MILITARY PERSONNEL

Billy Bishop

1894 - 1956

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Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and also received a Victoria Cross. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Billy Bishop has received more than 816,990 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Billy Bishop is the 1,836th most popular military personnel (down from 1,486th in 2019), the 402nd most popular biography from Canada (down from 332nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Billy Bishop ranks 1,836 out of 2,058. Before him are Alberto Natusch, Malik Ambar, Ahmad Vahidi, George Crook, Israel Putnam, and Kliment Boyadzhiev. After him are Frederick C. Weyand, Márcio Melo, Reginald Wingate, Riad al-Asaad, Reginald Dyer, and Thomas Picton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Billy Bishop ranks 213. Before him are Alan Crosland, Ludwig Wrede, Hermanis Matisons, Alfred Romer, Nikolai Chebotaryov, and Tommy Green. After him are Renzo De Vecchi, Georgy Ivanov, Billy Gilbert, Harry Cobby, Pelageya Shajn, and Paul Costello. Among people deceased in 1956, Billy Bishop ranks 166. Before him are Max Beerbohm, Theodor Pallady, Frank Brangwyn, Artur Văitoianu, Johannes Gabriel Granö, and E. A. Dupont. After him are Tommy Johnson, Nikolai Panin, Gerald Finzi, Pelageya Shajn, Augustin Chantrel, and Manilal Gandhi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Billy Bishop ranks 402 out of 1,622. Before him are Owen Hargreaves (1981), Grant Allen (1848), Alex Lifeson (1953), Alex Trebek (1940), Robert Joy (1951), and Earl Thomson (1895). After him are Sarah Chalke (1976), Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), John Howe (1957), Shawn Ashmore (1979), Gérald Lacroix (1957), and Étienne Desmarteau (1873).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Canada

Among military personnels born in Canada, Billy Bishop ranks 3. Before him are Henry Clinton (1730), and George Lawrence Price (1892). After him are Harry Crerar (1888), and Francis Pegahmagabow (1891).

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