POLITICIAN
Ruth Williams Khama
1923 - 2002
Ruth Williams Khama
Ruth Williams Khama, Lady Khama (née Williams; 9 December 1923 – 22 May 2002) was the wife of Botswana's first president Sir Seretse Khama, the Paramount Chief of its Bamangwato tribe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ruth Williams Khama has received more than 2,538,472 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ruth Williams Khama is the 15,940th most popular politician (down from 12,781st in 2019), the 4,491st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,090th in 2019) and the 539th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.5M
Page Views (PV)
45.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
15
Languages Editions (L)
2.39
Effective Languages (L*)
3.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ruth Williams Khama ranks 15,940 out of 19,576. Before her are Angus King, James Comey, Ben Cardin, Vladimir Pashkov, Henry Dearborn, and Gediminas Vagnorius. After her are Galab Donev, Michael Portillo, R. James Woolsey Jr., N. Chandrababu Naidu, Karmenu Vella, and Policarpo Paz García.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAngus King
1944 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 15,934
James Comey
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 15,935
Ben Cardin
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 15,936
Vladimir Pashkov
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 15,937
Henry Dearborn
1751 - 1829
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 15,938
Gediminas Vagnorius
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 15,939
Ruth Williams Khama
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 15,940
Galab Donev
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 15,941
Michael Portillo
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 15,942
R. James Woolsey Jr.
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 15,943
N. Chandrababu Naidu
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 15,944
Karmenu Vella
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 15,945
Policarpo Paz García
1932 - 2000
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 15,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Ruth Williams Khama ranks 400. Before her are Wim van der Voort, Lee Yuan-tsu, James E. Gunn, Akkineni Nageswara Rao, Helen Murray Free, and Paavo Lonkila. After her are Avram Davidson, Robert Sabatier, Aleksandr Alov, Dolores Fuller, Bill Bruce, and Jorge Romo. Among people deceased in 2002, Ruth Williams Khama ranks 280. Before her are John Gorton, Dee Brown, Kees Mijnders, Vladimir Vasyutin, Lily Carlstedt, and Regīna Ezera. After her are José Hierro, Daniel Pearl, Katya Paskaleva, Bill Bruce, Erna Bogen-Bogáti, and Geoffrey Crossley.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsWim van der Voort
SKATER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 394
Lee Yuan-tsu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 395
James E. Gunn
WRITER
1923 - 2020
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 396
Akkineni Nageswara Rao
ACTOR
1923 - 2014
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 397
Helen Murray Free
CHEMIST
1923 - 2021
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 398
Paavo Lonkila
SKIER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 399
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 400
Avram Davidson
WRITER
1923 - 1993
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 401
Robert Sabatier
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 402
Aleksandr Alov
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1983
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 403
Dolores Fuller
ACTOR
1923 - 2011
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 404
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 405
Jorge Romo
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 406
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsJohn Gorton
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2002
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 274
Dee Brown
WRITER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 275
Kees Mijnders
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 276
Vladimir Vasyutin
ASTRONAUT
1952 - 2002
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 277
Lily Carlstedt
ATHLETE
1926 - 2002
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 278
Regīna Ezera
WRITER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 279
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 280
José Hierro
WRITER
1922 - 2002
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 281
Daniel Pearl
WRITER
1963 - 2002
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 282
Katya Paskaleva
ACTOR
1945 - 2002
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 283
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 284
Erna Bogen-Bogáti
FENCER
1906 - 2002
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 285
Geoffrey Crossley
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2002
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 286
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ruth Williams Khama ranks 4,491 out of 8,785. Before her are Jonathan Lynn (1943), Jimmy Stewart (1931), Alan Cottrell (1919), Charles Henry Bartlett (1885), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), and Gary Cahill (1985). After her are Michael Portillo (1953), Bernard Lovell (1913), Richard Knill Freeman (1840), Ken Matthews (1934), Simon Baron-Cohen (1958), and Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJonathan Lynn
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,485
Jimmy Stewart
RACING DRIVER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,486
Alan Cottrell
PHYSICIST
1919 - 2012
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 4,487
Charles Henry Bartlett
CYCLIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,488
Sam Taylor-Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,489
Gary Cahill
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,490
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 4,491
Michael Portillo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 4,492
Bernard Lovell
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2012
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 4,493
Richard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 4,494
Ken Matthews
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 4,495
Simon Baron-Cohen
PSYCHOLOGIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 4,496
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 4,497
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ruth Williams Khama ranks 539. Before her are Leander Starr Jameson (1853), Keir Hardie (1856), John Prescott (1938), George Reid (1845), Robert Moray (1609), and George Galloway (1954). After her are Michael Portillo (1953), Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951), John Francis Davis (1795), Aneurin Bevan (1897), Michael Foot (1913), and John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll (1680).
Leander Starr Jameson
1853 - 1917
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 533
Keir Hardie
1856 - 1915
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 534
John Prescott
1938 - 2024
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 535
George Reid
1845 - 1918
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 536
Robert Moray
1609 - 1673
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 537
George Galloway
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 538
Ruth Williams Khama
1923 - 2002
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 539
Michael Portillo
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 540
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
1951 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 541
John Francis Davis
1795 - 1890
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 542
Aneurin Bevan
1897 - 1960
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 543
Michael Foot
1913 - 2010
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 544
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
1680 - 1743
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 545