EXPLORER
Ferdinand von Wrangel
1797 - 1870
Ferdinand von Wrangel
Baron Ferdinand Friedrich Georg Ludwig von Wrangel (Russian: Барон Фердинанд Петрович Врангель, tr. Ferdinand Petrovich Vrangel'; 9 January 1797 [O.S. 29 December 1796] – 6 June [O.S. 25 May] 1870) was a Russia German (Baltic German) explorer and officer in the Imperial Russian Navy, Honorable Member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, and a founder of the Russian Geographic Society. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand von Wrangel has received more than 147,748 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Ferdinand von Wrangel is the 94th most popular explorer (down from 76th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Russia (down from 297th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Russian Explorer.
Ferdinand von Wrangel was a Prussian officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars. He was most famous for being the commander of the Russian troops in the Crimean War.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
61.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
5.54
Effective Languages (L*)
3.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Ferdinand von Wrangel ranks 94 out of 498. Before him are Tristão da Cunha, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Benjamin of Tudela, Charles Marie de La Condamine, Bjarni Herjólfsson, and Robert FitzRoy. After him are Carsten Niebuhr, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Calamity Jane, Ferdinand Columbus, Gonzalo Pizarro, and Philip Johan von Strahlenberg.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTristão da Cunha
1460 - 1540
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 88
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
1542 - 1595
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 89
Benjamin of Tudela
1130 - 1173
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 90
Charles Marie de La Condamine
1701 - 1774
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 91
Bjarni Herjólfsson
966 - 1000
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 92
Robert FitzRoy
1805 - 1865
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 93
Ferdinand von Wrangel
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 94
Carsten Niebuhr
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 95
Martín Alonso Pinzón
1441 - 1493
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 96
Calamity Jane
1852 - 1903
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 97
Ferdinand Columbus
1488 - 1539
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 98
Gonzalo Pizarro
1510 - 1548
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 99
Philip Johan von Strahlenberg
1676 - 1747
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 100
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1797, Ferdinand von Wrangel ranks 18. Before him are Charles Lyell, Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Alfred de Vigny, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Paul Delaroche, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. After him are Maria Isabel of Braganza, Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Carlo Blasis, Sojourner Truth, Ida Laura Pfeiffer, and Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg. Among people deceased in 1870, Ferdinand von Wrangel ranks 14. Before him are Francisco Solano López, Alexander Herzen, Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, and Heinrich Gustav Magnus. After him are Victor Noir, Anthony Mary Claret, Gabriel Lamé, Princess Louise of Prussia, Saverio Mercadante, and Ignaz Moscheles.
Others Born in 1797
Go to all RankingsCharles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 12
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 13
Alfred de Vigny
WRITER
1797 - 1863
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 14
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 15
Paul Delaroche
PAINTER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 16
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
PAINTER
1797 - 1861
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 17
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 18
Maria Isabel of Braganza
COMPANION
1797 - 1818
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 19
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1829
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 20
Carlo Blasis
DANCER
1797 - 1878
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 21
Sojourner Truth
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1797 - 1883
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 22
Ida Laura Pfeiffer
WRITER
1797 - 1858
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 23
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1797 - 1855
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1870
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Solano López
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1870
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 8
Alexander Herzen
WRITER
1812 - 1870
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 9
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 10
Marie-Caroline of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Berry
NOBLEMAN
1798 - 1870
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 11
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer
WRITER
1836 - 1870
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 12
Heinrich Gustav Magnus
CHEMIST
1802 - 1870
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 13
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 14
Victor Noir
JOURNALIST
1848 - 1870
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 15
Anthony Mary Claret
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1807 - 1870
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 16
Gabriel Lamé
MATHEMATICIAN
1795 - 1870
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 17
Princess Louise of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1870
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 18
Saverio Mercadante
COMPOSER
1795 - 1870
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 19
Ignaz Moscheles
COMPOSER
1794 - 1870
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 20
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Ferdinand von Wrangel ranks 374 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov (1883), Rinat Dasayev (1957), Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Pavel Nakhimov (1802), Viktor Kulikov (1921), and Henri Troyat (1911). After him are Eduard Khil (1934), Aleksandr Lyapunov (1857), Chung Il-kwon (1917), Aleksandr Karelin (1967), Nikolai Leskov (1831), and Basil Fool for Christ (1468).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov
COMPOSER
1883 - 1946
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 368
Rinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 369
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 370
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 371
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 372
Henri Troyat
WRITER
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 373
Ferdinand von Wrangel
EXPLORER
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 374
Eduard Khil
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 375
Aleksandr Lyapunov
MATHEMATICIAN
1857 - 1918
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 376
Chung Il-kwon
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 377
Aleksandr Karelin
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 378
Nikolai Leskov
WRITER
1831 - 1895
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 379
Basil Fool for Christ
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1552
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 380
Among EXPLORERS In Russia
Among explorers born in Russia, Ferdinand von Wrangel ranks 2. Before him are Nikolay Przhevalsky (1839). After him are Semyon Dezhnev (1605), Afanasy Nikitin (1500), Vladimir Arsenyev (1872), Mikhail Lazarev (1788), Nikolai Rezanov (1764), Aleksandra Potanina (1843), Alexander Andreyevich Baranov (1746), Vasily Tatishchev (1686), Yerofey Khabarov (1603), and Grigory Shelikhov (1747).
Nikolay Przhevalsky
1839 - 1888
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 1
Ferdinand von Wrangel
1797 - 1870
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2
Semyon Dezhnev
1605 - 1673
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 3
Afanasy Nikitin
1500 - 1475
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 4
Vladimir Arsenyev
1872 - 1930
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 5
Mikhail Lazarev
1788 - 1851
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 6
Nikolai Rezanov
1764 - 1807
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 7
Aleksandra Potanina
1843 - 1893
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 8
Alexander Andreyevich Baranov
1746 - 1819
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 9
Vasily Tatishchev
1686 - 1750
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 10
Yerofey Khabarov
1603 - 1671
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 11
Grigory Shelikhov
1747 - 1795
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 12