POLITICIAN
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
1737 - 1806
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
George Macartney should not be confused with Sir George Macartney, a later British statesman. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, (14 May 1737 – 31 May 1806) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat who served as the governor of Grenada, Madras and the British-occupied Cape Colony. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney has received more than 228,692 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney is the 12,377th most popular politician (down from 7,658th in 2019), the 2,658th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,602nd in 2019) and the 386th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
50.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.33
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney ranks 12,377 out of 19,576. Before him are Hovik Abrahamyan, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen, Li Zhaoxing, Sargent Shriver, and Julius Saturninus. After him are Erika Steinbach, Euphemus, Ōmura Masujirō, Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais, Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro, and Marduk-zakir-shumi I.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHovik Abrahamyan
1959 - Present
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 12,371
Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden
1706 - 1771
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 12,372
Princess Caroline of Nassau-Usingen
1762 - 1823
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 12,373
Li Zhaoxing
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 12,374
Sargent Shriver
1915 - 2011
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 12,375
Julius Saturninus
210 - 280
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 12,376
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 12,377
Erika Steinbach
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,378
Euphemus
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,379
Ōmura Masujirō
1824 - 1869
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,380
Geoffrey II, Count of Gâtinais
1000 - 1046
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,381
Francesco Maria de' Medici, Duke of Rovere and Montefeltro
1660 - 1711
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,382
Marduk-zakir-shumi I
850 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 12,383
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1737, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney ranks 26. Before him are Ernest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Iosif Igelström, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, Suzanne Curchod, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, and Maria Caterina Brignole. After him are Alexander Dalrymple, Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Vasily Bazhenov, Charles Hutton, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, and Arthur St. Clair. Among people deceased in 1806, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney ranks 40. Before him are Timothy Dexter, Jean Joseph Mounier, Eugenios Voulgaris, Charles James Fox, Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen, and Gabriel François Doyen. After him are Karoline von Günderrode, Henry Knox, Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter, Ignaz Schiffermüller, Heinrich Christian Boie, and Benjamin Banneker.
Others Born in 1737
Go to all RankingsErnest Augustus II, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1758
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 20
Iosif Igelström
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1823
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 21
Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux
EXPLORER
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 22
Suzanne Curchod
WRITER
1737 - 1794
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 23
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1805
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 24
Maria Caterina Brignole
COMPANION
1737 - 1813
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 25
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 26
Alexander Dalrymple
EXPLORER
1737 - 1808
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 27
Princess Sophie Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
NOBLEMAN
1737 - 1817
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 28
Vasily Bazhenov
ARCHITECT
1737 - 1799
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 29
Charles Hutton
MATHEMATICIAN
1737 - 1823
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 30
Charles Carroll of Carrollton
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1832
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 31
Arthur St. Clair
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1818
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1806
Go to all RankingsTimothy Dexter
BUSINESSPERSON
1747 - 1806
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 34
Jean Joseph Mounier
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1806
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 35
Eugenios Voulgaris
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1716 - 1806
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 36
Charles James Fox
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1806
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 37
Moritz Balthasar Borkhausen
POLITICIAN
1760 - 1806
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 38
Gabriel François Doyen
PAINTER
1726 - 1806
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 39
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 40
Karoline von Günderrode
WRITER
1780 - 1806
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 41
Henry Knox
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1806
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 42
Joseph Gottlieb Kölreuter
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1806
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 43
Ignaz Schiffermüller
BIOLOGIST
1727 - 1806
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 44
Heinrich Christian Boie
WRITER
1744 - 1806
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 45
Benjamin Banneker
ASTRONOMER
1731 - 1806
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney ranks 2,658 out of 8,785. Before him are William Curtis (1746), James Somerville (1882), James Young Simpson (1811), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Andrew Bell (1753), and Jamie Oliver (1975). After him are William Wilson (1844), Ian Rankin (1960), Elaine Paige (1948), John Neville (1925), Rupert Brooke (1887), and Alexander Dalrymple (1737).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsWilliam Curtis
BIOLOGIST
1746 - 1799
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 2,652
James Somerville
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1949
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 2,653
James Young Simpson
PHYSICIAN
1811 - 1870
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 2,654
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke
PHILOSOPHER
1678 - 1751
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 2,655
Andrew Bell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1753 - 1832
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 2,656
Jamie Oliver
CHEF
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 2,657
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 2,658
William Wilson
JOURNALIST
1844 - 1912
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 2,659
Ian Rankin
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,660
Elaine Paige
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,661
John Neville
ACTOR
1925 - 2011
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 2,662
Rupert Brooke
WRITER
1887 - 1915
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2,663
Alexander Dalrymple
EXPLORER
1737 - 1808
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 2,664
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney ranks 386. Before him are Constance Markievicz (1868), Caradoc (470), Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Henry Pottinger (1789), George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946), and John Turner (1929). After him are Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), Centwine of Wessex (643), John Wilkes (1725), Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), and Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841).
Constance Markievicz
1868 - 1927
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 380
Caradoc
470 - 500
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 381
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
1903 - 1960
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 382
Henry Pottinger
1789 - 1856
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 383
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 384
John Turner
1929 - 2020
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 385
George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney
1737 - 1806
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 386
Thomas Wyatt the Younger
1521 - 1554
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 387
Centwine of Wessex
643 - 686
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 388
John Wilkes
1725 - 1797
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 389
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
1871 - 1946
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 390
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk
1443 - 1524
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 391
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
1841 - 1917
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 392