1858 - 1927
Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (12 June 1858 – 31 July 1927) was a British explorer, botanist, artist, colonial administrator, and linguist who travelled widely across Africa to speak some of the languages spoken by people on that continent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harry Johnston has received more than 110,729 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Harry Johnston is the 435th most popular explorer (down from 396th in 2019), the 4,912th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,500th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular British Explorer.
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Among explorers, Harry Johnston ranks 435 out of 405. Before him are Wiley Post, David Thompson, Matthew Henson, Hubert Wilkins, Samuel Hearne, and Henry Seebohm. After him are George Grey, Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, Bartholomew Gosnold, John Oxley, and James Wordie.
1898 - 1935
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 429
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 430
1866 - 1955
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 431
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 432
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 433
1832 - 1895
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 434
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 435
1812 - 1898
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 436
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 437
1844 - 1935
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 438
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 439
1785 - 1828
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 440
1889 - 1962
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 441
Among people born in 1858, Harry Johnston ranks 124. Before him are Mary Harrison McKee, Richard Friedrich Johannes Pfeiffer, Mary Adela Blagg, Liberty Hyde Bailey, Edgeworth David, and Anna J. Cooper. After him are Charles Eastman, Katharine Drexel, George Lyon, Henry Watson Fowler, and Carter Glass. Among people deceased in 1927, Harry Johnston ranks 128. Before him are Ödön Bodor, Harald Hansen, Manuel Gondra, Georg Ossian Sars, Leonard Wood, and Samuel Garman. After him are Charles Sprague Sargent, Otto Blehr, Sybil Bauer, William Healey Dall, and Juliette Gordon Low.
1858 - 1930
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 118
1858 - 1945
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 119
1858 - 1944
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 120
1858 - 1954
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 121
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 122
1858 - 1964
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 123
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 124
1858 - 1939
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 125
1858 - 1955
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 126
1858 - 1938
HPI: 39.92
Rank: 127
1858 - 1933
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 128
1858 - 1946
HPI: 35.13
Rank: 129
1882 - 1927
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 122
1884 - 1927
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 123
1871 - 1927
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 124
1837 - 1927
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 125
1860 - 1927
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 126
1843 - 1927
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 127
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 128
1841 - 1927
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 129
1847 - 1927
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 130
1903 - 1927
HPI: 37.03
Rank: 131
1845 - 1927
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 132
1860 - 1927
HPI: 35.87
Rank: 133
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harry Johnston ranks 4,912 out of 7,765. Before him are Dani Filth (1973), Nick Clegg (1967), Michael Moran (1948), Charles Hutton (1737), Emily Davies (1830), and Gloria Holden (1903). After him are Alan Hollinghurst (1954), Emlyn Hughes (1947), Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Steven Isserlis (1958), Stella Gibbons (1902), and Andrew Davis (1944).
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.05
Rank: 4,906
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.04
Rank: 4,907
1948 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4,908
1737 - 1823
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 4,909
1830 - 1921
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 4,910
1903 - 1991
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 4,911
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 4,912
1954 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 4,913
1947 - 2004
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 4,914
1958 - 2023
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 4,915
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 4,916
1902 - 1989
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 4,917
1944 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 4,918
Among explorers born in United Kingdom, Harry Johnston ranks 73. Before him are Edgeworth David (1858), William Lashly (1867), Ed Stafford (1975), David Thompson (1770), Samuel Hearne (1745), and Henry Seebohm (1832). After him are Allan Cunningham (1791), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), John Oxley (1785), James Wordie (1889), Ellen MacArthur (1976), and Thomas Mitchell (1792).
1858 - 1934
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 67
1867 - 1940
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 68
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 69
1770 - 1857
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 70
1745 - 1792
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 71
1832 - 1895
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 72
1858 - 1927
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 73
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 74
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 75
1785 - 1828
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 76
1889 - 1962
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 77
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 78
1792 - 1855
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 79