEMATICIAN
1847 - 1933
HPI: 51.01
Rank: 106
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 107
Alice Meynell
WRITER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 108
Anna Howard Shaw
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1847 - 1919
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 109
John Forrest
EXPLORER
1847 - 1918
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 110