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Ellen MacArthur

1976 - Today

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Dame Ellen Patricia MacArthur (born 8 July 1976) is a retired English sailor, from Whatstandwell near Matlock in Derbyshire, now based in Cowes, Isle of Wight. MacArthur is a successful solo long-distance yachtswoman. On 7 February 2005, she broke the world record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe, a feat which gained her international renown. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen MacArthur has received more than 1,130,531 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Ellen MacArthur is the 443rd most popular explorer (down from 402nd in 2019), the 5,780th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,342nd in 2019) and the 78th most popular British Explorer.

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  • 36.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ellen MacArthur ranks 443 out of 405. Before her are Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, Bartholomew Gosnold, John Oxley, James Wordie, and John Forrest. After her are Thomas Mitchell, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Laura Dekker, Henry Worsley, and Tim Flannery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Ellen MacArthur ranks 439. Before her are Fabio Liverani, Eion Bailey, Carlos Humberto Paredes, Chiara Siracusa, Judith Rakers, and Sean Maguire. After her are Roger García, Hans Sarpei, Jiří Štajner, Jacoby Shaddix, Vinessa Shaw, and Brittany Daniel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ellen MacArthur ranks 5,780 out of 7,765. Before her are Himesh Patel (1990), Damien Magee (1945), Sean Maguire (1976), Kevin Phillips (1973), David Oakes (1983), and Dave Sexton (1930). After her are Armando Iannucci (1963), Alan McManus (1971), Charlie Brooker (1971), Slick Rick (1965), Alan Bush (1900), and Colin Todd (1948).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Ellen MacArthur ranks 78. Before her are Henry Seebohm (1832), Harry Johnston (1858), Allan Cunningham (1791), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), John Oxley (1785), and James Wordie (1889). After her are Thomas Mitchell (1792) and Henry Worsley (1960).

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