1847 - 1918
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.
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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.
1812 - 1898
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 436
1791 - 1839
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 437
1844 - 1935
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 438
1572 - 1607
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 439
1785 - 1828
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 440
1889 - 1962
HPI: 37.69
Rank: 441
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 442
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.09
Rank: 443
1792 - 1855
HPI: 36.00
Rank: 444
1955 - Present
HPI: 34.47
Rank: 445
1964 - Present
HPI: 33.53
Rank: 446
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.00
Rank: 447
1960 - 2016
HPI: 32.85
Rank: 448
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.
1847 - 1901
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 89
1847 - 1925
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 90
1847 - 1917
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 91
1847 - 1933
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 92
1847 - 1927
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 93
1847 - 1934
HPI: 37.79
Rank: 94
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 95
1847 - 1919
HPI: 37.01
Rank: 96
1838 - 1918
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 163
1886 - 1918
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 164
1833 - 1918
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 165
1864 - 1918
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 166
1878 - 1918
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 167
1856 - 1918
HPI: 37.74
Rank: 168
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 169
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).
1934 - Present
HPI: 37.72
Rank: 385
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 386
1949 - 2015
HPI: 37.68
Rank: 387
1947 - Present
HPI: 37.67
Rank: 388
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.44
Rank: 389
1930 - 2017
HPI: 37.43
Rank: 390
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 391
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.41
Rank: 392
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 393
1912 - 2000
HPI: 37.24
Rank: 394
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.18
Rank: 395
1949 - Present
HPI: 37.16
Rank: 396
1963 - 2017
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 397
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).
1565 - 1614
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 1
1888 - 1958
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 2
1847 - 1918
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 3
1956 - Present
HPI: 30.34
Rank: 4