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John Forrest

1847 - 1918

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Sir John Forrest (22 August 1847 – 2 September 1918) was an Australian explorer and politician. He was the first premier of Western Australia (1890–1901) and a long-serving cabinet minister in federal politics. Forrest was born in Bunbury, Western Australia, to Scottish immigrant parents. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Forrest has received more than 239,423 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. John Forrest is the 442nd most popular explorer (down from 400th in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Australia (down from 365th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 240k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Forrest ranks 442 out of 405. Before him are George Grey, Allan Cunningham, Adolphus Greely, Bartholomew Gosnold, John Oxley, and James Wordie. After him are Ellen MacArthur, Thomas Mitchell, Ann Bancroft, Marek Kamiński, Laura Dekker, and Henry Worsley.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, John Forrest ranks 95. Before him are Dimitar Grekov, Wilhelmina Drucker, Albert Pinkham Ryder, Ormond Stone, Otto Blehr, and John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. After him is Anna Howard Shaw. Among people deceased in 1918, John Forrest ranks 169. Before him are Joseph F. Smith, Reggie Pridmore, J. Donald Cameron, Jakob Jakobsen, Gaston Salmon, and John Redmond.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Forrest ranks 391 out of 925. Before him are David Malouf (1934), Nathaniel Buzolic (1983), Walter Browne (1949), Kerry Melville (1947), Xavier Samuel (1983), and Al Lawrence (1930). After him are Jessica McNamee (1986), Warren Ellis (1965), Joan Hartigan (1912), Angus McLaren (1988), Warwick Brown (1949), and Donna Williams (1963).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, John Forrest ranks 3. Before him are Luís Vaz de Torres (1565) and Hubert Wilkins (1888). After him are Tim Flannery (1956).

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