PILOT
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s. In 1933, Katharine Hepburn's character in the film Christopher Strong was inspired by Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Amy Johnson has received more than 1,569,985 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Amy Johnson is the 29th most popular pilot (down from 23rd in 2019), the 2,192nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,732nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Pilot.
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1.6M
Page Views (PV)
51.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
2.75
Effective Languages (L*)
5.40
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Amy Johnson ranks 29 out of 48. Before her are Vladimir Ilyushin, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten, Charles Nungesser, Igor Volk, and Bessie Coleman. After her are Leyla Mammadbeyova, Helmut Wick, Pyotr Nesterov, Maguba Syrtlanova, Olga Sanfirova, and Janina Lewandowska.
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Vladimir Ilyushin
1927 - 2010
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 23
Carl Gustaf von Rosen
1909 - 1977
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 24
Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten
1927 - 1977
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 25
Charles Nungesser
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 26
Igor Volk
1937 - 2017
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 27
Bessie Coleman
1892 - 1926
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 28
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 29
Leyla Mammadbeyova
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 30
Helmut Wick
1915 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 31
Pyotr Nesterov
1887 - 1914
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 32
Maguba Syrtlanova
1912 - 1971
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 33
Olga Sanfirova
1917 - 1944
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 34
Janina Lewandowska
1908 - 1940
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 35
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Amy Johnson ranks 145. Before her are John Wyndham, Matvey Blanter, Luigi Allemandi, Lina Radke, Ferenc Nagy, and Márton Bukovi. After her are Antanas Sniečkus, Ella Maillart, Ernst Wilhelm Bohle, Anatoly Alexandrov, Pierre Veyron, and Fumiko Hayashi. Among people deceased in 1941, Amy Johnson ranks 97. Before her are Edgar Aabye, Louis Marcoussis, Kurt Hensel, Kazimierz Bartel, Elizabeth von Arnim, and Nicolae Titulescu. After her are Huseyn Javid, Otto Strandman, Mihály Babits, Anandyn Amar, Eugène Boch, and Frank Bridge.
Others Born in 1903
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John Wyndham
1903 - 1969
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 139
Matvey Blanter
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 140
Luigi Allemandi
1903 - 1978
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 141
Lina Radke
1903 - 1983
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 142
Ferenc Nagy
1903 - 1979
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 143
Márton Bukovi
1903 - 1985
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 144
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 145
Antanas Sniečkus
1903 - 1974
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 146
Ella Maillart
1903 - 1997
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 147
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
1903 - 1960
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 148
Anatoly Alexandrov
1903 - 1994
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 149
Pierre Veyron
1903 - 1970
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 150
Fumiko Hayashi
1903 - 1951
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 1941
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Edgar Aabye
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 91
Louis Marcoussis
1878 - 1941
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 92
Kurt Hensel
1861 - 1941
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 93
Kazimierz Bartel
1882 - 1941
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 94
Elizabeth von Arnim
1866 - 1941
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 95
Nicolae Titulescu
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 96
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 97
Huseyn Javid
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 98
Otto Strandman
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 99
Mihály Babits
1883 - 1941
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 100
Anandyn Amar
1886 - 1941
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 101
Eugène Boch
1855 - 1941
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 102
Frank Bridge
1879 - 1941
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 103
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Amy Johnson ranks 2,192 out of 7,765. Before her are Gary Glitter (1944), Gerry Rafferty (1947), Thomas Andrews (1813), John Smeaton (1724), Sharon Osbourne (1952), and Alexander William Williamson (1824). After her are Robert Harris (1957), Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset (1406), Peter James (1948), Richard Baxter (1615), Marjorie Boulton (1924), and Norman Wisdom (1915).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Gary Glitter
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 2,186
Gerry Rafferty
1947 - 2011
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 2,187
Thomas Andrews
1813 - 1885
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 2,188
John Smeaton
1724 - 1792
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 2,189
Sharon Osbourne
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 2,190
Alexander William Williamson
1824 - 1904
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 2,191
Amy Johnson
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 2,192
Robert Harris
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 2,193
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset
1406 - 1455
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 2,194
Peter James
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 2,195
Richard Baxter
1615 - 1691
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 2,196
Marjorie Boulton
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 2,197
Norman Wisdom
1915 - 2010
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 2,198
Among PILOTS In United Kingdom
Among pilots born in United Kingdom, Amy Johnson ranks 2. Before her are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet (1892).
