POLITICIAN
Ruth Belville
1854 - 1943
Ruth Belville
Elizabeth Ruth Naomi Belville (5 March 1854 – 7 December 1943), also known as the Greenwich Time Lady, was a businesswoman from London. She, her mother Maria Elizabeth, and her father John Henry, sold people the time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Belville has received more than 239,528 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Ruth Belville is the 13,389th most popular politician (down from 10,096th in 2019), the 3,039th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,164th in 2019) and the 433rd most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
49.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
5.34
Effective Languages (L*)
2.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ruth Belville ranks 13,389 out of 19,576. Before her are Hisako, Princess Takamado, Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, Manny Mori, Algirdas Butkevičius, Joseph Pholien, and Eugen Bolz. After her are Kudur-Mabuk, Patrick Devedjian, Eugene McCarthy, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, Khalid al-Azm, and Chief Joseph.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHisako, Princess Takamado
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 13,383
Emiliano Chamorro Vargas
1871 - 1966
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 13,384
Manny Mori
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 13,385
Algirdas Butkevičius
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 13,386
Joseph Pholien
1884 - 1968
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,387
Eugen Bolz
1881 - 1945
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,388
Ruth Belville
1854 - 1943
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,389
Kudur-Mabuk
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,390
Patrick Devedjian
1944 - 2020
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,391
Eugene McCarthy
1916 - 2005
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,392
Julio César Méndez Montenegro
1915 - 1996
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,393
Khalid al-Azm
1903 - 1965
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,394
Chief Joseph
1840 - 1904
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 13,395
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1854, Ruth Belville ranks 88. Before her are Nikolai Ruzsky, Alexandru Macedonski, L. A. Ring, Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt, Takamine Jōkichi, and Théodore Flournoy. After her are Georges Eekhoud, Robert Borden, Adela Zamudio, Marcel Brillouin, Hans Jæger, and Alexandru Marghiloman. Among people deceased in 1943, Ruth Belville ranks 148. Before her are Charley Paddock, Heinrich Zimmer, Walter Thiel, Eugeniusz Bodo, Lucien Démanet, and Rihard Jakopič. After her are Estella Agsteribbe, Adolf Urban, Vittorio Sella, Radclyffe Hall, Helen Herron Taft, and Milutin Ivković.
Others Born in 1854
Go to all RankingsNikolai Ruzsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1854 - 1918
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 82
Alexandru Macedonski
WRITER
1854 - 1920
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 83
L. A. Ring
PAINTER
1854 - 1933
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 84
Hans Carl Friedrich von Mangoldt
MATHEMATICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 85
Takamine Jōkichi
CHEMIST
1854 - 1922
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 86
Théodore Flournoy
PSYCHOLOGIST
1854 - 1920
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 87
Ruth Belville
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1943
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 88
Georges Eekhoud
WRITER
1854 - 1927
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 89
Robert Borden
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1937
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 90
Adela Zamudio
WRITER
1854 - 1928
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 91
Marcel Brillouin
PHYSICIST
1854 - 1948
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 92
Hans Jæger
WRITER
1854 - 1910
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 93
Alexandru Marghiloman
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1925
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 94
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsCharley Paddock
ATHLETE
1900 - 1943
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 142
Heinrich Zimmer
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1943
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 143
Walter Thiel
ENGINEER
1910 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 144
Eugeniusz Bodo
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 145
Lucien Démanet
GYMNAST
1874 - 1943
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 146
Rihard Jakopič
PAINTER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 147
Ruth Belville
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1943
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 148
Estella Agsteribbe
GYMNAST
1909 - 1943
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 149
Adolf Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 150
Vittorio Sella
MOUNTAINEER
1859 - 1943
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 151
Radclyffe Hall
WRITER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 152
Helen Herron Taft
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1943
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 153
Milutin Ivković
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1943
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 154
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ruth Belville ranks 3,039 out of 8,785. Before her are Anthony Harvey (1930), John Keegan (1934), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Naveen Andrews (1969), Patrick Doyle (1953), and Jean Shrimpton (1942). After her are Edward Hardwicke (1932), Genesis P-Orridge (1950), Anthony Hope (1863), Richard Pococke (1704), Andrew Loog Oldham (1944), and Samuel Baker (1821).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAnthony Harvey
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,033
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 3,034
Charlotte Mary Yonge
WRITER
1823 - 1901
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,035
Naveen Andrews
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 3,036
Patrick Doyle
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,037
Jean Shrimpton
MODEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,038
Ruth Belville
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1943
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,039
Edward Hardwicke
ACTOR
1932 - 2011
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 3,040
Genesis P-Orridge
SINGER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 3,041
Anthony Hope
WRITER
1863 - 1933
HPI: 49.62
Rank: 3,042
Richard Pococke
WRITER
1704 - 1765
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 3,043
Andrew Loog Oldham
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 3,044
Samuel Baker
EXPLORER
1821 - 1893
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 3,045
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ruth Belville ranks 433. Before her are Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), Enoch Powell (1912), Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (1872), Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), and John Lilburne (1614). After her are Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1822), Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (1435), Charles Townshend (1725), Florence Green (1901), and Lady Arbella Stuart (1575).
Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer
1798 - 1857
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 427
Enoch Powell
1912 - 1998
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 428
Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein
1872 - 1956
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 429
Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers
1405 - 1469
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 430
Princess Louisa of Great Britain
1749 - 1768
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 431
John Lilburne
1614 - 1657
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 432
Ruth Belville
1854 - 1943
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 433
Konstantinos Paspatis
1878 - 1903
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 434
John Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough
1822 - 1883
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 435
Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby
1435 - 1504
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 436
Charles Townshend
1725 - 1767
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 437
Florence Green
1901 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 438
Lady Arbella Stuart
1575 - 1615
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 439