MOUNTAINEER
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
George Mallory
George Herbert Leigh-Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who participated in the first three British Mount Everest expeditions in the early 1920s. He and Andrew Irvine were last seen ascending near Everest's summit, during the 1924 expedition, sparking debate as to whether they reached it before they died. Born in Cheshire, England, Mallory became a student at Winchester College, where a teacher recruited him for an excursion in the Alps, and he developed a strong natural climbing ability. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Mallory has received more than 4,659,242 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). George Mallory is the 5th most popular mountaineer, the 377th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 435th in 2019) and the most popular British Mountaineer.
George Mallory is most famous for being the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
66.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
5.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MOUNTAINEERS
Among mountaineers, George Mallory ranks 5 out of 56. Before him are Edmund Hillary, Reinhold Messner, Tenzing Norgay, and Heinrich Harrer. After him are Horace Bénédict de Saussure, Junko Tabei, Jerzy Kukuczka, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, Jacques Balmat, and Walter Bonatti.
Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdmund Hillary
1919 - 2008
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 1
Reinhold Messner
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
Tenzing Norgay
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 3
Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 4
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 6
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 9
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 11
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, George Mallory ranks 18. Before him are Jean Arp, Ernst Thälmann, Karl Barth, Wilhelm Furtwängler, Karl von Frisch, and Roman von Ungern-Sternberg. After him are Karl Polanyi, Jan Masaryk, Theodor Morell, Hermann Broch, Gotthard Heinrici, and Zhu De. Among people deceased in 1924, George Mallory ranks 13. Before him are Louis Sullivan, Alfred Marshall, Gabriel Fauré, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Carl Spitteler, and Frances Hodgson Burnett. After him are Ferdinand Cheval, Ferruccio Busoni, Robert Nivelle, Eleonora Duse, Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant, and Alexander Parvus.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsJean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
Ernst Thälmann
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 13
Karl Barth
WRITER
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 14
Wilhelm Furtwängler
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1954
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 15
Karl von Frisch
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1982
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 16
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 17
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 18
Karl Polanyi
ECONOMIST
1886 - 1964
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 19
Jan Masaryk
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 20
Theodor Morell
PHYSICIAN
1886 - 1948
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 21
Hermann Broch
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 22
Gotthard Heinrici
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 23
Zhu De
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1976
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 24
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsLouis Sullivan
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 7
Alfred Marshall
ECONOMIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 8
Gabriel Fauré
COMPOSER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 9
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1924
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 10
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 11
Frances Hodgson Burnett
WRITER
1849 - 1924
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 12
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 13
Ferdinand Cheval
ARCHITECT
1836 - 1924
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 14
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 15
Robert Nivelle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 16
Eleonora Duse
ACTOR
1858 - 1924
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 17
Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1924
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 18
Alexander Parvus
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1867 - 1924
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Mallory ranks 377 out of 8,785. Before him are Harthacnut (1018), Anne, Princess Royal (1950), Calico Jack (1682), Martin Ryle (1918), Harold Pinter (1930), and Hugh Grant (1960). After him are G. H. Hardy (1877), Kenneth Branagh (1960), Mordred (null), Christian de Duve (1917), Pelagius (360), and Henry Morgan (1635).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHarthacnut
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1042
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 371
Anne, Princess Royal
NOBLEMAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 372
Calico Jack
PIRATE
1682 - 1720
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 373
Martin Ryle
ASTRONOMER
1918 - 1984
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 374
Harold Pinter
WRITER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 375
Hugh Grant
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 376
George Mallory
MOUNTAINEER
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 377
G. H. Hardy
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1947
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 378
Kenneth Branagh
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 379
Mordred
COMPANION
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 380
Christian de Duve
BIOLOGIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 381
Pelagius
PHILOSOPHER
360 - 420
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 382
Henry Morgan
PIRATE
1635 - 1688
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 383
Among MOUNTAINEERS In United Kingdom
Among mountaineers born in United Kingdom, George Mallory ranks 1. After him are Edward Whymper (1840), John Muir (1838), Albert F. Mummery (1855), Andrew Irvine (1902), Verney Lovett Cameron (1844), and Alison Hargreaves (1962).
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 2
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 3
Albert F. Mummery
1855 - 1895
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 4
Andrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 5
Verney Lovett Cameron
1844 - 1894
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 6
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 36.71
Rank: 7