1862 - 1890
Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for his severe physical deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man", and then went to live at the London Hospital after meeting Sir Frederick Treves, subsequently becoming well known in London society. Merrick was born in Leicester and began to develop abnormally before the age of five. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Merrick has received more than 7,819,130 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Joseph Merrick is the 15th most popular celebrity (down from 10th in 2019), the 440th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 303rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Celebrity.
Joseph Merrick, also known as "The Elephant Man," was born in 1862 and died in 1890. He was born with a rare genetic condition called Proteus Syndrome. This condition caused him to have a severely deformed body and a large, lumpy head. He was exhibited as a human curiosity in freak shows across England and Europe.
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Among celebrities, Joseph Merrick ranks 15 out of 181. Before him are Lina Medina, Black Dahlia, Caitlyn Jenner, Empress Michiko, Jon Brower Minnoch, and Millvina Dean. After him are Monica Lewinsky, Philippe Petit, Anna Anderson, Rosalia Lombardo, Margaret Brown, and Dodi Fayed.
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 9
1924 - 1947
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 10
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 11
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 12
1941 - 1983
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 13
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 14
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 15
1973 - Present
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 16
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 17
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 18
1918 - 1920
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 19
1867 - 1932
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 20
1955 - 1997
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 21
Among people born in 1862, Joseph Merrick ranks 15. Before him are William Henry Bragg, Allvar Gullstrand, Aristide Briand, Victoria of Baden, Pyotr Stolypin, and Niko Pirosmani. After him are J. Bruce Ismay, Hilma af Klint, Louis Barthou, Helene Schjerfbeck, Cecilia Bowes-Lyon, Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, and Nikolai Yudenich. Among people deceased in 1890, Joseph Merrick ranks 11. Before him are César Franck, William III of the Netherlands, Amadeo I of Spain, Gyula Andrássy, Duchess Helene in Bavaria, and Henri Nestlé. After him are Richard Francis Burton, Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, William Kemmler, John Henry Newman, Niels Gade, and Antoine, Duke of Montpensier.
1862 - 1942
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 9
1862 - 1930
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 10
1862 - 1932
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 11
1862 - 1930
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 12
1862 - 1911
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 13
1862 - 1918
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 14
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 15
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 16
1862 - 1944
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 17
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 18
1862 - 1946
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 19
1862 - 1938
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 20
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 21
1822 - 1890
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 5
1817 - 1890
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 6
1845 - 1890
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 7
1823 - 1890
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 8
1834 - 1890
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 9
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 11
1821 - 1890
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 12
1811 - 1890
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 13
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 14
1801 - 1890
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 15
1817 - 1890
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 16
1824 - 1890
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 17
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Merrick ranks 440 out of 7,765. Before him are Robert Edwards (1925), George Mallory (1886), Eadred (923), Hugh Grant (1960), Gary Moore (1952), and Alec Douglas-Home (1903). After him are Percy Fawcett (1867), Christopher Nolan (1970), Henry Fox Talbot (1800), David Attenborough (1926), James I of Scotland (1394), and Robert II of Scotland (1316).
1925 - 2013
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 434
1886 - 1924
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 435
923 - 955
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 436
1960 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 437
1952 - 2011
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 438
1903 - 1995
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 439
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 440
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 441
1970 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 442
1800 - 1877
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 443
1926 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 444
1394 - 1437
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 445
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 446
Among celebrities born in United Kingdom, Joseph Merrick ranks 2. Before him are Millvina Dean (1912). After him are Mary Mallon (1869), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), Alice Keppel (1868), Christine Keeler (1942), Jane Morris (1839), Louise Brown (1978), and Domino Harvey (1969).
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1
1862 - 1890
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 2
1869 - 1938
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 3
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 4
1868 - 1947
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5
1942 - 2017
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 6
1839 - 1914
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 7
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 8
1969 - 2005
HPI: 36.96
Rank: 9