POLITICIAN
Numa Droz
1844 - 1899
Numa Droz
Numa Droz (27 January 1844 – 15 December 1899) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1875–1892). Born in La Chaux-de-Fonds, he was elected to cantonal government of Neuchâtel in 1871 and to the Swiss Council of States in 1872. On 18 December 1875, he was elected to the Swiss Federal Council (becoming the youngest Federal Councillor ever at age 31) and handed over office on 31 December 1892. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Numa Droz has received more than 20,603 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Numa Droz is the 9,986th most popular politician (up from 13,617th in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 458th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Swiss Politician.
Memorability Metrics
21k
Page Views (PV)
53.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
6.81
Effective Languages (L*)
1.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Numa Drozs by language
Over the past year Numa Droz has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 6,175 views, followed by English (3,597), and French (3,482). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (167.52%), Egyptian Arabic (123.30%), and Swedish (117.39%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Numa Droz ranks 9,986 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Afranius, Ariobarzanes of Persis, Bel-ibni, Galla Gaulo, Mauno Pekkala, and Lev Mekhlis. After him are Branko Kostić, Ernst Reuter, Adone Zoli, Xin Qiji, Matteo Salvini, and Besse Cooper.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLucius Afranius
150 BC - 46 BC
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,980
Ariobarzanes of Persis
368 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,981
Bel-ibni
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,982
Galla Gaulo
700 - 756
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,983
Mauno Pekkala
1890 - 1952
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,984
Lev Mekhlis
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,985
Numa Droz
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,986
Branko Kostić
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 9,987
Ernst Reuter
1889 - 1953
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9,988
Adone Zoli
1887 - 1960
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9,989
Xin Qiji
1140 - 1207
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9,990
Matteo Salvini
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9,991
Besse Cooper
1896 - 2012
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 9,992
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1844, Numa Droz ranks 55. Before him are Lujo Brentano, George W. De Long, Jenny Longuet, Joshua Slocum, Garret Hobart, and Wilhelm Leibl. After him are Béhanzin, Kuroki Tamemoto, Tivadar Puskás, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Gustave Schlumberger, and Cassius Marcellus Coolidge. Among people deceased in 1899, Numa Droz ranks 29. Before him are Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Guido Gezelle, Emilio Castelar, Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, Garret Hobart, and Carl Millöcker. After him are Heinrich Kiepert, George Averoff, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Antonio Luna, Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe, and Juan Luna.
Others Born in 1844
Go to all RankingsLujo Brentano
ECONOMIST
1844 - 1931
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 49
George W. De Long
EXPLORER
1844 - 1881
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 50
Jenny Longuet
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1883
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 51
Joshua Slocum
EXPLORER
1844 - 1909
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 52
Garret Hobart
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 53
Wilhelm Leibl
PAINTER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 54
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 55
Béhanzin
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1906
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 56
Kuroki Tamemoto
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1844 - 1923
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 57
Tivadar Puskás
INVENTOR
1844 - 1893
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 58
Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1894
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 59
Gustave Schlumberger
HISTORIAN
1844 - 1929
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 60
Cassius Marcellus Coolidge
PAINTER
1844 - 1934
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 61
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsCount Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1899
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 23
Guido Gezelle
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 24
Emilio Castelar
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1899
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 25
Abdallahi ibn Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1899
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 26
Garret Hobart
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 27
Carl Millöcker
COMPOSER
1842 - 1899
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 28
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 29
Heinrich Kiepert
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1899
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 30
George Averoff
BUSINESSPERSON
1815 - 1899
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 31
Ottmar Mergenthaler
INVENTOR
1854 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 32
Antonio Luna
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1899
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 33
Princess Adelheid of Schaumburg-Lippe
NOBLEMAN
1821 - 1899
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 34
Juan Luna
PAINTER
1857 - 1899
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 35
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Numa Droz ranks 277 out of 1,015. Before him are Daniel Peter (1836), Saint Othmar (689), Leopold Kielholz (1911), Peter Bieri (1944), Flavio Cotti (1939), and Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891). After him are Johann II Bernoulli (1710), Karl Schenk (1823), Emer de Vattel (1714), Alexandre Calame (1810), Jakob Dubs (1822), and Arthur Cravan (1887).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsDaniel Peter
BUSINESSPERSON
1836 - 1919
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 271
Saint Othmar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
689 - 759
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 272
Leopold Kielholz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 273
Peter Bieri
WRITER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 274
Flavio Cotti
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 275
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
DIPLOMAT
1891 - 1974
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 276
Numa Droz
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 277
Johann II Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1710 - 1790
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 278
Karl Schenk
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1895
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 279
Emer de Vattel
PHILOSOPHER
1714 - 1767
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 280
Alexandre Calame
PAINTER
1810 - 1864
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 281
Jakob Dubs
POLITICIAN
1822 - 1879
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 282
Arthur Cravan
WRITER
1887 - 1918
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 283
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Numa Droz ranks 42. Before him are Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Ernst Brenner (1856), Giuseppe Motta (1871), Walter Hauser (1837), Christoph Blocher (1940), and Flavio Cotti (1939). After him are Karl Schenk (1823), Jakob Dubs (1822), Henri Druey (1799), Carl Lutz (1895), Joseph Deiss (1946), and Didier Burkhalter (1960).
Matilda of Habsburg
1253 - 1304
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 36
Ernst Brenner
1856 - 1911
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 37
Giuseppe Motta
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 38
Walter Hauser
1837 - 1902
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 39
Christoph Blocher
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 40
Flavio Cotti
1939 - 2020
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 41
Numa Droz
1844 - 1899
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 42
Karl Schenk
1823 - 1895
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 43
Jakob Dubs
1822 - 1879
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 44
Henri Druey
1799 - 1855
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 45
Carl Lutz
1895 - 1975
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 46
Joseph Deiss
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 47
Didier Burkhalter
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 48