RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Sarah Baartman
1788 - 1815
Sarah Baartman
Sarah Baartman (Afrikaans: [ˈsɑːra ˈbɑːrtman]; c. 1789 – 29 December 1815), also spelled Sara, sometimes in the diminutive form Saartje (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈsɑːrtʃi]), or Saartjie, and Bartman, Bartmann, was a Khoikhoi woman who was exhibited as a freak show attraction in 19th-century Europe under the name Hottentot Venus, a name that was later attributed to at least one other woman similarly exhibited. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sarah Baartman has received more than 5,021,458 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Sarah Baartman is the 358th most popular religious figure (down from 292nd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 4th in 2019) and the most popular South African Religious Figure.
Sarah Baartman was a South African woman who was taken from her home by European explorers and exhibited in freak shows in Europe. She was later brought back to Europe and died there.
Memorability Metrics
5.0M
Page Views (PV)
70.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
9.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Sarah Baartman ranks 358 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Benedict IX, Pope Silverius, Pope Innocent IV, Caiaphas, Belshazzar, and Umm Salama. After her are Photios I of Constantinople, Philip Neri, Pope Leo VII, Sathya Sai Baba, Saint Spyridon, and Al-Mansur.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPope Benedict IX
1012 - 1055
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 352
Pope Silverius
490 - 538
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 353
Pope Innocent IV
1195 - 1254
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 354
Caiaphas
18 - 100
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 355
Belshazzar
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 356
Umm Salama
602 - 683
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 357
Sarah Baartman
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 358
Photios I of Constantinople
900 - 896
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 359
Philip Neri
1515 - 1595
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 360
Pope Leo VII
900 - 939
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 361
Sathya Sai Baba
1926 - 2011
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 362
Saint Spyridon
270 - 348
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 363
Al-Mansur
714 - 775
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 364
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1788, Sarah Baartman ranks 3. Before her are Lord Byron, and Arthur Schopenhauer. After her are Augustin-Jean Fresnel, Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Jean-Victor Poncelet, Christian Jürgensen Thomsen, Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, Princess Wilhelmine of Baden, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, and Étienne Cabet. Among people deceased in 1815, Sarah Baartman ranks 3. Before her are Joachim Murat, and Michel Ney. After her are Robert Fulton, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, Franz Mesmer, Jan Potocki, Emma, Lady Hamilton, Carsten Niebuhr, Guillaume Brune, José María Morelos, and 9th Dalai Lama.
Others Born in 1788
Go to all RankingsLord Byron
WRITER
1788 - 1824
HPI: 87.18
Rank: 1
Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 2
Sarah Baartman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 3
Augustin-Jean Fresnel
PHYSICIST
1788 - 1827
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 4
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1788 - 1851
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 5
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 6
Jean-Victor Poncelet
MATHEMATICIAN
1788 - 1867
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 7
Christian Jürgensen Thomsen
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1788 - 1865
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8
Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff
WRITER
1788 - 1857
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 9
Princess Wilhelmine of Baden
COMPANION
1788 - 1836
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 10
Archduke Rudolf of Austria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1831
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 11
Étienne Cabet
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1856
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1815
Go to all RankingsJoachim Murat
POLITICIAN
1767 - 1815
HPI: 75.58
Rank: 1
Michel Ney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1769 - 1815
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 2
Sarah Baartman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 3
Robert Fulton
INVENTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 4
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1753 - 1815
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 5
Franz Mesmer
PHYSICIAN
1734 - 1815
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 6
Jan Potocki
WRITER
1761 - 1815
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 7
Emma, Lady Hamilton
ACTOR
1765 - 1815
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 8
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 9
Guillaume Brune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1815
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 10
José María Morelos
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1815
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 11
9th Dalai Lama
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1815
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 12
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Sarah Baartman ranks 5 out of 454. Before her are Nelson Mandela (1918), J. R. R. Tolkien (1892), Elon Musk (1971), and Miriam Makeba (1932). After her are J. M. Coetzee (1940), F. W. de Klerk (1936), Nadine Gordimer (1923), Shaka (1787), Desmond Tutu (1931), Christiaan Barnard (1922), and Cyril Ramaphosa (1952).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsNelson Mandela
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2013
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 1
J. R. R. Tolkien
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 87.63
Rank: 2
Elon Musk
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 3
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 4
Sarah Baartman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 5
J. M. Coetzee
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
F. W. de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 7
Nadine Gordimer
WRITER
1923 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 8
Shaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Desmond Tutu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
Christiaan Barnard
PHYSICIAN
1922 - 2001
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
Cyril Ramaphosa
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 12
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In South Africa
Among religious figures born in South Africa, Sarah Baartman ranks 1. After her are Desmond Tutu (1931), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Faf du Plessis (1984), and Daniel Stahl (null).
Sarah Baartman
1788 - 1815
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1
Desmond Tutu
1931 - 2021
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 2
Wilfrid Napier
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 3
Faf du Plessis
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.41
Rank: 4
Daniel Stahl
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 5