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James Wordie

1889 - 1962

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Sir James Mann Wordie CBE FRS FRSGS LLD (26 April 1889 – 16 January 1962) was a Scottish polar explorer and geologist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Wordie has received more than 72,331 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Wordie is the 487th most popular explorer (down from 440th in 2019), the 5,960th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,537th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 72k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, James Wordie ranks 487 out of 498. Before him are Allan Cunningham, Erling Kagge, Harry Johnston, William Lashly, John Oxley, and Bartholomew Gosnold. After him are John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, Laura Dekker, Hamilton Hume, and Thomas Mitchell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, James Wordie ranks 301. Before him are Moroni Olsen, George S. Kaufman, Annie Speirs, James Stephenson, George Walsh, and Dorothy Phillips. After him are Vera C. Bushfield, Franklin Pangborn, and Ernest Truex. Among people deceased in 1962, James Wordie ranks 225. Before him are Louise Fazenda, Ludwig Bemelmans, Hoot Gibson, Josiah McCracken, Paul Boffa, and Luis Alberni. After him are Peter Ryan, Louise Beavers, Roy Atwell, Albert William Herre, Frank Lovejoy, and Victor Moore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Wordie ranks 5,960 out of 8,785. Before him are Saskia Reeves (1961), Roberta Cowell (1918), Dominic Sherwood (1990), Ben Hardy (1991), Birdy (1996), and Nigel Hitchin (1946). After him are Henry Watson Fowler (1858), DeObia Oparei (1971), Peter Robinson (1948), Douglas Henshall (1965), Beatie Edney (1962), and Derek Fowlds (1937).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, James Wordie ranks 81. Before him are David Thompson (1770), Allan Cunningham (1791), Harry Johnston (1858), William Lashly (1867), John Oxley (1785), and Bartholomew Gosnold (1572). After him are Ellen MacArthur (1976), Thomas Mitchell (1792), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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