GEOGRAPHER
George Everest
1790 - 1866
George Everest
Sir George Everest, (, EEV-rist; 4 July 1790 – 1 December 1866) was a British surveyor and geographer who served as Surveyor General of India from 1830 to 1843. After receiving a military education in Marlow, Everest joined the East India Company and arrived in India at the age of 16. He was eventually made an assistant to William Lambton on the Great Trigonometric Survey, and replaced Lambton as superintendent of the survey in 1823. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Everest has received more than 1,151,949 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). George Everest is the 15th most popular geographer (down from 9th in 2019), the 489th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 269th in 2019) and the most popular British Geographer.
George Everest was a British surveyor who is most famous for being the first to measure the height of Mount Everest.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
64.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
6.52
Effective Languages (L*)
4.19
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, George Everest ranks 15 out of 86. Before him are Abraham Ortelius, Ferdinand von Richthofen, Martin Waldseemüller, Wladimir Köppen, Ya'qubi, and Georg Joachim Rheticus. After him are Pomponius Mela, Ibn Khordadbeh, Paul Vidal de La Blache, Ibn Jubayr, James Lovelock, and Sebastian Münster.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbraham Ortelius
1527 - 1598
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 9
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 10
Martin Waldseemüller
1470 - 1520
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 11
Wladimir Köppen
1846 - 1940
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Ya'qubi
801 - 898
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 13
Georg Joachim Rheticus
1514 - 1574
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 14
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 15
Pomponius Mela
15 - 100
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 16
Ibn Khordadbeh
820 - 912
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 17
Paul Vidal de La Blache
1845 - 1918
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 18
Ibn Jubayr
1145 - 1217
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 19
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 20
Sebastian Münster
1488 - 1552
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1790, George Everest ranks 7. Before him are Jean-François Champollion, Leopold I of Belgium, August Ferdinand Möbius, Alphonse de Lamartine, Sunjo of Joseon, and John Tyler. After him are Jules Dumont d'Urville, Nicolas Chauvin, John Frederic Daniell, Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden, John Austin, and Robert Stirling. Among people deceased in 1866, George Everest ranks 3. Before him are Bernhard Riemann, and Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. After him are Miguel I of Portugal, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Tokugawa Iemochi, William Whewell, Hermann Goldschmidt, Chief Seattle, Philipp Franz von Siebold, Adolph Diesterweg, and Friedrich Rückert.
Others Born in 1790
Go to all RankingsJean-François Champollion
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1790 - 1832
HPI: 78.28
Rank: 1
Leopold I of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 2
August Ferdinand Möbius
MATHEMATICIAN
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 3
Alphonse de Lamartine
WRITER
1790 - 1869
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 4
Sunjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1834
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 5
John Tyler
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1862
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 6
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 7
Jules Dumont d'Urville
EXPLORER
1790 - 1842
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 8
Nicolas Chauvin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1790 - 1900
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 9
John Frederic Daniell
CHEMIST
1790 - 1845
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 10
Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1852
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 11
John Austin
PHILOSOPHER
1790 - 1859
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 12
Robert Stirling
INVENTOR
1790 - 1878
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1866
Go to all RankingsBernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 79.87
Rank: 1
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 2
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 3
Miguel I of Portugal
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1866
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Karl Ludwig Hencke
ASTRONOMER
1793 - 1866
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 5
Tokugawa Iemochi
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1866
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 6
William Whewell
PHYSICIST
1794 - 1866
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 7
Hermann Goldschmidt
ASTRONOMER
1802 - 1866
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 8
Chief Seattle
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1866
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 9
Philipp Franz von Siebold
PHYSICIAN
1796 - 1866
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 10
Adolph Diesterweg
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1866
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 11
Friedrich Rückert
WRITER
1788 - 1866
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Everest ranks 489 out of 8,785. Before him are Margot Fonteyn (1919), Joseph Lister (1827), John Smith (1580), John Dowland (1563), John Cleese (1939), and Martin Amis (1949). After him are Ernest Thompson Seton (1860), James Callaghan (1912), Thomas Carlyle (1795), J. Bruce Ismay (1862), Henry Hudson (1570), and Trevor Howard (1913).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMargot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 483
Joseph Lister
PHYSICIAN
1827 - 1912
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 484
John Smith
EXPLORER
1580 - 1631
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 485
John Dowland
MUSICIAN
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 486
John Cleese
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 487
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 488
George Everest
GEOGRAPHER
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 489
Ernest Thompson Seton
WRITER
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 490
James Callaghan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 491
Thomas Carlyle
PHILOSOPHER
1795 - 1881
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 492
J. Bruce Ismay
BUSINESSPERSON
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 493
Henry Hudson
EXPLORER
1570 - 1611
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 494
Trevor Howard
ACTOR
1913 - 1988
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 495
Among GEOGRAPHERS In United Kingdom
Among geographers born in United Kingdom, George Everest ranks 1. After him are James Lovelock (1919), David Harvey (1935), John Walter Gregory (1864), Doreen Massey (1944), Aaron Arrowsmith (1750), John Speed (1551), Thomas Griffith Taylor (1880), and Alexander Keith Johnston (1804).
George Everest
1790 - 1866
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 1
James Lovelock
1919 - 2022
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 2
David Harvey
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3
John Walter Gregory
1864 - 1932
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 4
Doreen Massey
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 5
Aaron Arrowsmith
1750 - 1823
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 6
John Speed
1551 - 1629
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 7
Thomas Griffith Taylor
1880 - 1963
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 8
Alexander Keith Johnston
1804 - 1871
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 9