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George Grey

1812 - 1898

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Sir George Grey, KCB (14 April 1812 – 19 September 1898) was a British soldier, explorer, colonial administrator and writer. He served in a succession of governing positions: Governor of South Australia, twice Governor of New Zealand, Governor of Cape Colony, and the 11th premier of New Zealand. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Grey has received more than 335,241 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). George Grey is the 471st most popular explorer (down from 435th in 2019), the 418th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 378th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Grey ranks 471 out of 498. Before him are Anthony de la Roché, Ranulph Fiennes, Henry Robertson Bowers, Nain Singh, Tom Crean, and Oscar Baumann. After him are Jan Carstenszoon, Hubert Wilkins, Tryggve Gran, Adolphus Greely, Wiley Post, and Elisha Kent Kane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, George Grey ranks 73. Before him are Nicolae Crețulescu, Aleardo Aleardi, Anna Louisa Geertruida Bosboom-Toussaint, Carl Edvard Rotwitt, William Shanks, and Lady Charlotte Guest. After him are Dragojla Jarnević, William Fox, and John B. Weller. Among people deceased in 1898, George Grey ranks 82. Before him are Yelena Polenova, William Rosecrans, Thomas F. Bayard, Luiza Pesjak, Georg Bühler, and Samuel Plimsoll. After him are Benjamin Mountfort, Frances Willard, and Blanche Bruce.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 418 out of 633. Before him are Rui Rio (1957), Rafa Silva (1993), Tonicha (1946), Rui Costa (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), and Eduardo Carvalho (1982). After him are Abel Ferreira (1978), Gonçalo Ramos (2001), Hilário (1975), Custódio Pinto (1942), Maria Teresa Horta (1937), and Cristina Branco (1972).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 37. Before him are Bento de Góis (1562), Martim Afonso de Sousa (1500), Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), Miguel Corte-Real (1448), and Lourenço de Almeida (1480).

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