HISTORIAN
Frederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
Frederick Jackson Turner
Frederick Jackson Turner (November 14, 1861 – March 14, 1932) was an American historian during the early 20th century, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison until 1910, and then Harvard University. He was known primarily for his frontier thesis. He trained many PhDs who went on to become well-known historians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Jackson Turner has received more than 634,603 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Frederick Jackson Turner is the 196th most popular historian (up from 197th in 2019), the 3,231st most popular biography from United States (up from 3,515th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Historian.
Memorability Metrics
630k
Page Views (PV)
60.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
4.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among HISTORIANS
Among historians, Frederick Jackson Turner ranks 196 out of 561. Before him are Adémar de Chabannes, Philistus, Slobodan Jovanović, W. Montgomery Watt, William of Malmesbury, and Évariste Lévi-Provençal. After him are Max Weinreich, Abu Mikhnaf, Linda Nochlin, Robert Conquest, Ibn Abd al-Hakam, and Pulakeshin II.
Most Popular Historians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdémar de Chabannes
989 - 1034
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 190
Philistus
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 191
Slobodan Jovanović
1869 - 1958
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 192
W. Montgomery Watt
1909 - 2006
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 193
William of Malmesbury
1080 - 1140
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 194
Évariste Lévi-Provençal
1894 - 1956
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 195
Frederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 196
Max Weinreich
1894 - 1969
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 197
Abu Mikhnaf
709 - Present
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 198
Linda Nochlin
1931 - 2017
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 199
Robert Conquest
1917 - 2015
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 200
Ibn Abd al-Hakam
800 - 871
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 201
Pulakeshin II
610 - 642
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 202
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1861, Frederick Jackson Turner ranks 72. Before him are Katō Tomosaburō, Nikolay Zelinsky, Ivana Kobilca, Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke, Madan Mohan Malaviya, and Hermann Muthesius. After him are Eduard, Duke of Anhalt, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Henri Mathias Berthelot, Auguste Vaillant, Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen, and Emil Wiechert. Among people deceased in 1932, Frederick Jackson Turner ranks 59. Before him are Patrick Geddes, Peg Entwistle, Nureddin Pasha, Farabundo Martí, Pēteris Stučka, and Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov. After him are Max Slevogt, Alajos Szokolyi, Rudolf Bauer, Bipin Chandra Pal, Maximilian Voloshin, and Paolo Boselli.
Others Born in 1861
Go to all RankingsKatō Tomosaburō
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1923
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 66
Nikolay Zelinsky
CHEMIST
1861 - 1953
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 67
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 68
Wilhelm Meyer-Lübke
LINGUIST
1861 - 1936
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 69
Madan Mohan Malaviya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1946
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 70
Hermann Muthesius
ARCHITECT
1861 - 1927
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 71
Frederick Jackson Turner
HISTORIAN
1861 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 72
Eduard, Duke of Anhalt
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1918
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 73
Elin Danielson-Gambogi
PAINTER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 74
Henri Mathias Berthelot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1931
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 75
Auguste Vaillant
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1894
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 76
Prince Friedrich of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1914
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 77
Emil Wiechert
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1928
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 78
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsPatrick Geddes
BIOLOGIST
1854 - 1932
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 53
Peg Entwistle
ACTOR
1908 - 1932
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 54
Nureddin Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1932
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 55
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 56
Pēteris Stučka
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1932
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 57
Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov
BIOLOGIST
1870 - 1932
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 58
Frederick Jackson Turner
HISTORIAN
1861 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 59
Max Slevogt
PAINTER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 60
Alajos Szokolyi
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 61
Rudolf Bauer
ATHLETE
1879 - 1932
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 62
Bipin Chandra Pal
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1932
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 63
Maximilian Voloshin
WRITER
1877 - 1932
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 64
Paolo Boselli
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1932
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 65
In United States
Among people born in United States, Frederick Jackson Turner ranks 3,231 out of 20,380. Before him are Ciara (1985), Herb Ritts (1952), Andrea Dworkin (1946), Jill St. John (1940), Blake Lively (1987), and Diane Venora (1952). After him are Rensis Likert (1903), Rue McClanahan (1934), Vito Acconci (1940), Roy Sullivan (1912), John Barth (1930), and Jim Thorpe (1887).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsCiara
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 3,225
Herb Ritts
PHOTOGRAPHER
1952 - 2002
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,226
Andrea Dworkin
WRITER
1946 - 2005
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,227
Jill St. John
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,228
Blake Lively
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3,229
Diane Venora
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,230
Frederick Jackson Turner
HISTORIAN
1861 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,231
Rensis Likert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1903 - 1981
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,232
Rue McClanahan
ACTOR
1934 - 2010
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,233
Vito Acconci
ARTIST
1940 - 2017
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 3,234
Roy Sullivan
CELEBRITY
1912 - 1983
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,235
John Barth
WRITER
1930 - 2024
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,236
Jim Thorpe
ATHLETE
1887 - 1953
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,237
Among HISTORIANS In United States
Among historians born in United States, Frederick Jackson Turner ranks 9. Before him are Donna Haraway (1944), Richard Sennett (1943), Natalie Zemon Davis (1928), Hayden White (1928), Barbara W. Tuchman (1912), and Howard Zinn (1922). After him are Linda Nochlin (1931), Joan Wallach Scott (1941), Deborah Lipstadt (1947), Donald Keene (1922), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), and Timothy D. Snyder (1969).
Donna Haraway
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
Richard Sennett
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 4
Natalie Zemon Davis
1928 - 2023
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 5
Hayden White
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 6
Barbara W. Tuchman
1912 - 1989
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
Howard Zinn
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 8
Frederick Jackson Turner
1861 - 1932
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 9
Linda Nochlin
1931 - 2017
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 10
Joan Wallach Scott
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 11
Deborah Lipstadt
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
Donald Keene
1922 - 2019
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 13
Stephen E. Ambrose
1936 - 2002
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 14
Timothy D. Snyder
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 15