POLITICIAN
Barbara Jordan
1936 - 1996
Barbara Jordan
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives, and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia. Jordan achieved notoriety for delivering a powerful opening statement at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Jordan has received more than 1,627,998 page views. Her biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Barbara Jordan is the 17,012th most popular politician (down from 15,657th in 2019), the 11,166th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,561st in 2019) and the 739th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
42.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
1.55
Effective Languages (L*)
4.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Barbara Jordans by language
Over the past year Barbara Jordan has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 165,727 views, followed by Chinese (5,639), and Spanish (2,707). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Chinese (106.25%), Italian (104.03%), and Simple English (87.33%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Barbara Jordan ranks 17,012 out of 19,576. Before her are Patrick Manning, Mark Drakeford, Arthur Barclay, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Ciro Gomes, and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon. After her are Isidore Mankofsky, John Adams Dix, Anton Rop, Yahya Ould Hademine, Seiji Maehara, and Hérard Abraham.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPatrick Manning
1946 - 2016
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 17,006
Mark Drakeford
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 17,007
Arthur Barclay
1854 - 1938
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 17,008
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
1961 - 2020
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 17,009
Ciro Gomes
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 17,010
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 17,011
Barbara Jordan
1936 - 1996
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 17,012
Isidore Mankofsky
1931 - 2021
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 17,013
John Adams Dix
1798 - 1879
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 17,014
Anton Rop
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 17,015
Yahya Ould Hademine
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 17,016
Seiji Maehara
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 17,017
Hérard Abraham
1940 - 2022
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 17,018
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Barbara Jordan ranks 539. Before her are Isaac Berger, Tony Nash, Claudio Barrientos, Billy Higgins, Otto Leodolter, and Dick Richards. After her are Charles Dierkop, James Bridges, Dimitar Largov, K Callan, Andrew Davies, and George Eastham. Among people deceased in 1996, Barbara Jordan ranks 329. Before her are Swami Rama, Sverre Sørsdal, Willi Heeks, Otto Licha, Ron Brown, and Konstantin Loktev. After her are Nino Borsari, Jean Muir, Eddie Harris, Dunc Gray, Aldo Montano, and Audrey Meadows.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsIsaac Berger
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 533
Tony Nash
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 534
Claudio Barrientos
BOXER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 535
Billy Higgins
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2001
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 536
Otto Leodolter
SKIER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 537
Dick Richards
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 538
Barbara Jordan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1996
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 539
Charles Dierkop
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 540
James Bridges
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 1993
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 541
Dimitar Largov
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 542
K Callan
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 543
Andrew Davies
WRITER
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 544
George Eastham
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 545
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsSwami Rama
WRITER
1925 - 1996
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 323
Sverre Sørsdal
BOXER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 324
Willi Heeks
RACING DRIVER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 325
Otto Licha
ATHLETE
1912 - 1996
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 326
Ron Brown
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1996
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 327
Konstantin Loktev
HOCKEY PLAYER
1933 - 1996
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 328
Barbara Jordan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1996
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 329
Nino Borsari
CYCLIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 330
Jean Muir
ACTOR
1911 - 1996
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 331
Eddie Harris
MUSICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 332
Dunc Gray
CYCLIST
1906 - 1996
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 333
Aldo Montano
ATHLETE
1910 - 1996
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 334
Audrey Meadows
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 335
In United States
Among people born in United States, Barbara Jordan ranks 11,166 out of 20,380. Before her are Leo Goodwin (1883), George R. Price (1922), Richard A. Knaak (1961), Frank Ferrer (1966), Dwight Howard (1985), and Carrie Preston (1967). After her are Charles Dierkop (1936), Isidore Mankofsky (1931), Richard Myers (1942), John Adams Dix (1798), Jeff Dunham (1962), and Jack Angel (1930).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLeo Goodwin
SWIMMER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 11,160
George R. Price
BIOLOGIST
1922 - 1975
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 11,161
Richard A. Knaak
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,162
Frank Ferrer
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,163
Dwight Howard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,164
Carrie Preston
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,165
Barbara Jordan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1996
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,166
Charles Dierkop
ACTOR
1936 - 2024
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 11,167
Isidore Mankofsky
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 11,168
Richard Myers
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 11,169
John Adams Dix
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1879
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 11,170
Jeff Dunham
COMEDIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 11,171
Jack Angel
ACTOR
1930 - 2021
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 11,172
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Barbara Jordan ranks 739. Before her are Neil Abercrombie (1938), Elliott Abrams (1948), Stephen Hadley (1947), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), Ron Brown (1941), and John Brown Gordon (1832). After her are Isidore Mankofsky (1931), John Adams Dix (1798), Don Young (1933), Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900), Steny Hoyer (1939), and Howell Cobb (1815).
Neil Abercrombie
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 733
Elliott Abrams
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 734
Stephen Hadley
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 735
Oliver Wolcott Jr.
1760 - 1833
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 736
Ron Brown
1941 - 1996
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 737
John Brown Gordon
1832 - 1904
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 738
Barbara Jordan
1936 - 1996
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 739
Isidore Mankofsky
1931 - 2021
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 740
John Adams Dix
1798 - 1879
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 741
Don Young
1933 - 2022
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 742
Helen Gahagan Douglas
1900 - 1980
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 743
Steny Hoyer
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 744
Howell Cobb
1815 - 1868
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 745