POLITICIAN
Dan White
1946 - 1985
Dan White
Daniel James White (September 2, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American politician who assassinated George Moscone (mayor of San Francisco) and Harvey Milk (member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors) inside City Hall on November 27, 1978. White was convicted of manslaughter for the deaths of Milk and Moscone and served five years of a seven-year prison sentence. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dan White has received more than 3,847,008 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Dan White is the 16,668th most popular politician (down from 15,242nd in 2019), the 10,322nd most popular biography from United States (down from 9,470th in 2019) and the 681st most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
3.8M
Page Views (PV)
43.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Dan White ranks 16,668 out of 19,576. Before him are Zindzi Mandela, Ulrike Lunacek, Jean-François Deniau, Ranulf Flambard, Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, and Mickey Kantor. After him are Volker Beck, Maxime Verhagen, Janusz Lewandowski, Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst, Keen Johnson, and Albert Oldman.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZindzi Mandela
1960 - 2020
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 16,662
Ulrike Lunacek
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 16,663
Jean-François Deniau
1928 - 2007
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 16,664
Ranulf Flambard
1060 - 1128
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 16,665
Princess Nathalie of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,666
Mickey Kantor
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,667
Dan White
1946 - 1985
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,668
Volker Beck
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,669
Maxime Verhagen
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,670
Janusz Lewandowski
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,671
Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
1762 - 1834
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 16,672
Keen Johnson
1896 - 1970
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 16,673
Albert Oldman
1883 - 1961
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 16,674
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Dan White ranks 686. Before him are Paul Cremona, Michael Coats, Tonicha, Lyudmila Titova, Clive Bunker, and Bruce Robinson. After him are Flossie Wong-Staal, Josef Augusta, Bryan D. O'Connor, Bill Plympton, Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, and Dennis Muren. Among people deceased in 1985, Dan White ranks 263. Before him are Phil Silvers, Erich Koschik, Gladys Egan, Dragomir Tošić, Gabriel Elorde, and Leatrice Joy. After him are Margaret Molesworth, Harold Whitlock, Yevgeny Maskinskov, Edward Andrews, Jack Medica, and Isabel Jeans.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsPaul Cremona
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 680
Michael Coats
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 681
Tonicha
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 682
Lyudmila Titova
ATHLETE
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 683
Clive Bunker
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 684
Bruce Robinson
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 685
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 686
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 687
Josef Augusta
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 688
Bryan D. O'Connor
ASTRONAUT
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 689
Bill Plympton
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 690
Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2021
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 691
Dennis Muren
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 692
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsPhil Silvers
ACTOR
1911 - 1985
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 257
Erich Koschik
ATHLETE
1913 - 1985
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 258
Gladys Egan
ACTOR
1900 - 1985
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 259
Dragomir Tošić
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1985
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 260
Gabriel Elorde
BOXER
1935 - 1985
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 261
Leatrice Joy
ACTOR
1893 - 1985
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 262
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 263
Margaret Molesworth
TENNIS PLAYER
1894 - 1985
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 264
Harold Whitlock
ATHLETE
1903 - 1985
HPI: 42.85
Rank: 265
Yevgeny Maskinskov
ATHLETE
1930 - 1985
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 266
Edward Andrews
ACTOR
1914 - 1985
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 267
Jack Medica
SWIMMER
1914 - 1985
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 268
Isabel Jeans
ACTOR
1891 - 1985
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 269
In United States
Among people born in United States, Dan White ranks 10,322 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Howard (1971), Malachi Throne (1928), Nathaniel Parker Willis (1806), Jerry Doyle (1956), Elizabeth F. Ellet (1818), and Mickey Kantor (1939). After him are Dean Smith (1932), Shy Love (1978), Roger Smith (1932), Kathryn Stockett (1969), Joe Namath (1943), and Jeanie MacPherson (1886).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTodd Howard
GAME DESIGNER
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10,316
Malachi Throne
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10,317
Nathaniel Parker Willis
WRITER
1806 - 1867
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10,318
Jerry Doyle
PRESENTER
1956 - 2016
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10,319
Elizabeth F. Ellet
WRITER
1818 - 1877
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 10,320
Mickey Kantor
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,321
Dan White
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1985
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,322
Dean Smith
ATHLETE
1932 - 2023
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,323
Shy Love
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,324
Roger Smith
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,325
Kathryn Stockett
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,326
Joe Namath
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,327
Jeanie MacPherson
ACTOR
1886 - 1946
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10,328
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Dan White ranks 681. Before him are John N. Mitchell (1913), Roland Burris (1937), Steven Mnuchin (1962), William Barr (1950), Happy Chandler (1898), and Mickey Kantor (1939). After him are Keen Johnson (1896), George Clymer (1739), Chris Dodd (1944), LeRoy Pope Walker (1817), Thomas Mifflin (1744), and John Langdon (1741).
John N. Mitchell
1913 - 1988
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 675
Roland Burris
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 676
Steven Mnuchin
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 677
William Barr
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 678
Happy Chandler
1898 - 1991
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 679
Mickey Kantor
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 680
Dan White
1946 - 1985
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 681
Keen Johnson
1896 - 1970
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 682
George Clymer
1739 - 1813
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 683
Chris Dodd
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 684
LeRoy Pope Walker
1817 - 1884
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 685
Thomas Mifflin
1744 - 1800
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 686
John Langdon
1741 - 1819
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 687