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Robert Hichens

1882 - 1940

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Robert Hichens (16 September 1882 – 23 September 1940) was a British sailor who was part of the deck crew on board the RMS Titanic when she sank on her maiden voyage on 15 April 1912. He was one of seven quartermasters on board the vessel and was at the ship's wheel when the Titanic struck the iceberg. He was in charge of Lifeboat #6, where he refused to return to rescue people from the water due to fear of the boat being sucked into the ocean with the huge suction created by the Titanic, or swamped by other floating passengers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Hichens has received more than 9,285 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Robert Hichens is the 101st most popular athlete (up from 104th in 2019), the 1,794th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,002nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Hichens ranks 101 out of 6,025. Before him are Elvīra Ozoliņa, Niels Holst-Sørensen, Ralph Rose, Dora Ratjen, Frank Jarvis, and Viktor Mamatov. After him are John Flanagan, Inese Jaunzeme, Theagenes of Thasos, Edwin Moses, Gaston Roelants, and Volodymyr Holubnychy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Robert Hichens ranks 111. Before him are Bronisław Huberman, Anna Schäffer, Aurel Vlaicu, Inayat Khan, Emma Jung, and Walther Meissner. After him are Kamo, Otto Weddigen, Charles Devendeville, James F. Byrnes, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Volin. Among people deceased in 1940, Robert Hichens ranks 73. Before him are Jehan Alain, Henri Desgrange, Janina Lewandowska, J.-H. Rosny aîné, Alfred Loisy, and Gjergj Fishta. After him are Oliver Lodge, Olga Boznańska, John A. Hobson, Abdelhamid Ben Badis, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, and Cai Yuanpei.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Hichens ranks 1,794 out of 8,785. Before him are Aelred of Rievaulx (1110), Robert Palmer (1949), Asma al-Assad (1975), John Badham (1939), John Fastolf (1380), and Tim Rice (1944). After him are Sarah Miles (1941), Cynegils (575), Dorothy L. Sayers (1893), Oliver Lodge (1851), Albert F. Mummery (1855), and George Meredith (1828).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Robert Hichens ranks 3. Before him are Mark Phillips (1948), and Sebastian Coe (1956). After him are Thomas Hicks (1876), Roger Bannister (1929), Ken McArthur (1881), George S. Robertson (1872), Harold Abrahams (1899), Dorian Yates (1962), Robert Kerr (1882), Jonathan Edwards (1966), and Nancy Mackay (1922).

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