DIPLOMAT
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
Seán Lester
Seán Lester (28 September 1888 – 13 June 1959) was an Irish diplomat who was the last secretary-general of the League of Nations from 31 August 1940 to 18 April 1946. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seán Lester has received more than 155,093 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Seán Lester is the 62nd most popular diplomat (up from 12,180th in 2019), the 3,492nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,210th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Diplomat.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
46.54
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
3.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Seán Lester ranks 62 out of 52. Before him are Joseph Grew, Ernest Mason Satow, Edward M. House, Adlai Stevenson II, Vatslav Vorovsky, and Christiana Figueres. After him are Yasushi Akashi, Max Jakobson, Roberto Azevêdo, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz, Richard Armitage, and Filippo Grandi.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
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Joseph Grew
1880 - 1965
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 56
Ernest Mason Satow
1843 - 1929
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 57
Edward M. House
1858 - 1938
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 58
Adlai Stevenson II
1900 - 1965
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 59
Vatslav Vorovsky
1871 - 1923
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 60
Christiana Figueres
1956 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 61
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 62
Yasushi Akashi
1931 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 63
Max Jakobson
1923 - 2013
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 64
Roberto Azevêdo
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 65
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
1904 - 1973
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 66
Richard Armitage
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 67
Filippo Grandi
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 68
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Seán Lester ranks 181. Before him are Rexhep Mitrovica, Eduardo Santos, Alfred Landé, J. B. Kripalani, Dora Gabe, and Margarita Xirgu. After him are Hans von Rosen, José Eustasio Rivera, Kaarlo Koskelo, Robert Moses, Henri Bosco, and Carlo Oriani. Among people deceased in 1959, Seán Lester ranks 147. Before him are Pierre Frieden, Lipót Fejér, Carl Switzer, Kay Kendall, Stepan Erzia, and Balthasar van der Pol. After him are Jan Černý, Emil František Burian, Antonio Campolo, Abdul Muis, Ragnar Malm, and Carl Enckell.
Others Born in 1888
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Rexhep Mitrovica
1888 - 1967
HPI: 46.92
Rank: 175
Eduardo Santos
1888 - 1974
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 176
Alfred Landé
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 177
J. B. Kripalani
1888 - 1982
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 178
Dora Gabe
1888 - 1983
HPI: 46.63
Rank: 179
Margarita Xirgu
1888 - 1969
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 180
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 181
Hans von Rosen
1888 - 1952
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 182
José Eustasio Rivera
1888 - 1928
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 183
Kaarlo Koskelo
1888 - 1953
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 184
Robert Moses
1888 - 1981
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 185
Henri Bosco
1888 - 1976
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 186
Carlo Oriani
1888 - 1917
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1959
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Pierre Frieden
1892 - 1959
HPI: 47.08
Rank: 141
Lipót Fejér
1880 - 1959
HPI: 47.06
Rank: 142
Carl Switzer
1927 - 1959
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 143
Kay Kendall
1927 - 1959
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 144
Stepan Erzia
1876 - 1959
HPI: 46.68
Rank: 145
Balthasar van der Pol
1889 - 1959
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 146
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 147
Jan Černý
1874 - 1959
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 148
Emil František Burian
1904 - 1959
HPI: 46.27
Rank: 149
Antonio Campolo
1897 - 1959
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 150
Abdul Muis
1883 - 1959
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 151
Ragnar Malm
1893 - 1959
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 152
Carl Enckell
1876 - 1959
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 153
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Seán Lester ranks 3,492 out of 7,765. Before him are Bill Roberts (1912), Rose Leslie (1987), Steve Perryman (1951), Peter Molyneux (1959), Kenneth Frampton (1930), and Don Thompson (1933). After him are Ben Chaplin (1969), Len Deighton (1929), Trevor Taylor (1936), Robin Milner (1934), Christopher Cazenove (1943), and Edith Sitwell (1887).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3,486
Rose Leslie
1987 - Present
HPI: 46.55
Rank: 3,487
Steve Perryman
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,488
Peter Molyneux
1959 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,489
Kenneth Frampton
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,490
Don Thompson
1933 - 2006
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,491
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,492
Ben Chaplin
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 3,493
Len Deighton
1929 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 3,494
Trevor Taylor
1936 - 2010
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 3,495
Robin Milner
1934 - 2010
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 3,496
Christopher Cazenove
1943 - 2010
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 3,497
Edith Sitwell
1887 - 1964
HPI: 46.52
Rank: 3,498
Among DIPLOMATS In United Kingdom
Among diplomats born in United Kingdom, Seán Lester ranks 5. Before him are Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Chaim Herzog (1918), Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), and Ernest Mason Satow (1843).
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
1784 - 1865
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 1
Chaim Herzog
1918 - 1997
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 2
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
1864 - 1958
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 3
Ernest Mason Satow
1843 - 1929
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 4
Seán Lester
1888 - 1959
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 5
