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Kenneth Arnold

1915 - 1984

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Kenneth Albert Arnold (March 29, 1915 – January 16, 1984) was an American aviator, businessman, and politician. He is best known for making what is generally considered the first widely reported modern unidentified flying object sighting in the United States, after claiming to have seen nine unusual objects flying in tandem near Mount Rainier, Washington on June 24, 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Arnold has received more than 293,064 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kenneth Arnold is the 11,996th most popular politician (down from 290th in 2019), the 5,005th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,030th in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

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  • 49.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kenneth Arnold ranks 11,996 out of 15,577. Before him are Tzannis Tzannetakis, Grimoald of Bavaria, Marcus Valerius Volusus, Nilde Iotti, Rickard Sandler, and Gheorghe Grigore Cantacuzino. After him are Flavia Maxima Constantia, Charles D. B. King, Xu Xiangqian, Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia, Amalafrid, and Konstantinos Tsaldaris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Kenneth Arnold ranks 150. Before him are Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Tapio Rautavaara, Else Krüger, William Masters, Maxime Rodinson, and Antonio Innocenti. After him are Harry Saltzman, Henner Henkel, Sargent Shriver, Kurt Aland, Gozo Shioda, and Amedeo Biavati. Among people deceased in 1984, Kenneth Arnold ranks 135. Before him are Arkhip Lyulka, Giuseppe Tucci, Campanal I, Matías González, Helge Løvland, and Sam Jaffe. After him are Flora Robson, Ethel Merman, Marcel Moyse, Gino Bianco, Peter Walker, and Roberto Porta.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Arnold ranks 5,005 out of 18,182. Before him are George Marshall (1891), Adrian Belew (1949), Tracy Pollan (1960), Jenna Fischer (1974), Jesse Jane (1980), and Sandra Brown (1948). After him are Doug McClure (1935), David Sanborn (1945), Roseanne Barr (1952), Tommy Franks (1945), Evelyn Keyes (1916), and Wynton Kelly (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kenneth Arnold ranks 318. Before him are Robert Zoellick (1953), Lester Bird (1938), Alger Hiss (1904), Chief Joseph (1840), Sandra Day O'Connor (1930), and William J. Donovan (1883). After him are Sargent Shriver (1915), Margaret Taylor (1788), Julia Grant (1826), Newt Gingrich (1943), Horace Mann (1796), and Gus Hall (1910).

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