POLITICIAN
Ramsay MacDonald
1866 - 1937
Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonald (né James McDonald Ramsay; 12 October 1866 – 9 November 1937) was a British statesman and politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the first who belonged to the Labour Party, leading minority Labour governments for nine months in 1924 and again between 1929 and 1931. From 1931 to 1935, he headed a National Government dominated by the Conservative Party and supported by only a few Labour members. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ramsay MacDonald has received more than 2,563,078 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Ramsay MacDonald is the 2,760th most popular politician (down from 2,595th in 2019), the 589th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 596th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular British Politician.
Ramsay MacDonald is most famous for being the first Labour Prime Minister. He was elected to office in 1924 and was in office until 1929.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
63.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
70
Languages Editions (L)
4.66
Effective Languages (L*)
5.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ramsay MacDonald ranks 2,760 out of 19,576. Before him are King Xiaowen of Qin, Hayme Hatun, Jacques Santer, Urukagina, Georg Michaelis, and Yamato Takeru. After him are Emperor Qianshao of Han, Dương Văn Minh, Alpha Condé, Idriss Déby, Emperor Suzong of Tang, and Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKing Xiaowen of Qin
302 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2,754
Hayme Hatun
1176 - 1268
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2,755
Jacques Santer
1937 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 2,756
Urukagina
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,757
Georg Michaelis
1857 - 1936
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,758
Yamato Takeru
72 - 113
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,759
Ramsay MacDonald
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,760
Emperor Qianshao of Han
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2,761
Dương Văn Minh
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,762
Alpha Condé
1938 - Present
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,763
Idriss Déby
1952 - 2021
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,764
Emperor Suzong of Tang
711 - 762
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,765
Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
1910 - 2000
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 2,766
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1866, Ramsay MacDonald ranks 21. Before him are Charles Nicolle, Ferruccio Busoni, Jacinto Benavente, Beatrix Potter, Lev Shestov, and Anne Sullivan. After him are Nathan Söderblom, Emilio De Bono, Mykhailo Hrushevsky, Ambroise Vollard, Léon Bakst, and Butch Cassidy. Among people deceased in 1937, Ramsay MacDonald ranks 27. Before him are Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Gaston Doumergue, Jean Harlow, Rudolf Otto, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark, and Karol Szymanowski. After him are Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Emilio Mola, Frank B. Kellogg, Charles-Marie Widor, Keke Geladze, and Jagadish Chandra Bose.
Others Born in 1866
Go to all RankingsCharles Nicolle
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Ferruccio Busoni
COMPOSER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 17
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 18
Lev Shestov
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1938
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 19
Anne Sullivan
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 20
Ramsay MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 21
Nathan Söderblom
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1866 - 1931
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 22
Emilio De Bono
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1944
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 23
Mykhailo Hrushevsky
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1934
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 24
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 25
Léon Bakst
PAINTER
1866 - 1924
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 26
Butch Cassidy
EXTREMIST
1866 - 1908
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsSergo Ordzhonikidze
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 21
Gaston Doumergue
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 22
Jean Harlow
ACTOR
1911 - 1937
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 23
Rudolf Otto
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 24
Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1937
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 25
Karol Szymanowski
COMPOSER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 26
Ramsay MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 27
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 28
Emilio Mola
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1937
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 29
Frank B. Kellogg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 30
Charles-Marie Widor
COMPOSER
1844 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 31
Keke Geladze
CELEBRITY
1858 - 1937
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 32
Jagadish Chandra Bose
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1937
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 33
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ramsay MacDonald ranks 589 out of 8,785. Before him are A. S. Neill (1883), Chris Slade (1946), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Tony Iommi (1948), Annie Lennox (1954), and Joan Collins (1933). After him are Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809), David Attenborough (1926), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Philippa of Lancaster (1360), and Eleanor Marx (1855).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsA. S. Neill
PHILOSOPHER
1883 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 583
Chris Slade
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 584
Erasmus Darwin
BIOLOGIST
1731 - 1802
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 585
Tony Iommi
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 586
Annie Lennox
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 587
Joan Collins
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 588
Ramsay MacDonald
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 589
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
WRITER
1809 - 1892
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 590
David Attenborough
PRESENTER
1926 - Present
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 591
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
POLITICIAN
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 592
William McMaster Murdoch
WRITER
1873 - 1912
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 593
Philippa of Lancaster
COMPANION
1360 - 1415
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 594
Eleanor Marx
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 595
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ramsay MacDonald ranks 102. Before him are Eadwig (940), Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), Alec Douglas-Home (1903), Princess Charlotte of Wales (1796), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767), and Richard of Cornwall (1209). After him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Nigel Farage (1964), Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (1453), Norman Angell (1872), and James III of Scotland (1451).
Eadwig
940 - 959
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 96
Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover
1771 - 1851
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 97
Alec Douglas-Home
1903 - 1995
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 98
Princess Charlotte of Wales
1796 - 1817
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 99
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn
1767 - 1820
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 100
Richard of Cornwall
1209 - 1272
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 101
Ramsay MacDonald
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 102
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 103
Cecily Neville, Duchess of York
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 104
Nigel Farage
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 105
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales
1453 - 1471
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 106
Norman Angell
1872 - 1967
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 107
James III of Scotland
1451 - 1488
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 108