MILITARY PERSONNEL
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
George Rooke
Admiral of the Fleet Sir George Rooke (1650 – 24 January 1709) was an English naval officer. As a junior officer he saw action at the Battle of Solebay and again at the Battle of Schooneveld during the Third Anglo-Dutch War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Rooke has received more than 123,660 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Rooke is the 1,008th most popular military personnel (up from 1,290th in 2019), the 1,714th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,494th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, George Rooke ranks 1,008 out of 2,058. Before him are Semyon Bogdanov, Tomoji Tanabe, Eugen Ritter von Schobert, Helmut Lent, Ivan Yefimovich Petrov, and Carl Brashear. After him are Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope, Martin Gottfried Weiss, Theodor Wisch, Ramón de Cardona, Fritz Klingenberg, and George Dewey.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSemyon Bogdanov
1894 - 1960
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,002
Tomoji Tanabe
1895 - 1895
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,003
Eugen Ritter von Schobert
1883 - 1941
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,004
Helmut Lent
1918 - 1944
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,005
Ivan Yefimovich Petrov
1896 - 1958
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,006
Carl Brashear
1931 - 2006
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,007
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,008
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
1883 - 1963
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,009
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,010
Theodor Wisch
1907 - 1995
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,011
Ramón de Cardona
1467 - 1522
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,012
Fritz Klingenberg
1912 - 1945
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 1,013
George Dewey
1837 - 1917
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 1,014
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1650, George Rooke ranks 12. Before him are Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Vincenzo Coronelli, Joachim Neander, and Robert de Visée. After him are Anthim the Iberian, Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, Nell Gwyn, Anne Jules de Noailles, Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin, and Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild. Among people deceased in 1709, George Rooke ranks 13. Before him are Andrea Pozzo, Henri Jules, Prince of Condé, Giovanni Battista Gaulli, François de la Chaise, Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, and Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano. After him are Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland, Dimitry of Rostov, Thomas Corneille, Abraham a Sancta Clara, Alvise II Mocenigo, and Jean-François Regnard.
Others Born in 1650
Go to all RankingsCharlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1714
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 6
Giovanni Battista Bassani
COMPOSER
1650 - 1716
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 7
Frederick Casimir Kettler
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 8
Vincenzo Coronelli
GEOGRAPHER
1650 - 1718
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 9
Joachim Neander
WRITER
1650 - 1680
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 10
Robert de Visée
MUSICIAN
1650 - 1733
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 12
Anthim the Iberian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1650 - 1716
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 13
Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1650 - 1705
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 14
Nell Gwyn
ACTOR
1650 - 1687
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 15
Anne Jules de Noailles
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1708
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 16
Fyodor Alexeyevich Golovin
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1706
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 17
Henry, Duke of Saxe-Römhild
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1710
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1709
Go to all RankingsAndrea Pozzo
PAINTER
1642 - 1709
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 7
Henri Jules, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1709
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 8
Giovanni Battista Gaulli
PAINTER
1639 - 1709
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 9
François de la Chaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1709
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 10
Frederick VII, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1647 - 1709
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 11
Emmanuel Philibert, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1628 - 1709
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 12
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 13
Barbara Palmer, 1st Duchess of Cleveland
POLITICIAN
1640 - 1709
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 14
Dimitry of Rostov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1651 - 1709
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 15
Thomas Corneille
WRITER
1625 - 1709
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 16
Abraham a Sancta Clara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1644 - 1709
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 17
Alvise II Mocenigo
POLITICIAN
1628 - 1709
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 18
Jean-François Regnard
WRITER
1655 - 1709
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 19
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, George Rooke ranks 1,714 out of 8,785. Before him are Bill Foulkes (1932), James Gillray (1756), James Ferguson (1797), Harold Laski (1893), John Ross (1777), and Donald Adamson (1939). After him are Wat Tyler (1341), Lulach (1030), Eadgifu of Wessex (null), Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777), Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1870), and Israel Kirzner (1930).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBill Foulkes
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,708
James Gillray
PAINTER
1756 - 1815
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,709
James Ferguson
ASTRONOMER
1797 - 1867
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 1,710
Harold Laski
ECONOMIST
1893 - 1950
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,711
John Ross
EXPLORER
1777 - 1856
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,712
Donald Adamson
WRITER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,713
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,714
Wat Tyler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1341 - 1381
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,715
Lulach
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1058
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,716
Eadgifu of Wessex
POLITICIAN
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,717
Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,718
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1948
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,719
Israel Kirzner
ECONOMIST
1930 - Present
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1,720
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, George Rooke ranks 35. Before him are Henry Tandey (1891), Henry Allingham (1896), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), Robert Blake (1599), and Paddy Roy Bates (1921). After him are Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald (1775), John Fastolf (1380), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), Horatio Gates (1727), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), and Arthur Percival (1887).
Henry Tandey
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 29
Henry Allingham
1896 - 2009
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 30
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
1717 - 1797
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 31
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
1852 - 1925
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 32
Robert Blake
1599 - 1657
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 33
Paddy Roy Bates
1921 - 2012
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 34
George Rooke
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 35
Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald
1775 - 1860
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 36
John Fastolf
1380 - 1459
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 37
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
1729 - 1814
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 38
Horatio Gates
1727 - 1806
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 39
FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan
1788 - 1855
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 40
Arthur Percival
1887 - 1966
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 41