MILITARY PERSONNEL
Jack Phillips
1887 - 1912
Jack Phillips
John George "Jack" Phillips (11 April 1887 – 15 April 1912) was a British sailor and the senior wireless operator aboard the Titanic during her ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912. On the final evening, Phillips had been exceptionally busy clearing a backlog of messages caused by a wireless breakdown. The steamship Mesaba sent an ice alert; he acknowledged it, but failed to pass it on to the bridge. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Phillips has received more than 23,281 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Jack Phillips is the 865th most popular military personnel (down from 559th in 2019), the 1,527th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,039th in 2019) and the 27th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
56.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
4.42
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Jack Phillips ranks 865 out of 2,058. Before him are Hiroshi Ōshima, Hamazasp Babadzhanian, Serena, Dimitrios Ioannidis, Shūmei Ōkawa, and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan. After him are Leon Rupnik, Sergey Kamenev, Yitzhak Sadeh, Joseph Trumpeldor, Jacques Massu, and Zygmunt Berling.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHiroshi Ōshima
1886 - 1975
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 859
Hamazasp Babadzhanian
1906 - 1977
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 860
Serena
365 - 408
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 861
Dimitrios Ioannidis
1923 - 2010
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 862
Shūmei Ōkawa
1886 - 1957
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 863
Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 864
Jack Phillips
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 865
Leon Rupnik
1880 - 1946
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 866
Sergey Kamenev
1881 - 1936
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 867
Yitzhak Sadeh
1890 - 1952
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 868
Joseph Trumpeldor
1880 - 1920
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 869
Jacques Massu
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 870
Zygmunt Berling
1896 - 1980
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 871
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, Jack Phillips ranks 91. Before him are Mario Roatta, Octave Lapize, Louis Jouvet, Lil Dagover, Josef Lada, and Friedrich Zander. After him are Hanns Kerrl, Hitoshi Ashida, Annette Kellermann, Roscoe Arbuckle, François Faber, and Walter Ruttmann. Among people deceased in 1912, Jack Phillips ranks 44. Before him are William Booth, W. T. Stead, Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Wallace Hartley, Voltairine de Cleyre, and Julius Maggi. After him are Infanta María Teresa of Spain, Thomas Byles, Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia, Gustave de Molinari, Herman Bang, and Jacques Futrelle.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsMario Roatta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1968
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 85
Octave Lapize
CYCLIST
1887 - 1917
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 86
Louis Jouvet
ACTOR
1887 - 1951
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 87
Lil Dagover
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 88
Josef Lada
WRITER
1887 - 1957
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 89
Friedrich Zander
INVENTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 90
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 91
Hanns Kerrl
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1941
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 92
Hitoshi Ashida
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1959
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 93
Annette Kellermann
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 94
Roscoe Arbuckle
ACTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 95
François Faber
CYCLIST
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 96
Walter Ruttmann
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1941
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 97
Others Deceased in 1912
Go to all RankingsWilliam Booth
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1829 - 1912
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 38
W. T. Stead
JOURNALIST
1849 - 1912
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 39
Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1912
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 40
Wallace Hartley
MUSICIAN
1878 - 1912
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 41
Voltairine de Cleyre
WRITER
1866 - 1912
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 42
Julius Maggi
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1912
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 43
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 44
Infanta María Teresa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1912
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 45
Thomas Byles
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1870 - 1912
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 46
Grand Duchess Vera Konstantinovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1912
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 47
Gustave de Molinari
ECONOMIST
1819 - 1912
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 48
Herman Bang
WRITER
1857 - 1912
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 49
Jacques Futrelle
WRITER
1875 - 1912
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 50
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Jack Phillips ranks 1,527 out of 8,785. Before him are Trevor Horn (1949), William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720), John Martin (1789), Margaret Burbidge (1919), Roger Williamson (1948), and George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608). After him are Algernon Blackwood (1869), Kay Parker (1944), Louise d'Orléans (1869), Frederick Delius (1862), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), and Christopher Isherwood (1904).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsTrevor Horn
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 1,521
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1,522
John Martin
PAINTER
1789 - 1854
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,523
Margaret Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 1,524
Roger Williamson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1973
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,525
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1670
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 1,526
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,527
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,528
Kay Parker
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,529
Louise d'Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1952
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 1,530
Frederick Delius
COMPOSER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 1,531
Beorhtric of Wessex
POLITICIAN
800 - 802
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,532
Christopher Isherwood
WRITER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 1,533
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Jack Phillips ranks 27. Before him are William Stuart-Houston (1911), Harold Lowe (1882), William Bligh (1754), Joseph Boxhall (1884), Bertram Ramsay (1883), and Andrew Parker Bowles (1939). After him are Robert Maynard (1684), Henry Tandey (1891), Henry Allingham (1896), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), John French, 1st Earl of Ypres (1852), and Robert Blake (1599).
William Stuart-Houston
1911 - 1987
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 21
Harold Lowe
1882 - 1944
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 22
William Bligh
1754 - 1817
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 23
Joseph Boxhall
1884 - 1967
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 24
Bertram Ramsay
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 25
Andrew Parker Bowles
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 26
Jack Phillips
1887 - 1912
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 27
Robert Maynard
1684 - 1751
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 28
Henry Tandey
1891 - 1977
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 29
Henry Allingham
1896 - 2009
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 30
Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst
1717 - 1797
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 31
John French, 1st Earl of Ypres
1852 - 1925
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 32
Robert Blake
1599 - 1657
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 33