POLITICIAN
Horace Walpole
1717 - 1797
Horace Walpole
Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (; 24 September 1717 – 2 March 1797), better known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian, and Whig politician. He had Strawberry Hill House built in Twickenham, southwest London, reviving the Gothic style some decades before his Victorian successors. His literary reputation rests on the first Gothic novel, The Castle of Otranto (1764), and his Letters, which are of significant social and political interest. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horace Walpole has received more than 1,207,451 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Horace Walpole is the 6,787th most popular politician (down from 5,900th in 2019), the 1,338th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,247th in 2019) and the 223rd most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
57.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
2.87
Effective Languages (L*)
4.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Horace Walpole ranks 6,787 out of 19,576. Before him are Dietrich, Count of Oldenburg, Sigobert the Lame, Julius Dorpmüller, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, Al-Hakim I, and Hastings Banda. After him are Shō Tai, Ahmed Izzet Pasha, Charles II, Elector Palatine, Johannes R. Becher, Herod of Chalcis, and Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDietrich, Count of Oldenburg
1390 - 1440
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,781
Sigobert the Lame
500 - 509
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,782
Julius Dorpmüller
1869 - 1945
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,783
Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat
1499 - 1551
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,784
Al-Hakim I
1247 - 1302
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,785
Hastings Banda
1898 - 1997
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,786
Horace Walpole
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,787
Shō Tai
1843 - 1901
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,788
Ahmed Izzet Pasha
1864 - 1937
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 6,789
Charles II, Elector Palatine
1651 - 1685
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,790
Johannes R. Becher
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,791
Herod of Chalcis
1 BC - 48
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,792
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I Saadi
1541 - 1578
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 6,793
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1717, Horace Walpole ranks 11. Before him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann, Peter III of Portugal, Johann Stamitz, Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Marie Anne de Mailly, and Louis François, Prince of Conti. After him are David Garrick, Ebrahim Afshar, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Alexander Sumarokov. Among people deceased in 1797, Horace Walpole ranks 14. Before him are Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Lazare Hoche, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Vilna Gaon, Joseph Wright of Derby, and Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony. After him are Pasquale Anfossi, Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Olaudah Equiano, Wang Zhenyi, and Molla Panah Vagif.
Others Born in 1717
Go to all RankingsJohann Joachim Winckelmann
HISTORIAN
1717 - 1768
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 5
Peter III of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1786
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 6
Johann Stamitz
COMPOSER
1717 - 1757
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 7
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1790
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 8
Marie Anne de Mailly
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1744
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 9
Louis François, Prince of Conti
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1776
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 10
Horace Walpole
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 11
David Garrick
ACTOR
1717 - 1779
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 12
Ebrahim Afshar
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1748
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 13
Étienne-Gabriel Morelly
PHILOSOPHER
1717 - 1778
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 14
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 15
Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1785
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 16
Alexander Sumarokov
WRITER
1717 - 1777
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1797
Go to all RankingsElisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
COMPANION
1715 - 1797
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 8
Lazare Hoche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1768 - 1797
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 9
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1732 - 1797
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
Vilna Gaon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1720 - 1797
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 11
Joseph Wright of Derby
PAINTER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 12
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1797
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 13
Horace Walpole
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 14
Pasquale Anfossi
COMPOSER
1727 - 1797
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 15
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1717 - 1797
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 16
Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
EXPLORER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 17
Olaudah Equiano
WRITER
1745 - 1797
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 18
Wang Zhenyi
ASTRONOMER
1768 - 1797
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 19
Molla Panah Vagif
WRITER
1717 - 1797
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Horace Walpole ranks 1,338 out of 8,785. Before him are Blanche of Lancaster (1345), Michael Houghton (1949), John Russell Hind (1823), Victor Turner (1920), Edward Walter Maunder (1851), and Malcolm McLaren (1946). After him are James Glaisher (1809), Paul Scholes (1974), Thomas Tew (1649), George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Anne Perry (1938), and Roger Fenton (1819).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBlanche of Lancaster
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1368
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,332
Michael Houghton
BIOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,333
John Russell Hind
ASTRONOMER
1823 - 1895
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,334
Victor Turner
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1920 - 1983
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,335
Edward Walter Maunder
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1928
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 1,336
Malcolm McLaren
SINGER
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,337
Horace Walpole
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,338
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,339
Paul Scholes
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,340
Thomas Tew
PIRATE
1649 - 1695
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 1,341
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1860
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,342
Anne Perry
WRITER
1938 - 2023
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 1,343
Roger Fenton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1819 - 1869
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,344
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Horace Walpole ranks 223. Before him are Joan of Kent (1328), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Fletcher Christian (1764), Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence (1451), Anne Lister (1791), and Blanche of Lancaster (1345). After him are George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784), Jeremy Corbyn (1949), Reginald Johnston (1874), Sir Henry Rawlinson, 1st Baronet (1810), Penda of Mercia (606), and John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset (1404).
Joan of Kent
1328 - 1385
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 217
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
1870 - 1963
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 218
Fletcher Christian
1764 - 1793
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 219
Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence
1451 - 1476
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 220
Anne Lister
1791 - 1840
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 221
Blanche of Lancaster
1345 - 1368
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 222
Horace Walpole
1717 - 1797
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 223
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
1784 - 1860
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 224
Jeremy Corbyn
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 225
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