POLITICIAN
Arlen Specter
1930 - 2012
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter (February 12, 1930 – October 14, 2012) was an American lawyer, author and politician who served as a United States Senator from Pennsylvania from 1981 to 2011. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arlen Specter has received more than 1,835,279 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Arlen Specter is the 17,528th most popular politician (down from 16,022nd in 2019), the 12,529th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,453rd in 2019) and the 854th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
40.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
1.36
Effective Languages (L*)
4.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Arlen Specter ranks 17,528 out of 19,576. Before him are Jan Brewer, John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair, Nika Melia, Tom Foley, Thomas Corwin, and Vuk Jeremić. After him are Patricia Roberts Harris, Coffi Codjia, Jean-François Copé, Pere Aragonès, George Barnes, and Walter Rutherford.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJan Brewer
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 17,522
John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
1847 - 1934
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 17,523
Nika Melia
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 17,524
Tom Foley
1929 - 2013
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 17,525
Thomas Corwin
1794 - 1865
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 17,526
Vuk Jeremić
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,527
Arlen Specter
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,528
Patricia Roberts Harris
1924 - 1985
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,529
Coffi Codjia
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,530
Jean-François Copé
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,531
Pere Aragonès
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,532
George Barnes
1892 - 1953
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 17,533
Walter Rutherford
1857 - 1913
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 17,534
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Arlen Specter ranks 606. Before him are Louis Meznarie, Norman Podhoretz, John Arden, Nicholas F. Brady, Yves Delacour, and Sim Iness. After him are Booker Ervin, Wayne Frye, Marie Corridon, Don L. Lind, Allison Hayes, and K. Balachander. Among people deceased in 2012, Arlen Specter ranks 470. Before him are Dubravko Pavličić, Joe Kubert, John Arden, Bill Hinzman, Jules Bocandé, and Gary Collins. After him are John Fitch, Robert Bork, Alex Karras, Ronnie Montrose, Bob Boozer, and Leslie Claudius.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsLouis Meznarie
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2020
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 600
Norman Podhoretz
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 601
John Arden
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 602
Nicholas F. Brady
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 603
Yves Delacour
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 604
Sim Iness
ATHLETE
1930 - 1996
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 605
Arlen Specter
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 606
Booker Ervin
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1970
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 607
Wayne Frye
ATHLETE
1930 - 2014
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 608
Marie Corridon
SWIMMER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 609
Don L. Lind
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2022
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 610
Allison Hayes
ACTOR
1930 - 1977
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 611
K. Balachander
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 612
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsDubravko Pavličić
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 2012
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 464
Joe Kubert
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 2012
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 465
John Arden
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 466
Bill Hinzman
ACTOR
1936 - 2012
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 467
Jules Bocandé
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2012
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 468
Gary Collins
ACTOR
1938 - 2012
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 469
Arlen Specter
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 470
John Fitch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 471
Robert Bork
LAWYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 472
Alex Karras
ACTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 473
Ronnie Montrose
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 40.01
Rank: 474
Bob Boozer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 475
Leslie Claudius
ATHLETE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 476
In United States
Among people born in United States, Arlen Specter ranks 12,529 out of 20,380. Before him are Bryan Burk (1968), Mason Adams (1919), Rena Sofer (1968), Robert Frazer (1891), Brook Benton (1931), and Ira Sachs (1965). After him are Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), Jay Benedict (1951), Chris Hansen (1959), David Allan Coe (1939), George Barnes (1892), and Cathy Lee Crosby (1944).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsBryan Burk
PRODUCER
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 12,523
Mason Adams
ACTOR
1919 - 2005
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 12,524
Rena Sofer
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 12,525
Robert Frazer
ACTOR
1891 - 1944
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 12,526
Brook Benton
SINGER
1931 - 1988
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 12,527
Ira Sachs
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,528
Arlen Specter
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,529
Patricia Roberts Harris
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1985
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,530
Jay Benedict
ACTOR
1951 - 2020
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,531
Chris Hansen
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,532
David Allan Coe
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,533
George Barnes
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1953
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 12,534
Cathy Lee Crosby
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 12,535
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Arlen Specter ranks 854. Before him are John B. Floyd (1806), Tim Scott (1965), Robert F. Stockton (1795), Jan Brewer (1944), Tom Foley (1929), and Thomas Corwin (1794). After him are Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), George Barnes (1892), John Breckinridge (1760), David Paterson (1954), Henry A. Wise (1806), and Raffi Hovannisian (1959).
John B. Floyd
1806 - 1863
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 848
Tim Scott
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 849
Robert F. Stockton
1795 - 1866
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 850
Jan Brewer
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 851
Tom Foley
1929 - 2013
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 852
Thomas Corwin
1794 - 1865
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 853
Arlen Specter
1930 - 2012
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 854
Patricia Roberts Harris
1924 - 1985
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 855
George Barnes
1892 - 1953
HPI: 40.33
Rank: 856
John Breckinridge
1760 - 1806
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 857
David Paterson
1954 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 858
Henry A. Wise
1806 - 1876
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 859
Raffi Hovannisian
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 860