WRITER

Francis Chichester

1901 - 1972

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Sir Francis Charles Chichester KBE (17 September 1901 – 26 August 1972) was a British businessman, pioneering aviator and solo sailor. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route and the fastest circumnavigator, in nine months and one day overall in 1966–67. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis Chichester has received more than 471,712 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Chichester is the 5,984th most popular writer, the 4,822nd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 541st most popular British Writer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Francis Chichester ranks 5,984 out of 7,302. Before him are Tom Brokaw, Svetlana Makarovič, Edmund Gosse, William Bell Scott, Vjenceslav Novak, and George Holyoake. After him are Jean Dutourd, Khushwant Singh, Liam O'Flaherty, Mihkel Veske, Richard Russo, and Sarah Moore Grimké.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Francis Chichester ranks 320. Before him are Carlo Biotti, Thomas Cooray, Mary Eaton, Modesto Denis, Muhammad Fareed Didi, and Pauline Starke. After him are Francisco Gamborena, Tibor Serly, Frankie Genaro, Paulo d'Eça Leal, Henrique da Silveira, and Gilda Gray. Among people deceased in 1972, Francis Chichester ranks 235. Before him are Herbert Hübner, John Berryman, Arnold Jackson, Walter Winchell, Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez, and Humberto Mariles. After him are Claire Windsor, Frederico Paredes, Gejus van der Meulen, Gia Scala, Isabel Jewell, and Józef Lange.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Francis Chichester ranks 4,822 out of 8,785. Before him are William Bell Scott (1811), Henry Hardinge, 1st Viscount Hardinge (1785), Lando Norris (1999), George Ezra (1993), John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence (1811), and George Holyoake (1817). After him are Richard Thompson (1949), Naomi Scott (1993), John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Laura Haddock (1985), Daniel Harding (1975), and Stanley Sadie (1930).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Francis Chichester ranks 541. Before him are Mina Loy (1882), Susan Cooper (1935), Hugh Blair (1718), Edmund Gosse (1849), William Bell Scott (1811), and George Holyoake (1817). After him are Alex Garland (1970), Lucy Hawking (1969), David Storey (1933), Sarah Waters (1966), Philippa Pearce (1920), and Sarah Trimmer (1741).

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