POLITICIAN
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879 - 1964
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
Nancy Witcher Astor, Viscountess Astor (19 May 1879 – 2 May 1964) was an American-born British politician who was the first woman seated as a Member of Parliament (MP), serving from 1919 to 1945. Astor was born in Danville, Virginia and raised in Greenwood, Virginia. Her first marriage, to socialite Robert Gould Shaw II, was unhappy and ended in divorce. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor has received more than 1,761,097 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor is the 12,956th most popular politician (down from 11,508th in 2019), the 5,251st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,617th in 2019) and the 338th most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
50.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
2.38
Effective Languages (L*)
4.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ranks 12,956 out of 19,576. Before her are Ayna Sultanova, Nikolay Girs, Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe, Juan Martín de Pueyrredón, Józef Bilczewski, and Cosmo Duff-Gordon. After her are Rudolf Augstein, Júlio Prestes, Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Józef Oleksy, Jaafar Al-Askari, and Ruslan Khomchak.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAyna Sultanova
1895 - 1938
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,950
Nikolay Girs
1820 - 1895
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,951
Princess Bathildis of Schaumburg-Lippe
1873 - 1962
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,952
Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
1777 - 1850
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,953
Józef Bilczewski
1860 - 1923
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,954
Cosmo Duff-Gordon
1862 - 1931
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 12,955
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12,956
Rudolf Augstein
1923 - 2002
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12,957
Júlio Prestes
1882 - 1946
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12,958
Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1761 - 1803
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 12,959
Józef Oleksy
1946 - 2015
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 12,960
Jaafar Al-Askari
1885 - 1936
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 12,961
Ruslan Khomchak
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 12,962
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1879, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ranks 146. Before her are Martin Mutschmann, Hamilton Harty, Urban Gad, Jin Shuren, Walery Sławek, and Otto Wahle. After her are René Pottier, Benjamin Christensen, Osman Aqçoqraqlı, Petros Persakis, Adolf Wiklund, and Wladimir Aïtoff. Among people deceased in 1964, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ranks 118. Before her are Brendan Behan, Amrit Kaur, Jean-Baptiste Janssens, Eugen Varga, Maurice Farman, and Moa Martinson. After her are Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu, Ronald Fairbairn, Ólafur Thors, Anita Malfatti, Alfred Blalock, and Jim Reeves.
Others Born in 1879
Go to all RankingsMartin Mutschmann
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 140
Hamilton Harty
COMPOSER
1879 - 1941
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 141
Urban Gad
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1947
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 142
Jin Shuren
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1941
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 143
Walery Sławek
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1939
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 144
Otto Wahle
SWIMMER
1879 - 1963
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 145
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 146
René Pottier
CYCLIST
1879 - 1907
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 147
Benjamin Christensen
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1959
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 148
Osman Aqçoqraqlı
WRITER
1879 - 1938
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 149
Petros Persakis
GYMNAST
1879 - 1952
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 150
Adolf Wiklund
COMPOSER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 151
Wladimir Aïtoff
PHYSICIAN
1879 - 1963
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 152
Others Deceased in 1964
Go to all RankingsBrendan Behan
WRITER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 112
Amrit Kaur
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 113
Jean-Baptiste Janssens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 114
Eugen Varga
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 115
Maurice Farman
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1964
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 116
Moa Martinson
WRITER
1890 - 1964
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 117
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 118
Georges Thierry d'Argenlieu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 119
Ronald Fairbairn
PSYCHOLOGIST
1889 - 1964
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 120
Ólafur Thors
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1964
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 121
Anita Malfatti
PAINTER
1889 - 1964
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 122
Alfred Blalock
PHYSICIAN
1899 - 1964
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 123
Jim Reeves
SINGER
1923 - 1964
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 124
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ranks 5,251 out of 20,380. Before her are Lloyd Alexander (1924), Louis Jordan (1908), Wes Unseld (1946), Rosalind E. Krauss (1941), Jack Kramer (1921), and Mark Rolston (1956). After her are Ann Dowd (1956), Gordon Douglas (1907), Pat McCormick (1930), Syd Field (1935), Zachary Quinto (1977), and Elbert Hubbard (1856).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsLloyd Alexander
WRITER
1924 - 2007
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,245
Louis Jordan
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1975
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,246
Wes Unseld
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,247
Rosalind E. Krauss
CRITIC
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,248
Jack Kramer
TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2009
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,249
Mark Rolston
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 5,250
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,251
Ann Dowd
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,252
Gordon Douglas
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1993
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,253
Pat McCormick
ATHLETE
1930 - 2023
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 5,254
Syd Field
WRITER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 5,255
Zachary Quinto
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 5,256
Elbert Hubbard
WRITER
1856 - 1915
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 5,257
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor ranks 338. Before her are Brent Scowcroft (1925), Andrew Mellon (1855), Pat Buchanan (1938), Stephen Allen Benson (1816), Harry Cohn (1891), and Stephen A. Douglas (1813). After her are Lyndon LaRouche (1922), Jay Garner (1938), John Warner (1927), Spotted Elk (1826), Alger Hiss (1904), and Ed Koch (1924).
Brent Scowcroft
1925 - 2020
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 332
Andrew Mellon
1855 - 1937
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 333
Pat Buchanan
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 334
Stephen Allen Benson
1816 - 1865
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 335
Harry Cohn
1891 - 1958
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 336
Stephen A. Douglas
1813 - 1861
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 337
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor
1879 - 1964
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 338
Lyndon LaRouche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 339
Jay Garner
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 340
John Warner
1927 - 2021
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 341
Spotted Elk
1826 - 1890
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 342
Alger Hiss
1904 - 1996
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 343
Ed Koch
1924 - 2013
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 344