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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 189,992 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jimmie Angel is the 186th most popular explorer (up from 188th in 2019), the 2,712th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,715th in 2019) and the 11th most popular American Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.21

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Jimmie Angel ranks 186 out of 405. Before him are Olivier van Noort, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Hjalmar Johansen, Naddodd, Don Walsh, and Francisco de Bobadilla. After him are Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, Fernão do Pó, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Oscar Wisting, Henri Mouhot, and George W. De Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1899, Jimmie Angel ranks 99. Before him are Benjamin Péret, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, Mart Stam, Soraya Tarzi, Max Simon, and Pancho Vladigerov. After him are Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, Richard Hauptmann, Marcel Achard, Charles Best, Noël Coward, and Konstantinos Tsatsos. Among people deceased in 1956, Jimmie Angel ranks 71. Before him are Erhard Raus, Nikolaj Velimirović, Mir Jafar Baghirov, Reşat Nuri Güntekin, Clifford Brown, and Samad Vurgun. After him are Grand Duke Andrei Vladimirovich of Russia, Alexander Gretchaninov, Harold Bride, Helmer Hanssen, Ernest King, and Ludwig Klages.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Angel ranks 2,712 out of 18,182. Before him are Winslow Homer (1836), Wallace Shawn (1943), Allen Newell (1927), Liev Schreiber (1967), George Pullman (1831), and Katharine Graham (1917). After him are Cindy Sherman (1954), Lee Krasner (1908), Darryl F. Zanuck (1902), Bonnie Bedelia (1948), Bruce Campbell (1958), and Djuna Barnes (1892).

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Among EXPLORERS In United States

Among explorers born in United States, Jimmie Angel ranks 11. Before him are Richard E. Byrd (1888), Frederick Cook (1865), Sacagawea (1780), Jim Bridger (1804), Lincoln Ellsworth (1880), and Don Walsh (1931). After him are George W. De Long (1844), Daniel Boone (1734), Jedediah Smith (1799), Chris McCandless (1968), Roy Chapman Andrews (1884), and William Clark (1770).

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