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Jimmie Angel

1899 - 1956

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James "Jimmie" Crawford Angel (August 1, 1899 – December 8, 1956) was an American aviator after whom Angel Falls in Venezuela, the tallest waterfall in the world, is named. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jimmie Angel has received more than 201,205 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmie Angel is the 190th most popular explorer (down from 185th in 2019), the 2,638th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,705th in 2019) and the 10th most popular American Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 200k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jimmie Angel ranks 190 out of 498. Before him are Fernão do Pó, René Caillié, Sophie Blanchard, Nikolai Rezanov, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, and Aleksandra Potanina. After him are Alexander Mackenzie, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Olivier van Noort, Matthew Flinders, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jimmie Angel ranks 103. Before him are Wolf Messing, Nicolas Frantz, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Wilhelm Röpke, Mart Stam, and Pavel Haas. After him are S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Marcel Dalio, Konstantinos Tsatsos, Walter Lantz, Ramon Novarro, and Zaki al-Arsuzi. Among people deceased in 1956, Jimmie Angel ranks 73. Before him are Lev Rudnev, Alexander Fadeyev, Ludwig Klages, Hermann Abendroth, Jean Metzinger, and Julien Benda. After him are Ernst Robert Curtius, Johann Radon, Guido Cantelli, Mikheil Gelovani, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, and George Sarton.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Angel ranks 2,638 out of 20,380. Before him are Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Triple H (1969), Anne Schedeen (1949), Johnny Sins (1978), Steve Guttenberg (1958), and George Shultz (1920). After him are Lee Haney (1959), Terry Brooks (1944), Channing Tatum (1980), Dick York (1928), Lawrence Ferlinghetti (1919), and Nick Holonyak (1928).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Jimmie Angel ranks 10. Before him are Calamity Jane (1852), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Sacagawea (1780), Frederick Cook (1865), Don Walsh (1931), and Simon Fraser (1776). After him are Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), George W. De Long (1844), Daniel Boone (1734), Jedediah Smith (1799), Jim Bridger (1804), and Charles Wilkes (1798).

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