MILITARY PERSONNEL
Roy Urquhart
1901 - 1988
Roy Urquhart
Major General Robert Elliot "Roy" Urquhart, (28 November 1901 – 13 December 1988) was a British Army officer who saw service during the Second World War and Malayan Emergency. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Urquhart has received more than 568,909 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Roy Urquhart is the 1,680th most popular military personnel (down from 1,419th in 2019), the 3,052nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,958th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
49.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.28
Effective Languages (L*)
2.98
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Roy Urquhart ranks 1,680 out of 2,058. Before him are Fritz Julius Kuhn, Theodor Tolsdorff, Theodor Hoffmann, Woldemar Hägglund, Jean-Baptiste Marchand, and Marcellinus. After him are Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin, Michael von Kienmayer, Hal Moore, Dragan Vasiljković, Leo Phokas the Younger, and Prince Frederick of Prussia.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFritz Julius Kuhn
1896 - 1951
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 1,674
Theodor Tolsdorff
1909 - 1978
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 1,675
Theodor Hoffmann
1935 - 2018
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 1,676
Woldemar Hägglund
1893 - 1963
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,677
Jean-Baptiste Marchand
1863 - 1934
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 1,678
Marcellinus
500 - 468
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 1,679
Roy Urquhart
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,680
Karl von Pflanzer-Baltin
1855 - 1925
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 1,681
Michael von Kienmayer
1756 - 1828
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 1,682
Hal Moore
1922 - 2017
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,683
Dragan Vasiljković
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 1,684
Leo Phokas the Younger
915 - Present
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 1,685
Prince Frederick of Prussia
1794 - 1863
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 1,686
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Roy Urquhart ranks 209. Before him are Michael Oakeshott, Erich Ollenhauer, Gaston Waringhien, Valerian Pidmohylny, Lajos Dinnyés, and Frederick Loewe. After him are Mickey Marcus, Francisco Ascaso, Florence Green, Andrée Brunet, Gerhard von Rad, and Ivar Lo-Johansson. Among people deceased in 1988, Roy Urquhart ranks 150. Before him are Rodolpho Barteczko, Francisco Rodrigues, Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay, Seth Neddermeyer, Ernest Labrousse, and Frederick Loewe. After him are Sylvester, Louise Nevelson, Colleen Moore, Phạm Hùng, Brigitte Horney, and Kurt Raab.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsMichael Oakeshott
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 203
Erich Ollenhauer
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 204
Gaston Waringhien
LINGUIST
1901 - 1991
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 205
Valerian Pidmohylny
WRITER
1901 - 1937
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 206
Lajos Dinnyés
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 207
Frederick Loewe
COMPOSER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 208
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 209
Mickey Marcus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1948
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 210
Francisco Ascaso
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1936
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 211
Florence Green
POLITICIAN
1901 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 212
Andrée Brunet
SKATER
1901 - 1993
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 213
Gerhard von Rad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1901 - 1971
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 214
Ivar Lo-Johansson
WRITER
1901 - 1990
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 215
Others Deceased in 1988
Go to all RankingsRodolpho Barteczko
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1988
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 144
Francisco Rodrigues
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 145
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1903 - 1988
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 146
Seth Neddermeyer
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 147
Ernest Labrousse
HISTORIAN
1895 - 1988
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 148
Frederick Loewe
COMPOSER
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 149
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 150
Sylvester
SINGER
1947 - 1988
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 151
Louise Nevelson
SCULPTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 152
Colleen Moore
ACTOR
1899 - 1988
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 153
Phạm Hùng
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 154
Brigitte Horney
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 155
Kurt Raab
ACTOR
1941 - 1988
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 156
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roy Urquhart ranks 3,052 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Digges (1546), Ted Drake (1912), Dorothy Garrod (1892), Frank Watson Dyson (1868), Jimmie Nicol (1939), and Felicity Jones (1983). After him are Gladys Cooper (1888), Jack Cardiff (1914), Richard Hakluyt (1552), Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), Jack Broughton (1703), and Steve Marriott (1947).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsThomas Digges
MATHEMATICIAN
1546 - 1595
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,046
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,047
Dorothy Garrod
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1892 - 1968
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 3,048
Frank Watson Dyson
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1939
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 3,049
Jimmie Nicol
MUSICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 3,050
Felicity Jones
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 3,051
Roy Urquhart
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 3,052
Gladys Cooper
ACTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 3,053
Jack Cardiff
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 2009
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 3,054
Richard Hakluyt
WRITER
1552 - 1616
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 3,055
Konstantinos Paspatis
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1903
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3,056
Jack Broughton
ATHLETE
1703 - 1789
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3,057
Steve Marriott
ACTOR
1947 - 1991
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3,058
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, Roy Urquhart ranks 79. Before him are Christopher Cradock (1862), Edward Braddock (1695), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset (1436), William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim (1891), and Timothy Laurence (1955). After him are Tom Phillips (1888), Lawrence Oates (1880), Charles Lee (1731), Frederick Browning (1896), John Benbow (1653), and Harry Patch (1898).
Christopher Cradock
1862 - 1914
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 73
Edward Braddock
1695 - 1755
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 74
George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney
1718 - 1792
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 75
Henry Beaufort, 3rd Duke of Somerset
1436 - 1464
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 76
William Slim, 1st Viscount Slim
1891 - 1970
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 77
Timothy Laurence
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.78
Rank: 78
Roy Urquhart
1901 - 1988
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 79
Tom Phillips
1888 - 1941
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 80
Lawrence Oates
1880 - 1912
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 81
Charles Lee
1731 - 1782
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 82
Frederick Browning
1896 - 1965
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 83
John Benbow
1653 - 1702
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 84
Harry Patch
1898 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 85