CELEBRITY
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
Albert Pierrepoint
Albert Pierrepoint (; 30 March 1905 – 10 July 1992) was an English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father Henry and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pierrepoint was born in Clayton in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Pierrepoint has received more than 2,784,865 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Albert Pierrepoint is the 32nd most popular celebrity (up from 37th in 2019), the 850th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,074th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Celebrity.
Memorability Metrics
2.8M
Page Views (PV)
60.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among CELEBRITIES
Among celebrities, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 32 out of 181. Before him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Don King, Rodney King, Jacques Mayol, Mary Mallon, and Kim Kardashian. After him are Blanche Monnier, Rosemary Kennedy, Besarion Jughashvili, Cecilia Gallerani, Edie Sedgwick, and Thérésa Tallien.
Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia
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Mehran Karimi Nasseri
1942 - 2022
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 26
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 27
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 28
Jacques Mayol
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 29
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 30
Kim Kardashian
1980 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 31
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 32
Blanche Monnier
1849 - 1913
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 33
Rosemary Kennedy
1918 - 2005
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 34
Besarion Jughashvili
1850 - 1909
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 35
Cecilia Gallerani
1473 - 1536
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 36
Edie Sedgwick
1943 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 37
Thérésa Tallien
1773 - 1835
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 44. Before him are Ivan Serov, Fred Trump, Prince John of the United Kingdom, Harry Harlow, Otto Preminger, and Félix Houphouët-Boigny. After him are Takashi Shimura, Carl Gustav Hempel, Erwin Chargaff, Lale Andersen, Emmanuel Mounier, and Kurt Gerstein. Among people deceased in 1992, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 39. Before him are H. L. A. Hart, Kaysone Phomvihane, David Bohm, Sam Walton, Denny Hulme, and César Manrique. After him are Peter D. Mitchell, Joan Fuster, John Sturges, José Ferrer, Lev Gumilyov, and Denholm Elliott.
Others Born in 1905
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Ivan Serov
1905 - 1990
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 38
Fred Trump
1905 - 1999
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 39
Prince John of the United Kingdom
1905 - 1919
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 40
Harry Harlow
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 41
Otto Preminger
1905 - 1986
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 42
Félix Houphouët-Boigny
1905 - 1993
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 43
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 44
Takashi Shimura
1905 - 1982
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 45
Carl Gustav Hempel
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 46
Erwin Chargaff
1905 - 2002
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 47
Lale Andersen
1905 - 1972
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 48
Emmanuel Mounier
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 49
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1992
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H. L. A. Hart
1907 - 1992
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 33
Kaysone Phomvihane
1920 - 1992
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 34
David Bohm
1992 - 1992
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 35
Sam Walton
1918 - 1992
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 36
Denny Hulme
1936 - 1992
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 37
César Manrique
1919 - 1992
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 38
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 39
Peter D. Mitchell
1920 - 1992
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 40
Joan Fuster
1922 - 1992
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 41
John Sturges
1910 - 1992
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 42
José Ferrer
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 43
Lev Gumilyov
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 44
Denholm Elliott
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 45
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 850 out of 7,765. Before him are Anthony James Leggett (1938), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), John Cale (1942), John Cockcroft (1897), Damon Hill (1960), and Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671). After him are W. H. Auden (1907), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Olave Baden-Powell (1889), William Penn (1645), William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), and Billy Idol (1955).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Anthony James Leggett
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 844
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
1764 - 1845
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 845
John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 846
John Cockcroft
1897 - 1967
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 847
Damon Hill
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 848
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 849
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 850
W. H. Auden
1907 - 1973
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 851
Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 852
Olave Baden-Powell
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 853
William Penn
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 854
William John Macquorn Rankine
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 855
Billy Idol
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 856
Among CELEBRITIES In United Kingdom
Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Albert Pierrepoint ranks 5. Before him are Millvina Dean (1912), Joseph Merrick (1862), Mary Anning (1799), and Mary Mallon (1869). After him are Alice Keppel (1868), Christine Keeler (1942), Jane Morris (1839), Louise Brown (1978), and Domino Harvey (1969).
Millvina Dean
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1
Joseph Merrick
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 2
Mary Anning
1799 - 1847
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 3
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 4
Albert Pierrepoint
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 5
Alice Keppel
1868 - 1947
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6
Christine Keeler
1942 - 2017
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 7
Jane Morris
1839 - 1914
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 8
Louise Brown
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 9
Domino Harvey
1969 - 2005
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 10
