DIPLOMAT
George Blake
1922 - 2020
George Blake
George Blake (né Behar; 11 November 1922 – 26 December 2020) was a spy with Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and worked as a double agent for the Soviet Union. He became a communist and decided to work for the MGB while a prisoner during the Korean War. Discovered in 1961 and sentenced to 42 years in prison, he escaped from Wormwood Scrubs prison in west London in 1966 and fled to the Soviet Union, where he resided until his death in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Blake has received more than 1,278,053 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. George Blake is the 32nd most popular diplomat (down from 26th in 2019), the 237th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 148th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Diplomat.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
58.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
5.50
Effective Languages (L*)
2.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, George Blake ranks 32 out of 90. Before him are Thomas Klestil, Édith Cresson, Irina Bokova, Hans Blix, Alfonso García Robles, and Giovanni Villani. After him are Yukiya Amano, Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Amr Moussa, Ralph Bunche, Porfirio Rubirosa, and Dean Acheson.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Klestil
1932 - 2004
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 26
Édith Cresson
1934 - Present
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 27
Irina Bokova
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 28
Hans Blix
1928 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 29
Alfonso García Robles
1911 - 1991
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 30
Giovanni Villani
1276 - 1348
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 31
George Blake
1922 - 2020
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 32
Yukiya Amano
1947 - 2019
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 33
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 34
Amr Moussa
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 35
Ralph Bunche
1904 - 1971
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 36
Porfirio Rubirosa
1909 - 1965
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 37
Dean Acheson
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, George Blake ranks 89. Before him are Damiano Damiani, Barbara Bel Geddes, Roger Etchegaray, Árpád Göncz, Patrick Macnee, and Carlos Andrés Pérez. After him are Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Ralph H. Baer, Abdul Razak Hussein, Yvonne De Carlo, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Salvatore Giuliano. Among people deceased in 2020, George Blake ranks 92. Before him are Maj Sjöwall, Jānis Lūsis, Honor Blackman, Lorenzo Sanz, Manu Dibango, and Roger Scruton. After him are Wim Suurbier, Chadwick Boseman, Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Shin Kyuk-ho, Stanley Ho, and Ernesto Cardenal.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsDamiano Damiani
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2013
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 83
Barbara Bel Geddes
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 84
Roger Etchegaray
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2019
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 85
Árpád Göncz
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 86
Patrick Macnee
ACTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 87
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 88
George Blake
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2020
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 89
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1946
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 90
Ralph H. Baer
GAME DESIGNER
1922 - 2014
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 91
Abdul Razak Hussein
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1976
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 92
Yvonne De Carlo
ACTOR
1922 - 2007
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 93
Jean-Pierre Rampal
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2000
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 94
Salvatore Giuliano
MAFIOSO
1922 - 1950
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 95
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsMaj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 86
Jānis Lūsis
ATHLETE
1939 - 2020
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 87
Honor Blackman
ACTOR
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 88
Lorenzo Sanz
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 89
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 90
Roger Scruton
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 91
George Blake
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2020
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 92
Wim Suurbier
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 93
Chadwick Boseman
ACTOR
1977 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 94
Armen Dzhigarkhanyan
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 95
Shin Kyuk-ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 96
Stanley Ho
BUSINESSPERSON
1921 - 2020
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 97
Ernesto Cardenal
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2020
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 98
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, George Blake ranks 237 out of 1,646. Before him are Joop Zoetemelk (1946), Robin van Persie (1983), Alexander, Prince of Orange (1851), Salomon van Ruysdael (1602), Anton Mussert (1894), and Adriaen de Vries (1556). After him are Isaac Beeckman (1588), Wim Suurbier (1945), Jaap de Hoop Scheffer (1948), Hans Vredeman de Vries (1527), Tiësto (1969), and William I, Count of Holland (1167).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsJoop Zoetemelk
CYCLIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 231
Robin van Persie
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 232
Alexander, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1884
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 233
Salomon van Ruysdael
PAINTER
1602 - 1670
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 234
Anton Mussert
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 235
Adriaen de Vries
SCULPTOR
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 236
George Blake
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2020
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 237
Isaac Beeckman
MATHEMATICIAN
1588 - 1637
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 238
Wim Suurbier
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 239
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 240
Hans Vredeman de Vries
ARCHITECT
1527 - 1607
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 241
Tiësto
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 242
William I, Count of Holland
POLITICIAN
1167 - 1222
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 243
Among DIPLOMATS In Netherlands
Among diplomats born in Netherlands, George Blake ranks 1.