POLITICIAN
James Macpherson
1736 - 1796
James Macpherson
James Macpherson (Gaelic: Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector, and politician. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Macpherson has received more than 362,558 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). James Macpherson is the 3,349th most popular politician (up from 3,501st in 2019), the 714th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 779th in 2019) and the 124th most popular British Politician.
James Macpherson is most famous for his Ossian poems. These poems were written in 1760 and 1761, but they were falsely claimed to be from the 3rd century.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
62.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
7.32
Effective Languages (L*)
2.88
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, James Macpherson ranks 3,349 out of 19,576. Before him are Kurt Zeitzler, Offa of Mercia, P. W. Botha, Chiyou, Mieszko II Lambert, and Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. After him are Miran Shah, Gia Long, Richard III, Duke of Normandy, Shepseskare, Natalya Naryshkina, and Yolande of Aragon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKurt Zeitzler
1895 - 1963
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,343
Offa of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,344
P. W. Botha
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,345
Chiyou
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,346
Mieszko II Lambert
990 - 1034
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,347
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
1928 - 1979
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,348
James Macpherson
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3,349
Miran Shah
1366 - 1408
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3,350
Gia Long
1762 - 1820
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3,351
Richard III, Duke of Normandy
1001 - 1027
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 3,352
Shepseskare
2450 BC - 2473 BC
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 3,353
Natalya Naryshkina
1651 - 1694
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 3,354
Yolande of Aragon
1384 - 1442
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 3,355
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1736, James Macpherson ranks 6. Before him are James Watt, Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Rama I, and Jean Sylvain Bailly. After him are Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Rudolf Erich Raspe, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt, and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt. Among people deceased in 1796, James Macpherson ranks 6. Before him are Catherine the Great, Robert Burns, Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia, Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are Adolph Freiherr Knigge, Johann Daniel Titius, Thomas Reid, Shahrokh Shah, Pyotr Rumyantsev, and Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland.
Others Born in 1736
Go to all RankingsJames Watt
INVENTOR
1736 - 1819
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 1
Charles-Augustin de Coulomb
PHYSICIST
1736 - 1806
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 2
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 3
Rama I
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1809
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 4
Jean Sylvain Bailly
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1793
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 5
James Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
Claude Nicolas Ledoux
ARCHITECT
1736 - 1806
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 7
Johann Georg Albrechtsberger
COMPOSER
1736 - 1809
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 8
Rudolf Erich Raspe
WRITER
1736 - 1794
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 9
Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1818
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 10
Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1798
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 11
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
SCULPTOR
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1796
Go to all RankingsCatherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 1
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 2
Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1796
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
COMPANION
1729 - 1796
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 4
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 5
James Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 6
Adolph Freiherr Knigge
WRITER
1752 - 1796
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 7
Johann Daniel Titius
ASTRONOMER
1729 - 1796
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 8
Thomas Reid
PHILOSOPHER
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 9
Shahrokh Shah
POLITICIAN
1734 - 1796
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 10
Pyotr Rumyantsev
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1796
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 11
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Macpherson ranks 714 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Oliver Reed (1938), John Gurdon (1933), Offa of Mercia (800), John Franklin (1786), and John Cale (1942). After him are John Paul Jones (1946), George Darwin (1845), William Byrd (1543), Kenny Dalglish (1951), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), and Charles Vane (1680).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEdward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 708
Oliver Reed
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 709
John Gurdon
BIOLOGIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 710
Offa of Mercia
POLITICIAN
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 711
John Franklin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1786 - 1847
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 712
John Cale
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 713
James Macpherson
POLITICIAN
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 714
John Paul Jones
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 715
George Darwin
ASTRONOMER
1845 - 1912
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 716
William Byrd
COMPOSER
1543 - 1623
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 717
Kenny Dalglish
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 718
Emma, Lady Hamilton
ACTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 719
Charles Vane
PIRATE
1680 - 1721
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 720
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James Macpherson ranks 124. Before him are Gladwyn Jebb (1900), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), and Offa of Mercia (800). After him are H. H. Asquith (1852), Margaret of York (1446), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Clementine Churchill (1885), and Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519).
Gladwyn Jebb
1900 - 1996
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 118
James Francis Edward Stuart
1688 - 1766
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 119
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
1930 - 2017
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 120
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1592 - 1628
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 121
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
1550 - 1604
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 122
Offa of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 123
James Macpherson
1736 - 1796
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 124
H. H. Asquith
1852 - 1928
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 125
Margaret of York
1446 - 1503
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 126
Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury
1473 - 1541
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 127
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
1853 - 1884
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 128
Clementine Churchill
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 129
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 130