POLITICIAN
Jules Ferry
1832 - 1893
Jules Ferry
Jules François Camille Ferry (French: [ʒyl fɛʁi]; 5 April 1832 – 17 March 1893) was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883 to 1885. He was a promoter of laicism and colonial expansion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jules Ferry has received more than 386,412 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Jules Ferry is the 2,671st most popular politician (down from 2,547th in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from France (down from 847th in 2019) and the 206th most popular French Politician.
Jules Ferry is most famous for being the Prime Minister of France and for passing the Ferry Laws. These laws said that all French children were required to go to school, and that they had to speak French in school.
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
63.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.50
Effective Languages (L*)
3.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jules Ferry ranks 2,671 out of 19,576. Before him are Hayk, Altan Khan, Abul Kalam Azad, Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Marie José of Belgium, and Alec Douglas-Home. After him are Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria, Iziaslav I of Kiev, Reccared I, Michael Bloomberg, Apries, and Chaghri Beg.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHayk
410 - 490
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,665
Altan Khan
1507 - 1582
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,666
Abul Kalam Azad
1888 - 1958
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,667
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
1771 - 1851
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,668
Marie José of Belgium
1906 - 2001
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,669
Alec Douglas-Home
1903 - 1995
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,670
Jules Ferry
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,671
Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria
1195 - 1241
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,672
Iziaslav I of Kiev
1024 - 1078
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,673
Reccared I
510 - 601
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,674
Michael Bloomberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,675
Apries
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,676
Chaghri Beg
989 - 1060
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,677
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1832, Jules Ferry ranks 15. Before him are Edward Burnett Tylor, Ivan Shishkin, José Echegaray, William Crookes, Louisa May Alcott, and Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. After him are Ármin Vámbéry, George, King of Saxony, Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia, Andrew Dickson White, Osman Nuri Pasha, and Michel Bréal. Among people deceased in 1893, Jules Ferry ranks 12. Before him are Hippolyte Taine, Alexander of Battenberg, Rutherford B. Hayes, Jan Matejko, Edwin Booth, and Josef Stefan. After him are Ernst Kummer, Baron Alexander von Bach, John Tyndall, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
Others Born in 1832
Go to all RankingsEdward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 9
Ivan Shishkin
PAINTER
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
José Echegaray
ENGINEER
1832 - 1916
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
William Crookes
CHEMIST
1832 - 1919
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 12
Louisa May Alcott
WRITER
1832 - 1888
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 13
Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
EXPLORER
1832 - 1901
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 14
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 15
Ármin Vámbéry
EXPLORER
1832 - 1913
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 16
George, King of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1904
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 17
Grand Duke Michael Nikolaevich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1909
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 18
Andrew Dickson White
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1918
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 19
Osman Nuri Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1832 - 1900
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 20
Michel Bréal
LINGUIST
1832 - 1915
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1893
Go to all RankingsHippolyte Taine
HISTORIAN
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 6
Alexander of Battenberg
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1893
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 7
Rutherford B. Hayes
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1893
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 8
Jan Matejko
PAINTER
1838 - 1893
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 9
Edwin Booth
ACTOR
1833 - 1893
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 10
Josef Stefan
MATHEMATICIAN
1835 - 1893
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 11
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 12
Ernst Kummer
MATHEMATICIAN
1810 - 1893
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 13
Baron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 14
John Tyndall
PHYSICIST
1820 - 1893
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 15
Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1849 - 1893
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 16
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 17
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
BIOLOGIST
1806 - 1893
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Jules Ferry ranks 894 out of 6,770. Before him are Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803), Lucile Randon (1904), Sidonius Apollinaris (430), Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), and Pierre Boulle (1912). After him are Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Claudine Auger (1941), Richard I of Normandy (933), Jean Giraud (1938), Paul Delaroche (1797), and Louis-Jules Trochu (1815).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCharles Lucien Bonaparte
BIOLOGIST
1803 - 1857
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 888
Lucile Randon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 2023
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 889
Sidonius Apollinaris
WRITER
430 - 489
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 890
Jean-Georges Noverre
DANCER
1727 - 1810
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 891
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
BIOLOGIST
1656 - 1708
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 892
Pierre Boulle
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 893
Jules Ferry
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 894
Edmond de Goncourt
WRITER
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 895
Claudine Auger
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 896
Richard I of Normandy
POLITICIAN
933 - 996
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 897
Jean Giraud
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 898
Paul Delaroche
PAINTER
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 899
Louis-Jules Trochu
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1896
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 900
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Jules Ferry ranks 206. Before him are Dagobert II (650), Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Guntram (532), Clotilde of France (1759), Henriette of France (1727), and Renée of France (1510). After him are Richard I of Normandy (933), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), John I of Aragon (1350), Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), and Chilperic I (539).
Dagobert II
650 - 679
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 200
Louis, Duke of Orléans
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 201
Guntram
532 - 592
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 202
Clotilde of France
1759 - 1802
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 203
Henriette of France
1727 - 1752
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 204
Renée of France
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 205
Jules Ferry
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 206
Richard I of Normandy
933 - 996
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 207
Louis-Jules Trochu
1815 - 1896
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 208
John I of Aragon
1350 - 1396
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 209
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
1143 - 1184
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 210
Sigismund of Burgundy
500 - 524
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 211
Chilperic I
539 - 584
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 212