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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 258,911 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Forrest is the 488th most popular explorer (down from 441st in 2019), the 459th most popular biography from Australia (down from 391st in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

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  • 47.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, John Forrest ranks 488 out of 498. Before him are Erling Kagge, Harry Johnston, William Lashly, John Oxley, Bartholomew Gosnold, and James Wordie. After him are Ellen MacArthur, Ann Bancroft, Laura Dekker, Hamilton Hume, Thomas Mitchell, and Ezra Meeker.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1847, John Forrest ranks 106. Before him are Christine Ladd-Franklin, Otto Blehr, Ormond Stone, Sarah Frances Whiting, Mary Watson Whitney, and John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair. After him is Anna Howard Shaw. Among people deceased in 1918, John Forrest ranks 185. Before him are J. Donald Cameron, Amalie Materna, Walter Rauschenbusch, Ernie Parker, Gaston Salmon, and Cecil Healy. After him is John Redmond.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Forrest ranks 459 out of 1,143. Before him are Jan Lehane (1941), Aziz Behich (1990), Gail Neall (1955), Samara Weaving (1992), Al Lawrence (1930), and Frank Fenner (1914). After him are Luke Bracey (1989), Murray Bartlett (1971), Mitchell Langerak (1988), Zoe Caldwell (1933), Rachael Taylor (1984), and Mark Philippoussis (1976).

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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 Hamilton Hume (1797), and Tim Flannery (1956).

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