CHESS PLAYER
Henry Bird
1830 - 1908
Henry Bird
Henry Edward Bird (14 July 1829 – 11 April 1908) was an English chess player, author and accountant. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Bird has received more than 9,076 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Bird is the 167th most popular chess player (down from 137th in 2019), the 4,318th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,536th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
9.1k
Page Views (PV)
45.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
3.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Henry Bird ranks 167 out of 461. Before him are Zoltán Ribli, Eduard Gufeld, Clarice Benini, Ratmir Kholmov, Vassily Ivanchuk, and Giambattista Lolli. After him are Endre Steiner, Susan Polgár, Rafael Vaganian, Milunka Lazarević, Ruslan Ponomariov, and Ding Liren.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZoltán Ribli
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 161
Eduard Gufeld
1936 - 2002
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 162
Clarice Benini
1905 - 1976
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 163
Ratmir Kholmov
1925 - 2006
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 164
Vassily Ivanchuk
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 165
Giambattista Lolli
1698 - 1769
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 166
Henry Bird
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 167
Endre Steiner
1901 - 1944
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 168
Susan Polgár
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 169
Rafael Vaganian
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 170
Milunka Lazarević
1932 - 2018
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 171
Ruslan Ponomariov
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 172
Ding Liren
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 173
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Henry Bird ranks 67. Before him are Karolina Světlá, Jaroslav Čermák, Viktor Madarász, Daniel Oliver, Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, and Lina Morgenstern. After him are John Moresby, Emily Davies, Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual, Abraham Jacobi, Oliver Otis Howard, and Nain Singh. Among people deceased in 1908, Henry Bird ranks 95. Before him are Joel Chandler Harris, Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Manuel Curros Enríquez, José Manuel Marroquín, and Marco Aurelio Soto. After him are American Horse, Federico Chueca, Ludwig Carl Christian Koch, Charles Augustus Young, John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun, and Harriet Hosmer.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsKarolina Světlá
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 61
Jaroslav Čermák
PAINTER
1830 - 1878
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 62
Viktor Madarász
PAINTER
1830 - 1917
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 63
Daniel Oliver
BIOLOGIST
1830 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 64
Yrjö Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
WRITER
1830 - 1903
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 65
Lina Morgenstern
WRITER
1830 - 1909
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 66
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 67
John Moresby
EXPLORER
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 68
Emily Davies
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1921
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 69
Manuel Ezequiel Bruzual
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1868
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 70
Abraham Jacobi
PHYSICIAN
1830 - 1919
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 71
Oliver Otis Howard
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1909
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 72
Nain Singh
EXPLORER
1830 - 1882
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1908
Go to all RankingsJoel Chandler Harris
WRITER
1848 - 1908
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 89
Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby
POLITICIAN
1841 - 1908
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 90
Ignacio de Veintemilla
POLITICIAN
1828 - 1908
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 91
Manuel Curros Enríquez
WRITER
1851 - 1908
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 92
José Manuel Marroquín
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1908
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 93
Marco Aurelio Soto
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1908
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 94
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 95
American Horse
HISTORIAN
1840 - 1908
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 96
Federico Chueca
COMPOSER
1846 - 1908
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 97
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 98
Charles Augustus Young
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1908
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 99
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1908
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 100
Harriet Hosmer
SCULPTOR
1830 - 1908
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 101
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry Bird ranks 4,318 out of 8,785. Before him are David Cox (1783), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1130), John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey (1885), Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw (1902), and Orlando Figes (1959). After him are Alan Sugar (1947), Thomas Weelkes (1576), Peter Taylor (1928), John Moresby (1830), Richard Haydn (1905), and Alan Rees (1938).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsDavid Cox
PAINTER
1783 - 1859
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,312
Malcolm Muggeridge
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1990
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,313
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1130 - 1176
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,314
John Tovey, 1st Baron Tovey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,315
Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1902 - 1985
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 4,316
Orlando Figes
HISTORIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,317
Henry Bird
CHESS PLAYER
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,318
Alan Sugar
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 4,319
Thomas Weelkes
COMPOSER
1576 - 1623
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 4,320
Peter Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1990
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,321
John Moresby
EXPLORER
1830 - 1922
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,322
Richard Haydn
ACTOR
1905 - 1985
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 4,323
Alan Rees
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 4,324
Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Henry Bird ranks 6. Before him are Howard Staunton (1810), Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841), Michael Adams (1971), Alexander McDonnell (1798), and Horatio Caro (1862). After him are Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), John Nunn (1955), Nigel Short (1965), and Tony Miles (1955).
Howard Staunton
1810 - 1874
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1
Joseph Henry Blackburne
1841 - 1924
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 2
Michael Adams
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 3
Alexander McDonnell
1798 - 1835
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4
Horatio Caro
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 5
Henry Bird
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 6
Amos Burn
1848 - 1925
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 7
Jonathan Penrose
1933 - 2021
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 8
John Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 9
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 10
Nigel Short
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 11
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 12