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Lindow Man

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Lindow Man, also known as Lindow II and (in jest) as Pete Marsh, is the preserved bog body of a man discovered in a peat bog at Lindow Moss near Wilmslow in Cheshire, North West England. The remains were found on 1 August 1984 by commercial peat cutters. Lindow Man is not the only bog body to have been found in the moss; Lindow Woman was discovered the year before, and other body parts have also been recovered. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lindow Man has received more than 1,060,953 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Lindow Man is the 84th most popular celebrity (down from 75th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Lindow Men by language

Over the past year Lindow Man has had the most page views in the with 124,857 views, followed by Russian (12,485), and Spanish (8,519). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Low Saxon (91.88%), Esperanto (41.38%), and Belarusian (38.10%)

Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Lindow Man ranks 84 out of 265. Before him are Ethel Kennedy, Kourtney Kardashian, Aaron Kosminski, Georgina Rizk, Genie, and John Rogan. After him are Michel Lotito, Anarkali, Afghan Girl, Hana Brady, Mary Ann Bevan, and Jane Morris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 78, Lindow Man ranks 3. Before him are Zhang Heng, and Kanishka.  Among people deceased in 119, Lindow Man ranks 2. Before him is Salonia Matidia. After him is Secundus of Asti.

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