POLITICIAN

Errol Barrow

1920 - 1987

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Errol Walton Barrow (21 January 1920 – 1 June 1987) was a Barbadian statesman and the first prime minister of Barbados. Born into a family of political and civic activists in the parish of Saint Lucy, he became a WWII aviator, combat veteran, lawyer, politician, gourmet cook and author. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Errol Barrow has received more than 354,173 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Errol Barrow is the 17,221st most popular politician (down from 15,626th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Barbados (down from 11th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Barbadian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Errol Barrow ranks 17,221 out of 19,576. Before him are Andris Šķēle, Marjan Šarec, Vere Bird, Bruno Tshibala, Ingrid Wendl, and Maria Luisa Berti. After him are Kinuko Tanida, Cecilia Tait, Sprent Dabwido, Zhan Videnov, Laura Kelly, and Boubou Cissé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1920, Errol Barrow ranks 432. Before him are Marguerite Higgins, Elliot Richardson, McDonald Bailey, István Szívós, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Sammy Lee. After him are Les Leston, Vinjamuri Anasuya Devi, Ruth Graham, Tommy Godwin, Esther Rolle, and Bill Reid. Among people deceased in 1987, Errol Barrow ranks 248. Before him are José González Ganoza, Alice Terry, Paul Martin, Robert O'Brien, Silvio Pietroboni, and Alexander Wood. After him are Antony Tudor, Madge Kennedy, Jimmy Mullen, Wim Lagendaal, Obafemi Awolowo, and Esmond Knight.

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In Barbados

Among people born in Barbados, Errol Barrow ranks 12 out of 22. Before him are Clifford Husbands (1926), Mia Mottley (1965), Freundel Stuart (1951), Owen Arthur (1949), Elliott Belgrave (1931), and Arthur Barclay (1854). After him are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), Obadele Thompson (1976), Garfield Sobers (1936), Tom Adams (1931), Shontelle (1985), and Beverley Goddard (1956).

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Among POLITICIANS In Barbados

Among politicians born in Barbados, Errol Barrow ranks 7. Before him are Sandra Mason (1949), Clifford Husbands (1926), Mia Mottley (1965), Freundel Stuart (1951), Owen Arthur (1949), and Arthur Barclay (1854). After him are Lloyd Erskine Sandiford (1937), and Tom Adams (1931).

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