POLITICIAN
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
1819 - 1901
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (17 September 1819 – 19 May 1901) was a South African political leader. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marthinus Wessel Pretorius has received more than 214,576 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Marthinus Wessel Pretorius is the 11,940th most popular politician (down from 11,394th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 67th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular South African Politician.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
58.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.09
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ranks 11,940 out of 19,576. Before him are Hugh IV of Cyprus, Winfried Kretschmann, Publius Cornelius Cethegus, Shashanka, Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine, and Louis de Buade de Frontenac. After him are Kurszán, Charles Konan Banny, Orontes I, Ramesuan, Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz, and Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHugh IV of Cyprus
1294 - 1359
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,934
Winfried Kretschmann
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,935
Publius Cornelius Cethegus
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,936
Shashanka
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,937
Matthias II, Duke of Lorraine
1193 - 1251
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,938
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
1622 - 1698
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,939
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
1819 - 1901
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,940
Kurszán
847 - 904
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,941
Charles Konan Banny
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,942
Orontes I
500 BC - 363 BC
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,943
Ramesuan
1339 - 1395
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,944
Princess Caroline Reuss of Greiz
1884 - 1905
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,945
Hugh, Margrave of Tuscany
950 - 1001
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 11,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1819, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ranks 70. Before him are Cyrus West Field, Lucile Grahn, Abe Masahiro, Nicolae Bălcescu, Alexandru G. Golescu, and Martin Johnson Heade. After him are Théodore Gouvy, James Russell Lowell, Friedrich von Bodenstedt, Henri Harpignies, Constant Fornerod, and Jean-Augustin Barral. Among people deceased in 1901, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ranks 54. Before him are Jules Barbier, Wojciech Gerson, Ghevont Alishan, Alexander Kovalevsky, Herman Grimm, and Arvid Posse. After him are Peter Benoit, Víctor Balaguer i Cirera, Václav Brožík, Alfred Tysoe, Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper, and Charlotte Mary Yonge.
Others Born in 1819
Go to all RankingsCyrus West Field
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1892
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 64
Lucile Grahn
DANCER
1819 - 1907
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 65
Abe Masahiro
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1857
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 66
Nicolae Bălcescu
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1852
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 67
Alexandru G. Golescu
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1881
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 68
Martin Johnson Heade
PAINTER
1819 - 1904
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 69
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 70
Théodore Gouvy
COMPOSER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 71
James Russell Lowell
WRITER
1819 - 1891
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 72
Friedrich von Bodenstedt
WRITER
1819 - 1892
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 73
Henri Harpignies
PAINTER
1819 - 1916
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 74
Constant Fornerod
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 75
Jean-Augustin Barral
ENGINEER
1819 - 1884
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 76
Others Deceased in 1901
Go to all RankingsJules Barbier
WRITER
1825 - 1901
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 48
Wojciech Gerson
PAINTER
1831 - 1901
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 49
Ghevont Alishan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1820 - 1901
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 50
Alexander Kovalevsky
BIOLOGIST
1840 - 1901
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 51
Herman Grimm
WRITER
1828 - 1901
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 52
Arvid Posse
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1901
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 53
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 54
Peter Benoit
COMPOSER
1834 - 1901
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 55
Víctor Balaguer i Cirera
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1901
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 56
Václav Brožík
PAINTER
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 57
Alfred Tysoe
ATHLETE
1874 - 1901
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 58
Andreas Franz Wilhelm Schimper
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1901
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 59
Charlotte Mary Yonge
WRITER
1823 - 1901
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 60
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ranks 69 out of 454. Before him are Dave Matthews (1967), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), Marlene Dumas (1953), Laurence Oliphant (1829), and J. B. M. Hertzog (1866). After him are Ian Scheckter (1947), Eric Sturgess (1920), John Cranko (1927), Gordon Murray (1946), Oscar Pistorius (1986), and Oliver Tambo (1917).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsDave Matthews
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 63
Abdullah Ibrahim
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 64
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1840
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 65
Marlene Dumas
PAINTER
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 66
Laurence Oliphant
WRITER
1829 - 1888
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 67
J. B. M. Hertzog
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1942
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 68
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1901
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 69
Ian Scheckter
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 70
Eric Sturgess
TENNIS PLAYER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 71
John Cranko
DANCER
1927 - 1973
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 72
Gordon Murray
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 73
Oscar Pistorius
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 74
Oliver Tambo
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1993
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 75
Among POLITICIANS In South Africa
Among politicians born in South Africa, Marthinus Wessel Pretorius ranks 23. Before him are John Vorster (1915), Marais Viljoen (1915), Christiaan de Wet (1854), Piet Joubert (1834), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), and J. B. M. Hertzog (1866). After him are Oliver Tambo (1917), Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928), Walter Sisulu (1912), Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo (1868), Nico Diederichs (1903), and Helen Suzman (1917).
John Vorster
1915 - 1983
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 17
Marais Viljoen
1915 - 2007
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 18
Christiaan de Wet
1854 - 1922
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 19
Piet Joubert
1834 - 1900
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 20
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
1795 - 1840
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 21
J. B. M. Hertzog
1866 - 1942
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 22
Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
1819 - 1901
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 23
Oliver Tambo
1917 - 1993
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 24
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
1928 - 2023
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 25
Walter Sisulu
1912 - 2003
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 26
Dinuzulu kaCetshwayo
1868 - 1913
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 27
Nico Diederichs
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 28
Helen Suzman
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 29