POLITICIAN
George Moscone
1929 - 1978
George Moscone
George Richard Moscone ( mə-SKOH-nee; November 24, 1929 – November 27, 1978) was an attorney and Democratic politician who was the 37th mayor of San Francisco, California from January 1976 until his assassination in November 1978. He was known as "The People's Mayor," who opened up City Hall and its commissions to reflect the diversity of San Francisco, appointing African Americans, Asian Americans, and gay people. Moscone served in the California State Senate from 1967 until becoming mayor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Moscone has received more than 1,383,084 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Moscone is the 14,616th most popular politician (down from 13,382nd in 2019), the 6,930th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,339th in 2019) and the 445th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
47.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
2.03
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of George Moscones by language
Over the past year George Moscone has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 256,043 views, followed by German (19,570), and Italian (8,157). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (229.29%), Simple English (105.52%), and Latvian (80.91%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, George Moscone ranks 14,616 out of 19,576. Before him are Carlos Veiga, Jean-Paul Proust, Wuffa of East Anglia, Guillermo Billinghurst, Joe Slovo, and José Pardo y Barreda. After him are John Forsyth, Manuel Isidoro Belzu, Margarita Robles, He Xiangning, Georges Theunis, and Tiberius Sempronius Longus.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCarlos Veiga
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,610
Jean-Paul Proust
1940 - 2010
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,611
Wuffa of East Anglia
550 - 578
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,612
Guillermo Billinghurst
1851 - 1915
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,613
Joe Slovo
1926 - 1995
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,614
José Pardo y Barreda
1864 - 1947
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 14,615
George Moscone
1929 - 1978
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,616
John Forsyth
1780 - 1841
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,617
Manuel Isidoro Belzu
1808 - 1865
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,618
Margarita Robles
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,619
He Xiangning
1878 - 1972
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,620
Georges Theunis
1873 - 1966
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,621
Tiberius Sempronius Longus
300 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 14,622
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, George Moscone ranks 376. Before him are Bert Stern, Béla Kárpáti, Bruno Junk, Francis Bebey, Rajkumar, and Ignacio Velasco. After him are Gerry Anderson, Günter Kunert, Dilara Aliyeva, Nathalia Timberg, Eliseo Prado, and Elizabeth Spriggs. Among people deceased in 1978, George Moscone ranks 188. Before him are Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Willy Hansen, Carlos Torre Repetto, Ivan Kavaleridze, Mladen Ramljak, and František Šterc. After him are Edgar Bergen, Vasili Merkuryev, Ralph Metcalfe, Greta Johansson, Maurice Carême, and Paul Yü Pin.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsBert Stern
PHOTOGRAPHER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 370
Béla Kárpáti
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2003
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 371
Bruno Junk
ATHLETE
1929 - 1995
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 372
Francis Bebey
WRITER
1929 - 2001
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 373
Rajkumar
ACTOR
1929 - 2006
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 374
Ignacio Velasco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 375
George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 376
Gerry Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 377
Günter Kunert
WRITER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 378
Dilara Aliyeva
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1991
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 379
Nathalia Timberg
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 380
Eliseo Prado
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 381
Elizabeth Spriggs
ACTOR
1929 - 2008
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 382
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsCearbhall Ó Dálaigh
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 182
Willy Hansen
CYCLIST
1906 - 1978
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 183
Carlos Torre Repetto
CHESS PLAYER
1904 - 1978
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 184
Ivan Kavaleridze
WRITER
1887 - 1978
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 185
Mladen Ramljak
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 1978
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 186
František Šterc
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 187
George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 188
Edgar Bergen
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 189
Vasili Merkuryev
ACTOR
1904 - 1978
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 190
Ralph Metcalfe
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1978
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 191
Greta Johansson
SWIMMER
1895 - 1978
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 192
Maurice Carême
WRITER
1899 - 1978
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 193
Paul Yü Pin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1978
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 194
In United States
Among people born in United States, George Moscone ranks 6,930 out of 20,380. Before him are Donald Wills Douglas Sr. (1892), John L. Hennessy (1952), Mary Lou Williams (1910), Steve Miller (1943), Benjamin Banneker (1731), and Charles W. Juels (1944). After him are Harriet Bland (1915), John Forsyth (1780), Frank Belknap Long (1901), William Pinkney (1764), Neil Campbell (1946), and Larry Fine (1902).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDonald Wills Douglas Sr.
ENGINEER
1892 - 1981
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,924
John L. Hennessy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,925
Mary Lou Williams
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1981
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,926
Steve Miller
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 6,927
Benjamin Banneker
ASTRONOMER
1731 - 1806
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,928
Charles W. Juels
ASTRONOMER
1944 - 2009
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,929
George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,930
Harriet Bland
ATHLETE
1915 - 1991
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,931
John Forsyth
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1841
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,932
Frank Belknap Long
WRITER
1901 - 1994
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,933
William Pinkney
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1822
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,934
Neil Campbell
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2004
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 6,935
Larry Fine
ACTOR
1902 - 1975
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 6,936
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, George Moscone ranks 445. Before him are Max Baucus (1941), Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann (1933), Vernon A. Walters (1917), Bainbridge Colby (1869), William Colby (1920), and Louis McLane (1786). After him are John Forsyth (1780), William Pinkney (1764), Rahm Emanuel (1959), Bill de Blasio (1961), Roger B. Taney (1777), and Ignatius L. Donnelly (1831).
Max Baucus
1941 - Present
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 439
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
1933 - 2017
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 440
Vernon A. Walters
1917 - 2002
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 441
Bainbridge Colby
1869 - 1950
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 442
William Colby
1920 - 1996
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 443
Louis McLane
1786 - 1857
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 444
George Moscone
1929 - 1978
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 445
John Forsyth
1780 - 1841
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 446
William Pinkney
1764 - 1822
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 447
Rahm Emanuel
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 448
Bill de Blasio
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 449
Roger B. Taney
1777 - 1864
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 450
Ignatius L. Donnelly
1831 - 1901
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 451