POLITICIAN
George Bancroft
1800 - 1891
George Bancroft
George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian, statesman and Democratic politician who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state of Massachusetts and at the national and international levels. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe, leading diplomatic missions to Britain and Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Bancroft has received more than 405,023 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). George Bancroft is the 15,579th most popular politician (down from 14,688th in 2019), the 8,285th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,353rd in 2019) and the 529th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
410k
Page Views (PV)
45.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.38
Effective Languages (L*)
3.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, George Bancroft ranks 15,579 out of 19,576. Before him are Dimitar Grekov, Iurie Leancă, Jerónimo Méndez, Julián Castro, Harlow Curtice, and José Azcona del Hoyo. After him are Kol of Sweden, Michel Roger, Clare Boothe Luce, Alpín mac Echdach, Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason, and Gaetano Martino.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDimitar Grekov
1847 - 1901
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 15,573
Iurie Leancă
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 15,574
Jerónimo Méndez
1887 - 1959
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 15,575
Julián Castro
1810 - 1875
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 15,576
Harlow Curtice
1893 - 1962
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 15,577
José Azcona del Hoyo
1927 - 2005
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 15,578
George Bancroft
1800 - 1891
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 15,579
Kol of Sweden
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,580
Michel Roger
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,581
Clare Boothe Luce
1903 - 1987
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,582
Alpín mac Echdach
778 - 834
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,583
Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason
1867 - 1941
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 15,584
Gaetano Martino
1900 - 1967
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 15,585
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1800, George Bancroft ranks 76. Before him are Brian Houghton Hodgson, Rómulo Díaz de la Vega, Ayub Shah Durrani, Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet, Christian Lassen, and Kolyu Ficheto. After him are Gilbert Thomas Burnett, Juan Francisco de Vidal, George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, Ali Shah Durrani, Peter the Aleut, and Caleb Cushing. Among people deceased in 1891, George Bancroft ranks 103. Before him are Edwin Long, Calixa Lavallée, Lajos Haynald, Antonio Arenas, Alphonso Taft, and José María Urvina. After him are Joseph Bazalgette, Barbara Bodichon, Charles Bradlaugh, George Hearst, David Dixon Porter, and Sarah Winnemucca.
Others Born in 1800
Go to all RankingsBrian Houghton Hodgson
LINGUIST
1800 - 1894
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 70
Rómulo Díaz de la Vega
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1877
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 71
Ayub Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1837
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 72
Sir William Jardine, 7th Baronet
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 73
Christian Lassen
WRITER
1800 - 1876
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 74
Kolyu Ficheto
ARCHITECT
1800 - 1881
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 75
George Bancroft
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1891
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 76
Gilbert Thomas Burnett
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1835
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 77
Juan Francisco de Vidal
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1863
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 78
George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1800 - 1888
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 79
Ali Shah Durrani
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1900
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 80
Peter the Aleut
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1815
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 81
Caleb Cushing
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1879
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 82
Others Deceased in 1891
Go to all RankingsEdwin Long
PAINTER
1829 - 1891
HPI: 46.82
Rank: 97
Calixa Lavallée
MUSICIAN
1842 - 1891
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 98
Lajos Haynald
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1816 - 1891
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 99
Antonio Arenas
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1891
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 100
Alphonso Taft
POLITICIAN
1810 - 1891
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 101
José María Urvina
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1891
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 102
George Bancroft
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1891
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 103
Joseph Bazalgette
ENGINEER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 104
Barbara Bodichon
PAINTER
1827 - 1891
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 105
Charles Bradlaugh
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1891
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 106
George Hearst
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1891
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 107
David Dixon Porter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1813 - 1891
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 108
Sarah Winnemucca
WRITER
1844 - 1891
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 109
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 8,285 out of 20,380. Before him are Jessica Simpson (1980), Arthur Wightman (1922), Joe Alaskey (1952), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), Terry McDermott (1940), and Kenneth Burke (1897). After him are Rob Van Dam (1970), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Omar Epps (1973), John Esposito (1940), Mariette Hartley (1940), and Chelsea Clinton (1980).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJessica Simpson
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,279
Arthur Wightman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2013
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,280
Joe Alaskey
ACTOR
1952 - 2016
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,281
Stanley A. McChrystal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,282
Terry McDermott
SKATER
1940 - 2023
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,283
Kenneth Burke
WRITER
1897 - 1993
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,284
George Bancroft
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1891
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 8,285
Rob Van Dam
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 8,286
Clare Boothe Luce
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1987
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 8,287
Omar Epps
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 8,288
John Esposito
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 8,289
Mariette Hartley
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 8,290
Chelsea Clinton
PUBLIC WORKER
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 8,291
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, George Bancroft ranks 529. Before him are John J. Sullivan (1959), Andrew Cuomo (1957), William R. Day (1849), C. E. Ruthenberg (1882), Clark Clifford (1906), and Harlow Curtice (1893). After him are Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Jesse Helms (1921), Thomas Watson Jr. (1914), Marco Rubio (1971), George Pataki (1945), and Richard Olney (1835).
John J. Sullivan
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 523
Andrew Cuomo
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 524
William R. Day
1849 - 1923
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 525
C. E. Ruthenberg
1882 - 1927
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 526
Clark Clifford
1906 - 1998
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 527
Harlow Curtice
1893 - 1962
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 528
George Bancroft
1800 - 1891
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 529
Clare Boothe Luce
1903 - 1987
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 530
Jesse Helms
1921 - 2008
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 531
Thomas Watson Jr.
1914 - 1993
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 532
Marco Rubio
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 533
George Pataki
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 534
Richard Olney
1835 - 1917
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 535