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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 309,567 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Grey is the 436th most popular explorer (down from 393rd in 2019), the 379th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 319th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, George Grey ranks 436 out of 405. Before him are David Thompson, Matthew Henson, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, Henry Seebohm, and Harry Johnston. After him are Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, Bartholomew Gosnold, John Oxley, James Wordie, and John Forrest.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1812, George Grey ranks 67. Before him are William Shanks, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, Nicolae Crețulescu, Aleardo Aleardi, Pierre de Decker, and Auguste Duméril. After him are Lady Charlotte Guest, William Fox, and John B. Weller. Among people deceased in 1898, George Grey ranks 81. Before him are Wilford Woodruff, Benjamin Mountfort, Georg Bühler, Samuel Plimsoll, Frances Willard, and Thomas F. Bayard. After him is Blanche Bruce.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 379 out of 555. Before him are Manuel Fernandes (1986), Miguel Monteiro (1980), Paulo d'Eça Leal (1901), João Sassetti (1892), Sara Martins (1977), and André Gomes (1993). After him are João Pereira (1984), Frederico Paredes (1889), José Morais (1965), Aure Atika (1970), Carlos Secretário (1970), and Gonçalo Guedes (1996).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, George Grey ranks 29. Before him are Jorge Álvares (1401), Estêvão Gomes (1484), Tristão Vaz Teixeira (1395), Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia (1415), Gonçalo Velho Cabral (1400), and Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1846).

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