POLITICIAN
Herbert Pitman
1877 - 1961
Herbert Pitman
Herbert John "Bert" Pitman MBE (20 November 1877 – 7 December 1961) was an English Merchant Navy seaman, who was the Third Officer of RMS Titanic when it sank in the North Atlantic Ocean with heavy loss of life after striking an iceberg during the night of 14 April 1912 on its maiden voyage. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herbert Pitman has received more than 314,019 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Herbert Pitman is the 7,132nd most popular politician (down from 6,620th in 2019), the 1,403rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,379th in 2019) and the 232nd most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
56.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
6.88
Effective Languages (L*)
1.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Herbert Pitman ranks 7,132 out of 19,576. Before him are Zhou Yongkang, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Elizabeth of Görlitz, Mandane of Media, Virginia de' Medici, and Aretas IV Philopatris. After him are Berenice, Hosokawa Gracia, Trygve Bratteli, George V of Georgia, Tyrimmas of Macedon, and Francis I, Duke of Brittany.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZhou Yongkang
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 7,126
Marcus Aemilius Scaurus
163 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 7,127
Elizabeth of Görlitz
1390 - 1451
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,128
Mandane of Media
584 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,129
Virginia de' Medici
1568 - 1615
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,130
Aretas IV Philopatris
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,131
Herbert Pitman
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,132
Berenice
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,133
Hosokawa Gracia
1563 - 1600
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,134
Trygve Bratteli
1910 - 1984
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,135
George V of Georgia
1286 - 1346
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,136
Tyrimmas of Macedon
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,137
Francis I, Duke of Brittany
1414 - 1450
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 7,138
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Herbert Pitman ranks 50. Before him are Raymond Roussel, Edmund Landau, Petar Kočić, Charles Rolls, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, and Isabelle Eberhardt. After him are Garrett Morgan, Edmond Locard, Vladimir Minorsky, Wilhelm Adam, Jesse Livermore, and Chaim Rumkowski. Among people deceased in 1961, Herbert Pitman ranks 43. Before him are Margherita Sarfatti, Gustav Ucicky, Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria, Ludwik Fleck, Fyodor Kuznetsov, and Bulbul. After him are Platt Adams, Clark Ashton Smith, Max Simon, Shigeko Higashikuni, Valentin Bondarenko, and Milan Stojadinović.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsRaymond Roussel
WRITER
1877 - 1933
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 44
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 45
Petar Kočić
WRITER
1877 - 1916
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 46
Charles Rolls
ENGINEER
1877 - 1910
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 47
Pavel Bermondt-Avalov
WRITER
1877 - 1974
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 48
Isabelle Eberhardt
EXPLORER
1877 - 1904
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 49
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 50
Garrett Morgan
INVENTOR
1877 - 1963
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 51
Edmond Locard
PHYSICIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 52
Vladimir Minorsky
HISTORIAN
1877 - 1966
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 53
Wilhelm Adam
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1877 - 1949
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 54
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 55
Chaim Rumkowski
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1944
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsMargherita Sarfatti
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 37
Gustav Ucicky
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1961
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 38
Archduchess Maria Annunciata of Austria
COMPANION
1876 - 1961
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 39
Ludwik Fleck
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1961
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 40
Fyodor Kuznetsov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1961
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 41
Bulbul
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1961
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 42
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 43
Platt Adams
ATHLETE
1885 - 1961
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 44
Clark Ashton Smith
WRITER
1893 - 1961
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 45
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 46
Shigeko Higashikuni
COMPANION
1925 - 1961
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 47
Valentin Bondarenko
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 1961
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 48
Milan Stojadinović
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1961
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 49
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Herbert Pitman ranks 1,403 out of 8,785. Before him are M. Stanley Whittingham (1941), Wayne Rooney (1985), Malcolm Lowry (1909), Edwin Abbott Abbott (1838), Harry Gregg (1932), and Charles Webster Leadbeater (1854). After him are Michael Owen (1979), James Bruce (1730), William George Horner (1786), Vinnie Jones (1965), William Robert Brooks (1844), and Christine McVie (1943).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsM. Stanley Whittingham
CHEMIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,397
Wayne Rooney
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 1,398
Malcolm Lowry
WRITER
1909 - 1957
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,399
Edwin Abbott Abbott
WRITER
1838 - 1926
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 1,400
Harry Gregg
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,401
Charles Webster Leadbeater
OCCULTIST
1854 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 1,402
Herbert Pitman
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,403
Michael Owen
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,404
James Bruce
EXPLORER
1730 - 1794
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 1,405
William George Horner
MATHEMATICIAN
1786 - 1837
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,406
Vinnie Jones
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 1,407
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,408
Christine McVie
SINGER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 1,409
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Herbert Pitman ranks 232. Before him are Reginald Johnston (1874), Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810), Penda of Mercia (606), John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), and John Bowring (1792). After him are Constantine II of Scotland (801), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), and Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565).
Reginald Johnston
1874 - 1938
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 226
Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet
1810 - 1895
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 227
Penda of Mercia
606 - 655
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 228
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset
1404 - 1444
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 229
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
1384 - 1453
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 230
John Bowring
1792 - 1872
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 231
Herbert Pitman
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 232
Constantine II of Scotland
801 - 952
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 233
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
1721 - 1765
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 234
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
1799 - 1869
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 235
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
1673 - 1743
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 236
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 237
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 238