POLITICIAN
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
1674 - 1738
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend, (; 18 April 1674 – 21 June 1738) was an English Whig statesman. He served for a decade as Secretary of State for the Northern Department from 1714 to 1717 and again from 1721 to 1730. He directed British foreign policy in close collaboration with his brother-in-law, prime minister Robert Walpole. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend has received more than 300,717 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend is the 16,289th most popular politician (down from 14,452nd in 2019), the 4,761st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,074th in 2019) and the 568th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
44.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.47
Effective Languages (L*)
2.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ranks 16,289 out of 19,576. Before him are Gary Johnson, Otto Arosemena, Anita Gradin, Miguel Arias Cañete, Brigitte Zypries, and Nancy Faeser. After him are John Cornyn, Dan Coats, Mae Young, Michael Hayden, Nikos Dendias, and Coenred of Mercia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGary Johnson
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 16,283
Otto Arosemena
1925 - 1984
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 16,284
Anita Gradin
1933 - 2022
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 16,285
Miguel Arias Cañete
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 16,286
Brigitte Zypries
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 16,287
Nancy Faeser
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 16,288
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 16,289
John Cornyn
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 16,290
Dan Coats
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 16,291
Mae Young
1923 - 2014
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 16,292
Michael Hayden
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 16,293
Nikos Dendias
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 16,294
Coenred of Mercia
700 - 716
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 16,295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1674, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ranks 14. Before him are Margravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg, Marie of Lorraine, Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Jean-Baptiste Du Halde, Isaac Watts, and Catharine Trotter Cockburn. Among people deceased in 1738, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ranks 11. Before him are Turlough O'Carolan, Caspar Bartholin the Younger, George Bähr, Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg, Matthias Braun, and Jean-Joseph Mouret.
Others Born in 1674
Go to all RankingsMargravine Elisabeth Sophie of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1748
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 8
Marie of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1674 - 1724
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 9
Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1713
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste Du Halde
HISTORIAN
1674 - 1743
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 11
Isaac Watts
WRITER
1674 - 1748
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 12
Catharine Trotter Cockburn
WRITER
1674 - 1749
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 13
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1738
Go to all RankingsTurlough O'Carolan
COMPOSER
1670 - 1738
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 5
Caspar Bartholin the Younger
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1738
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 6
George Bähr
ARCHITECT
1666 - 1738
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 7
Landgravine Charlotte of Hesse-Homburg
NOBLEMAN
1672 - 1738
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 8
Matthias Braun
SCULPTOR
1684 - 1738
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 9
Jean-Joseph Mouret
COMPOSER
1682 - 1738
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 10
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 11
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ranks 4,761 out of 8,785. Before him are David Owen (1938), Dave Gibbons (1949), Nicollette Sheridan (1963), Mina Loy (1882), Arnold Jackson (1891), and Jim Lea (1949). After him are Mary Beard (1955), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Heather Angel (1909), C. H. Dodd (1884), Robert Smirke (1780), and Balfour Stewart (1828).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Owen
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,755
Dave Gibbons
COMIC ARTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,756
Nicollette Sheridan
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,757
Mina Loy
WRITER
1882 - 1966
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 4,758
Arnold Jackson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1972
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,759
Jim Lea
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,760
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
POLITICIAN
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,761
Mary Beard
HISTORIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,762
Juliet Stevenson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 4,763
Heather Angel
ACTOR
1909 - 1986
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 4,764
C. H. Dodd
PHILOSOPHER
1884 - 1973
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 4,765
Robert Smirke
ARCHITECT
1780 - 1867
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 4,766
Balfour Stewart
PHYSICIST
1828 - 1887
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 4,767
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend ranks 568. Before him are John Hunter (1737), George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville (1716), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), and David Owen (1938). After him are Nigel Lawson (1932), Reginald McKenna (1863), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), and Charles Rosher (1885).
John Hunter
1737 - 1821
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 562
George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
1716 - 1785
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 563
Mountstuart Elphinstone
1779 - 1859
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 564
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
1790 - 1871
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 565
Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading
1860 - 1935
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 566
David Owen
1938 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 567
Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend
1674 - 1738
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 568
Nigel Lawson
1932 - 2023
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 569
Reginald McKenna
1863 - 1943
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 570
Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge
1785 - 1856
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 571
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence
1811 - 1879
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 572
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
1860 - 1908
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 573
Charles Rosher
1885 - 1974
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 574