JOURNALIST
Julian Assange
1971 - Today
Julian Assange
Julian Paul Assange ( ə-SAHNZH; né Hawkins; born 3 July 1971) is an Australian journalist, editor, publisher, and activist. In 2006, he founded the non-profit media organisation WikiLeaks, which published leaked documents that had an impact on political news. Wikileaks came to wide international attention in 2010 when, in partnership with five newspapers, it published a series of documents and other media provided by U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning.Assange was raised in several towns in Australia until his family settled in Melbourne in his mid-teens. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Julian Assange has received more than 20,620,787 page views. His biography is available in 102 different languages on Wikipedia. Julian Assange is the 10th most popular journalist (up from 11th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Australia and the most popular Australian Journalist.
Julian Assange is most famous for being the founder of WikiLeaks, a website that publishes classified information.
Memorability Metrics
21M
Page Views (PV)
63.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
102
Languages Editions (L)
6.91
Effective Languages (L*)
5.32
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Julian Assanges by language
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Julian Assange ranks 10 out of 127. Before him are François-Noël Babeuf, Gianni Rodari, Joseph Pulitzer, Gerda Taro, Anna Politkovskaya, and Sebastião Salgado. After him are John Reed, Dorothea Lange, W. Eugene Smith, Lee Miller, Beate Klarsfeld, and Steve McCurry.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
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François-Noël Babeuf
1760 - 1797
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 4
Gianni Rodari
1920 - 1980
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 5
Joseph Pulitzer
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 6
Gerda Taro
1910 - 1937
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 7
Anna Politkovskaya
1958 - 2006
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 8
Sebastião Salgado
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 9
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 10
John Reed
1887 - 1920
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 11
Dorothea Lange
1895 - 1965
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 12
W. Eugene Smith
1918 - 1978
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 13
Lee Miller
1907 - 1977
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 14
Beate Klarsfeld
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 15
Steve McCurry
1950 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1971, Julian Assange ranks 7. Before him are Elon Musk, Tupac Shakur, Justin Trudeau, Jared Leto, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, and Pep Guardiola. After him are Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Wahlberg, Winona Ryder, Jeremy Renner, Anna Netrebko, and Idina Menzel.
Others Born in 1971
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Elon Musk
1971 - Present
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 1
Tupac Shakur
1971 - 1996
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 2
Justin Trudeau
1971 - Present
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 3
Jared Leto
1971 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 4
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1971 - 2019
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 5
Pep Guardiola
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 6
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 7
Jada Pinkett Smith
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 8
Mark Wahlberg
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 9
Winona Ryder
1971 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 10
Jeremy Renner
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 11
Anna Netrebko
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 12
Idina Menzel
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 13
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Julian Assange ranks 15 out of 925. Before him are Truganini (1812), Heath Ledger (1979), Chris Hemsworth (1983), Hugh Jackman (1968), Jack Brabham (1926), and Paul Hogan (1939). After him are Steve Irwin (1962), Colleen McCullough (1937), Peter Singer (1946), Lionel Logue (1880), Margaret Court (1942), and Tamam Shud case (1903).
Others born in Australia
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Truganini
1812 - 1876
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
Heath Ledger
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
Chris Hemsworth
1983 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 11
Hugh Jackman
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 12
Jack Brabham
1926 - 2014
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 13
Paul Hogan
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 14
Julian Assange
1971 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 15
Steve Irwin
1962 - 2006
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 16
Colleen McCullough
1937 - 2015
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 17
Peter Singer
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 18
Lionel Logue
1880 - 1953
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 19
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 20
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 21
Among JOURNALISTS In Australia
Among journalists born in Australia, Julian Assange ranks 1.
