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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 67,563 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Wordie is the 441st most popular explorer (down from 398th in 2019), the 5,550th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,731st in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 68k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, James Wordie ranks 441 out of 405. Before him are Harry Johnston, George Grey, Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, Bartholomew Gosnold, and John Oxley. After him are John Forrest, Ellen MacArthur, Thomas Mitchell, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, and Laura Dekker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, James Wordie ranks 260. Before him are James Stephenson, Moroni Olsen, George Walsh, George S. Kaufman, Elsie Janis, and Dorothy Phillips. After him are Vera C. Bushfield and Ernest Truex. Among people deceased in 1962, James Wordie ranks 198. Before him are A. E. Douglass, Augusta Savage, Louise Fazenda, Frank Lovejoy, Léon Binoche, and Victor Sonnemans. After him are Louise Beavers, Roy Atwell, Hoot Gibson, George Poage, and Valeska Suratt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, James Wordie ranks 5,550 out of 7,765. Before him are Bill McGarry (1927), Gabriella Wilde (1989), Alexa Chung (1983), Samuel West (1966), Dennis Skinner (1932), and James Kelman (1946). After him are Michael Rosen (1946), Dinah Craik (1826), Sarah Parish (1968), Paolo Nutini (1987), Jay Bothroyd (1982), and Jackie Lewis (1936).

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Among EXPLORERS In United Kingdom

Among explorers born in United Kingdom, James Wordie ranks 77. Before him are Samuel Hearne (1745), Henry Seebohm (1832), Harry Johnston (1858), Allan Cunningham (1791), Bartholomew Gosnold (1572), and John Oxley (1785). After him are Ellen MacArthur (1976), Thomas Mitchell (1792), and Henry Worsley (1960).

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