CHESS PLAYER
Horatio Caro
1862 - 1920
Horatio Caro
Horatio Caro (5 July 1862 – 15 December 1920) was an English chess player. Caro was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but spent most of his chess career in Berlin, Germany having moved there when he was two years old. He played several matches. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horatio Caro has received more than 63,855 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Horatio Caro is the 140th most popular chess player, the 3,768th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 5th most popular British Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
64k
Page Views (PV)
47.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
4.46
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Horatio Caro ranks 140 out of 461. Before him are István Bilek, André Chéron, Boris Kostić, Borislav Ivkov, Simen Agdestein, and Bernhard Horwitz. After him are Florin Gheorghiu, Artur Yusupov, Lev Alburt, Hermanis Matisons, Gennadi Sosonko, and Klaus Junge.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIstván Bilek
1932 - 2010
HPI: 47.63
Rank: 134
André Chéron
1895 - 1980
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 135
Boris Kostić
1887 - 1963
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 136
Borislav Ivkov
1933 - 2022
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 137
Simen Agdestein
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 138
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 139
Horatio Caro
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 140
Florin Gheorghiu
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 141
Artur Yusupov
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 142
Lev Alburt
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 143
Hermanis Matisons
1894 - 1932
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 144
Gennadi Sosonko
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.00
Rank: 145
Klaus Junge
1924 - 1945
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 146
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1862, Horatio Caro ranks 131. Before him are Arthur De Greef, Eugen Schmidt, Henry Slocum, Boris Borisovich Golitsyn, Fernand Courty, and Wilhelm Weinberg. After him are Andrew Fisher, Billy Hughes, Cecilio Báez, Anastasios Metaxas, Adolf Bartels, and Concepción Aleixandre. Among people deceased in 1920, Horatio Caro ranks 109. Before him are William de Wiveleslie Abney, Ion Dragoumis, Meri Mangakāhia, William Dean Howells, Alberto Nepomuceno, and Olive Schreiner. After him are Robert Harron, Max Fürbringer, Hermann Oldenberg, Ludwig Ganghofer, Edmund Reitter, and Mary Katharine Brandegee.
Others Born in 1862
Go to all RankingsArthur De Greef
MUSICIAN
1862 - 1940
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 125
Eugen Schmidt
ATHLETE
1862 - 1931
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 126
Henry Slocum
TENNIS PLAYER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 127
Boris Borisovich Golitsyn
PHYSICIST
1862 - 1916
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 128
Fernand Courty
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 129
Wilhelm Weinberg
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1937
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 130
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 131
Andrew Fisher
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1928
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 132
Billy Hughes
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1952
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 133
Cecilio Báez
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1941
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 134
Anastasios Metaxas
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1937
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 135
Adolf Bartels
WRITER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 136
Concepción Aleixandre
PHYSICIAN
1862 - 1952
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 137
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsWilliam de Wiveleslie Abney
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 103
Ion Dragoumis
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1920
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 104
Meri Mangakāhia
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1868 - 1920
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 105
William Dean Howells
WRITER
1837 - 1920
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 106
Alberto Nepomuceno
COMPOSER
1864 - 1920
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 107
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 108
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 109
Robert Harron
ACTOR
1893 - 1920
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 110
Max Fürbringer
BIOLOGIST
1846 - 1920
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 111
Hermann Oldenberg
HISTORIAN
1854 - 1920
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 112
Ludwig Ganghofer
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 46.34
Rank: 113
Edmund Reitter
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1920
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 114
Mary Katharine Brandegee
BIOLOGIST
1844 - 1920
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 115
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Horatio Caro ranks 3,768 out of 8,785. Before him are Victor d'Arcy (1887), Jim Bellamy (1881), Rupert Friend (1981), Jony Ive (1967), John Hopkinson (1849), and Pauline Collins (1940). After him are Gordon Strachan (1957), Jay Kay (1969), Michael Rennie (1909), George Borrow (1803), Vivian Woodward (1879), and Linda Martin (1952).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsVictor d'Arcy
ATHLETE
1887 - 1961
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 3,762
Jim Bellamy
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1969
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 3,763
Rupert Friend
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3,764
Jony Ive
DESIGNER
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3,765
John Hopkinson
PHYSICIST
1849 - 1898
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3,766
Pauline Collins
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3,767
Horatio Caro
CHESS PLAYER
1862 - 1920
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 3,768
Gordon Strachan
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 3,769
Jay Kay
MUSICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 3,770
Michael Rennie
ACTOR
1909 - 1971
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 3,771
George Borrow
WRITER
1803 - 1881
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 3,772
Vivian Woodward
SOCCER PLAYER
1879 - 1954
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 3,773
Linda Martin
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 3,774
Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Horatio Caro ranks 5. Before him are Howard Staunton (1810), Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841), Michael Adams (1971), and Alexander McDonnell (1798). After him are Henry Bird (1830), 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