POLITICIAN
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
1900 - 1979
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (born Prince Louis of Battenberg; 25 June 1900 – 27 August 1979), commonly known as Lord Mountbatten, was a British statesman, naval officer, colonial administrator and close relative of the British royal family. He was born in the United Kingdom to the prominent Battenberg family. He was a maternal uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and a second cousin of King George VI. He joined the Royal Navy during the First World War and was appointed Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia Command, in the Second World War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma has received more than 26,499,994 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma is the 1,037th most popular politician (down from 690th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 183rd in 2019) and the 46th most popular British Politician.
Mountbatten was a British naval officer and statesman, an uncle of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and second cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. He served as First Sea Lord of the Royal Navy from 1954 to 1959 and Chief of the Defence Staff from 1959 to 1965.
Memorability Metrics
26M
Page Views (PV)
69.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
5.46
Effective Languages (L*)
4.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ranks 1,037 out of 19,576. Before him are Sergey Kirov, Maximinus Thrax, Injo of Joseon, Ptolemy VIII Physcon, Ferdinand VI of Spain, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo. After him are Irma Grese, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Louis V of France, Gustáv Husák, and Liu Shaoqi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergey Kirov
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1,031
Maximinus Thrax
173 - 238
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1,032
Injo of Joseon
1595 - 1649
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 1,033
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 1,034
Ferdinand VI of Spain
1713 - 1759
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1,035
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1,036
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 1,037
Irma Grese
1923 - 1945
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 1,038
Saud of Saudi Arabia
1902 - 1969
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 1,039
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
1921 - 1996
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 1,040
Louis V of France
967 - 987
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 1,041
Gustáv Husák
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 1,042
Liu Shaoqi
1898 - 1969
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 1,043
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ranks 13. Before him are Wolfgang Pauli, Frédéric Joliot-Curie, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Hans Frank, Heinrich Müller, and Adolf Dassler. After him are Vasily Chuikov, Margaret Mitchell, Spencer Tracy, Dennis Gabor, Sándor Márai, and Jacques Prévert. Among people deceased in 1979, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ranks 9. Before him are John Wayne, Giuseppe Meazza, Talcott Parsons, Herbert Marcuse, Nino Rota, and Jean Renoir. After him are Jean Monnet, Sándor Kocsis, Mika Waltari, Dennis Gabor, Ludvík Svoboda, and Jean Seberg.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Pauli
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 8
Hans-Georg Gadamer
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 9
Hans Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 10
Heinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 11
Adolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 12
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 13
Vasily Chuikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1982
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 14
Margaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 15
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 16
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 17
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 18
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsJohn Wayne
ACTOR
1907 - 1979
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 3
Giuseppe Meazza
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 4
Talcott Parsons
SOCIOLOGIST
1902 - 1979
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 5
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
Nino Rota
COMPOSER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
Jean Renoir
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 8
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 9
Jean Monnet
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 10
Sándor Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 11
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 12
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Ludvík Svoboda
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 14
Jean Seberg
ACTOR
1938 - 1979
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 15
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ranks 234 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Glover Barkla (1877), Stan Laurel (1890), Clement Attlee (1883), Charles Thomson Rees Wilson (1869), Harold Godwinson (1022), and Syd Barrett (1946). After him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), William Wordsworth (1770), John Law (1671), Edward the Black Prince (1330), John Constable (1776), and Jeremy Irons (1948).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCharles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 228
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 229
Clement Attlee
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 230
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1959
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 231
Harold Godwinson
POLITICIAN
1022 - 1066
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 232
Syd Barrett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2006
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 233
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 234
Benjamin Disraeli
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 235
William Wordsworth
WRITER
1770 - 1850
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 236
John Law
ECONOMIST
1671 - 1729
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 237
Edward the Black Prince
NOBLEMAN
1330 - 1376
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 238
John Constable
PAINTER
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 239
Jeremy Irons
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 240
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ranks 46. Before him are Arthur Henderson (1863), Charles II of England (1630), Henry I of England (1068), Edward the Elder (871), Clement Attlee (1883), and Harold Godwinson (1022). After him are Benjamin Disraeli (1804), James II of England (1633), David Lloyd George (1863), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), and Liz Truss (1975).
Arthur Henderson
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 40
Charles II of England
1630 - 1685
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 41
Henry I of England
1068 - 1135
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 42
Edward the Elder
871 - 924
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 43
Clement Attlee
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 44
Harold Godwinson
1022 - 1066
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 45
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 46
Benjamin Disraeli
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 47
James II of England
1633 - 1701
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 48
David Lloyd George
1863 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 49
Æthelred I, King of Wessex
837 - 871
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 50
Ælfweard of Wessex
904 - 924
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 51
Liz Truss
1975 - Present
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 52