MILITARY PERSONNEL
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
1832 - 1914
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Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
Field Marshal Frederick Sleigh Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts, (30 September 1832 – 14 November 1914) was a British Victorian era general who became one of the most successful British military commanders of his time. Born in India to an Anglo-Irish family, Roberts joined the East India Company Army and served as a young officer in the Indian Rebellion during which he was awarded the Victoria Cross for gallantry. He was then transferred to the British Army and fought in the Expedition to Abyssinia and the Second Anglo-Afghan War, in which his exploits earned him widespread fame. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts has received more than 705,676 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts is the 1,510th most popular military personnel (down from 1,205th in 2019), the 447th most popular biography from India (down from 360th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Indian Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
710k
Page Views (PV)
51.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ranks 1,510 out of 2,058. Before him are Georges Mouton, Nathanael Greene, Félix Rodríguez, Alfonso Cano, Franz Bäke, and Pavel Kurochkin. After him are Bernhard Rogge, Joachim von Kortzfleisch, Caupolicán, Gisulf I of Friuli, Gaius Cassius Longinus, and Honoré Charles Reille.
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HPI: 51.47
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HPI: 51.45
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HPI: 51.44
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Pavel Kurochkin
1900 - 1989
HPI: 51.44
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1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,510
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HPI: 51.41
Rank: 1,511
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1890 - 1945
HPI: 51.40
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HPI: 51.39
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Rank: 1,515
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HPI: 51.35
Rank: 1,516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ranks 58. Before him are Charilaos Trikoupis, Jules Vallès, Mary Ann Cotton, Carl Neumann, Edwin Arnold, and Leslie Stephen. After him are Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino, Colin Archer, Pavel Chistyakov, Wilhelm Julius Foerster, Sergey Botkin, and Miroslav Tyrš. Among people deceased in 1914, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ranks 83. Before him are John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Dimitrie Sturdza, Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem, Hubertine Auclert, José Evaristo Uriburu, and Frederick Lorz. After him are Altaf Hussain Hali, Theodore Gill, John Murray, Amélie Lundahl, Nils Christoffer Dunér, and Edward Robert Hughes.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsCharilaos Trikoupis
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1896
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 52
Jules Vallès
WRITER
1832 - 1885
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 53
Mary Ann Cotton
EXTREMIST
1832 - 1873
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 54
Carl Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1832 - 1925
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 55
Edwin Arnold
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 56
Leslie Stephen
WRITER
1832 - 1904
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 57
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 58
Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1913
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 59
Colin Archer
INVENTOR
1832 - 1921
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 60
Pavel Chistyakov
PAINTER
1832 - 1919
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 61
Wilhelm Julius Foerster
ASTRONOMER
1832 - 1921
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 62
Sergey Botkin
PHYSICIAN
1832 - 1889
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 63
Miroslav Tyrš
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1832 - 1884
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 64
Others Deceased in 1914
Go to all RankingsJohn Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1914
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 77
Dimitrie Sturdza
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1914
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 78
Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1914
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 79
Hubertine Auclert
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1914
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 80
José Evaristo Uriburu
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1914
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 81
Frederick Lorz
ATHLETE
1884 - 1914
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 82
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 83
Altaf Hussain Hali
WRITER
1837 - 1914
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 84
Theodore Gill
BIOLOGIST
1837 - 1914
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 85
John Murray
BIOLOGIST
1841 - 1914
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 86
Amélie Lundahl
PAINTER
1850 - 1914
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 87
Nils Christoffer Dunér
ASTRONOMER
1839 - 1914
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 88
Edward Robert Hughes
PAINTER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 89
In India
Among people born in India, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ranks 447 out of 1,861. Before him are Abhijit Banerjee (1961), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), Sanjeev Kumar (1938), Sucheta Kriplani (1908), Tanuja (1943), and Jhalkaribai (1830). After him are Altaf Hussain Hali (1837), Govind Ballabh Pant (1887), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Fathima Beevi (1927), Fatima Sheikh (1831), and Pingali Venkayya (1876).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAbhijit Banerjee
ECONOMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 441
Bhimsen Joshi
SINGER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 442
Sanjeev Kumar
ACTOR
1938 - 1985
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 443
Sucheta Kriplani
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1974
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 444
Tanuja
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 445
Jhalkaribai
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1858
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 446
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 447
Altaf Hussain Hali
WRITER
1837 - 1914
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 448
Govind Ballabh Pant
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1961
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 449
K. D. Jadhav
ATHLETE
1926 - 1984
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 450
Fathima Beevi
JUDGE
1927 - 2023
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 451
Fatima Sheikh
POLITICIAN
1831 - 1900
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 452
Pingali Venkayya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1876 - 1963
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 453
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In India
Among military personnels born in India, Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts ranks 8. Before him are Baji Rao I (1700), Tatya Tope (1814), Rash Behari Bose (1886), Orde Wingate (1903), Mad Mike Hoare (1919), and Sam Manekshaw (1914). After him are John Frost (1912), Somnath Sharma (1923), William Birdwood (1865), Bakht Khan (1797), Bipin Rawat (1958), and John Hunt, Baron Hunt (1910).
Baji Rao I
1700 - 1740
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 2
Tatya Tope
1814 - 1859
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 3
Rash Behari Bose
1886 - 1945
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 4
Orde Wingate
1903 - 1944
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
Mad Mike Hoare
1919 - 2020
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 6
Sam Manekshaw
1914 - 2008
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 7
Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
1832 - 1914
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 8
John Frost
1912 - 1993
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 9
Somnath Sharma
1923 - 1947
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 10
William Birdwood
1865 - 1951
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 11
Bakht Khan
1797 - 1859
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 12
Bipin Rawat
1958 - 2021
HPI: 44.34
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John Hunt, Baron Hunt
1910 - 1998
HPI: 43.05
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