LAWYER
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
Charles Albert Gobat
Charles Albert Gobat (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl albɛʁ ɡɔba]; 21 May 1843 – 16 March 1914) was a Swiss lawyer, educational administrator, and politician who jointly received the Nobel Peace Prize with Élie Ducommun in 1902 for their leadership of the Permanent International Peace Bureau. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Albert Gobat has received more than 115,844 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Charles Albert Gobat is the 4th most popular lawyer (down from 3rd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Lawyer.
Charles Albert Gobat was a Swiss diplomat who was the first president of the International Olympic Committee. He served as the president of the IOC from 1894 to 1896.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
72.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
31.27
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among LAWYERS
Among lawyers, Charles Albert Gobat ranks 4 out of 136. Before him are Al-Shafi‘i, Hugo Grotius, and Carlo Buonaparte. After him are Ulpian, Louis Renault, J. Edgar Hoover, Henri La Fontaine, Gaius, Al-Nawawi, Aemilius Papinianus, and Tobias Asser.
Most Popular Lawyers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAl-Shafi‘i
767 - 820
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 1
Hugo Grotius
1583 - 1645
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 2
Carlo Buonaparte
1746 - 1785
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 3
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 4
Ulpian
170 - 228
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 5
Louis Renault
1843 - 1918
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 6
J. Edgar Hoover
1895 - 1972
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 7
Henri La Fontaine
1854 - 1943
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 8
Gaius
120 - 180
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 9
Al-Nawawi
1233 - 1278
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 10
Aemilius Papinianus
142 - 211
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 11
Tobias Asser
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1843, Charles Albert Gobat ranks 3. Before him are Robert Koch, and Edvard Grieg. After him are Bertha von Suttner, Frederick VIII of Denmark, Princess Alice of the United Kingdom, Camillo Golgi, Louis Renault, Henry James, William McKinley, Gabriel Tarde, and Elisabeth of Wied. Among people deceased in 1914, Charles Albert Gobat ranks 3. Before him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, and Pope Pius X. After him are Bertha von Suttner, Frédéric Mistral, Charles Sanders Peirce, Paul Heyse, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, George Westinghouse, Carol I of Romania, Georg Trakl, and Jean Jaurès.
Others Born in 1843
Go to all RankingsRobert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 1
Edvard Grieg
COMPOSER
1843 - 1907
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 4
Frederick VIII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1912
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 5
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 6
Camillo Golgi
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1926
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Louis Renault
LAWYER
1843 - 1918
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 8
Henry James
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 9
William McKinley
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1901
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 10
Gabriel Tarde
SOCIOLOGIST
1843 - 1904
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsArchduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 2
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 3
Bertha von Suttner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 4
Frédéric Mistral
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
Charles Sanders Peirce
MATHEMATICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 6
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 8
George Westinghouse
INVENTOR
1846 - 1914
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 9
Carol I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1914
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 10
Georg Trakl
WRITER
1887 - 1914
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 11
Jean Jaurès
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1914
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Charles Albert Gobat ranks 15 out of 1,015. Before him are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746), Sepp Blatter (1936), Huldrych Zwingli (1484), Jean-Paul Marat (1743), Paul Klee (1879), and Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945). After him are Johanna Spyri (1827), Francesco Borromini (1599), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), Johann Bernoulli (1667), Alberto Giacometti (1901), and Albert Hofmann (1906).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJohann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 9
Sepp Blatter
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Huldrych Zwingli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1484 - 1531
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 11
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 12
Paul Klee
PAINTER
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 13
Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
Johanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 16
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 17
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 18
Johann Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 20
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 21
Among LAWYERS In Switzerland
Among lawyers born in Switzerland, Charles Albert Gobat ranks 1. After him are Carla Del Ponte (1947), and Johann Kaspar Bluntschli (1808).
Charles Albert Gobat
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 1
Carla Del Ponte
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
Johann Kaspar Bluntschli
1808 - 1881
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 3