POLITICIAN
George Hearst
1820 - 1891
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George Hearst
George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Homestake Mine in the late 1870s in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 1879, he listed it on the New York Stock Exchange and went on to other pursuits. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Hearst has received more than 2,404,433 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Hearst is the 16,365th most popular politician (down from 15,077th in 2019), the 9,667th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,110th in 2019) and the 623rd most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.4M
Page Views (PV)
44.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.50
Effective Languages (L*)
3.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, George Hearst ranks 16,365 out of 19,576. Before him are Zoran Živković, Milton Margai, Christopher Hornsrud, Christian Poncelet, Nisreen Elsaim, and John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun. After him are Vano Merabishvili, Andriy Biletsky, Kathy Hochul, Modibo Sidibé, Nina Agadzhanova, and Theo de Meester.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoran Živković
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 16,359
Milton Margai
1895 - 1964
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 16,360
Christopher Hornsrud
1859 - 1960
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 16,361
Christian Poncelet
1928 - 2020
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 16,362
Nisreen Elsaim
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 16,363
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
1860 - 1908
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 16,364
George Hearst
1820 - 1891
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 16,365
Vano Merabishvili
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 16,366
Andriy Biletsky
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 16,367
Kathy Hochul
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 16,368
Modibo Sidibé
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 16,369
Nina Agadzhanova
1889 - 1974
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 16,370
Theo de Meester
1851 - 1919
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 16,371
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1820, George Hearst ranks 78. Before him are Maria Katharina Kasper, Victor Puiseux, John F. Reynolds, Henry Jarvis Raymond, Anthony W. Gardiner, and Joaquim Manuel de Macedo. After him are George Grove, Thomas Baines, Elisha Kent Kane, Worthington Whittredge, and Earl Van Dorn. Among people deceased in 1891, George Hearst ranks 107. Before him are Alphonso Taft, José María Urvina, George Bancroft, Joseph Bazalgette, Barbara Bodichon, and Charles Bradlaugh. After him are David Dixon Porter, Sarah Winnemucca, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, and William Windom.
Others Born in 1820
Go to all RankingsMaria Katharina Kasper
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1820 - 1898
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 72
Victor Puiseux
MATHEMATICIAN
1820 - 1883
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 73
John F. Reynolds
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1863
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 74
Henry Jarvis Raymond
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1869
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 75
Anthony W. Gardiner
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1885
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 76
Joaquim Manuel de Macedo
WRITER
1820 - 1882
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 77
George Hearst
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1891
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 78
George Grove
WRITER
1820 - 1900
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 79
Thomas Baines
PAINTER
1820 - 1875
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 80
Elisha Kent Kane
EXPLORER
1820 - 1857
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 81
Worthington Whittredge
PAINTER
1820 - 1910
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 82
Earl Van Dorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1820 - 1863
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 83
Others Deceased in 1891
Go to all RankingsAlphonso 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
Samuel Ajayi Crowther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1891
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 110
William Windom
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1891
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 111
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Hearst ranks 9,667 out of 20,380. Before him are George Herriman (1880), Haskell Wexler (1922), Wilmer Valderrama (1980), Michael Milken (1946), Art Babbitt (1907), and George Finnegan (1881). After him are Joe Flanigan (1967), Ed King (1949), Jimmy Van Heusen (1913), Albert Ammons (1907), Patsy Ruth Miller (1904), and Jimmie Vaughan (1951).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsGeorge Herriman
COMIC ARTIST
1880 - 1944
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 9,661
Haskell Wexler
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2015
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 9,662
Wilmer Valderrama
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 9,663
Michael Milken
BUSINESSPERSON
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,664
Art Babbitt
ARTIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,665
George Finnegan
ATHLETE
1881 - 1913
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,666
George Hearst
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1891
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,667
Joe Flanigan
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,668
Ed King
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2018
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,669
Jimmy Van Heusen
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1990
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,670
Albert Ammons
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1949
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 9,671
Patsy Ruth Miller
ACTOR
1904 - 1995
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,672
Jimmie Vaughan
MUSICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 9,673
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, George Hearst ranks 623. Before him are Henry McMaster (1947), Karl Rove (1950), Lorenzo Snow (1814), Edward Seaga (1930), Gordon B. Hinckley (1910), and Jon Ossoff (1987). After him are Kathy Hochul (1958), Stanley Wagner (1908), Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927), John Nelson (1791), Lester Bird (1938), and Pete Wilson (1933).
Henry McMaster
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 617
Karl Rove
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 618
Lorenzo Snow
1814 - 1901
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 619
Edward Seaga
1930 - 2019
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 620
Gordon B. Hinckley
1910 - 2008
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 621
Jon Ossoff
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 622
George Hearst
1820 - 1891
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 623
Kathy Hochul
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 624
Stanley Wagner
1908 - 2002
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 625
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
1927 - 2003
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 626
John Nelson
1791 - 1860
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 627
Lester Bird
1938 - 2021
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 628
Pete Wilson
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 629