MAFIOSO
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
Tamam Shud case
The Somerton Man was an unidentified man whose body was found on 1 December 1948 on the beach at Somerton Park, a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The case is also known after the Persian phrase tamám shud (تمام شد), meaning "It is over" or "It is finished", which was printed on a scrap of paper found months later in the fob pocket of the man's trousers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tamam Shud case has received more than 3,566,274 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Tamam Shud case is the 23rd most popular mafioso (down from 16th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Australia (down from 21st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Mafioso.
The case of the Tamam Shud case is most famous for the discovery of a copy of a poem, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. The poem was found in the pocket of a man who was found dead on December 1, 1948.
Memorability Metrics
3.6M
Page Views (PV)
60.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
4.53
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Tamam Shud case ranks 23 out of 70. Before her are Wyatt Earp, John Gotti, Semion Mogilevich, Velupillai Prabhakaran, Ned Kelly, and Ta Mok. After her are Vito Genovese, Vito Cascio Ferro, Jenny-Wanda Barkmann, Salvatore Giuliano, Khun Sa, and Amado Carrillo Fuentes.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWyatt Earp
1848 - 1929
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 17
John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 18
Semion Mogilevich
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 19
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 20
Ned Kelly
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 21
Ta Mok
1926 - 2006
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 22
Tamam Shud case
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 23
Vito Genovese
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 24
Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 25
Jenny-Wanda Barkmann
1922 - 1946
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 26
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 27
Khun Sa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 28
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Tamam Shud case ranks 65. Before her are Abul A'la Maududi, Eliot Ness, George Davis Snell, Vincente Minnelli, Maud Lewis, and Raymond Radiguet. After her are Louis Leakey, Irving Stone, Erskine Caldwell, Joan Robinson, Sadegh Hedayat, and Fritz Bauer. Among people deceased in 1948, Tamam Shud case ranks 42. Before her are Emil Ludwig, Yoshiko Kawashima, Zelda Fitzgerald, Hans Aumeier, Uzeyir Hajibeyov, and Kōki Hirota. After her are Josef Bühler, Dieter Wisliceny, Rudolf Brandt, Seishirō Itagaki, Otto Rasch, and Kenji Doihara.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsAbul A'la Maududi
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 59
Eliot Ness
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 60
George Davis Snell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1996
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 61
Vincente Minnelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 62
Maud Lewis
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 63
Raymond Radiguet
WRITER
1903 - 1923
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 64
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 65
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 66
Irving Stone
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 67
Erskine Caldwell
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 68
Joan Robinson
ECONOMIST
1903 - 1983
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 69
Sadegh Hedayat
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 70
Fritz Bauer
JUDGE
1903 - 1968
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsEmil Ludwig
WRITER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 36
Yoshiko Kawashima
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 37
Zelda Fitzgerald
WRITER
1900 - 1948
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 38
Hans Aumeier
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1948
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 39
Uzeyir Hajibeyov
COMPOSER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 40
Kōki Hirota
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1948
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 41
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 42
Josef Bühler
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1948
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 43
Dieter Wisliceny
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1948
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 44
Rudolf Brandt
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1948
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 45
Seishirō Itagaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 46
Otto Rasch
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1948
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 47
Kenji Doihara
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1948
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 48
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, Tamam Shud case ranks 34 out of 1,143. Before her are Macfarlane Burnet (1899), Steve Irwin (1962), John Cornforth (1917), P. L. Travers (1899), Lionel Logue (1880), and Ned Kelly (1855). After her are John Noble (1948), Kylie Minogue (1968), Joan Sutherland (1926), Alan Jones (1946), Lisa Gerrard (1961), and Phil Rudd (1954).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsMacfarlane Burnet
BIOLOGIST
1899 - 1985
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 28
Steve Irwin
PRESENTER
1962 - 2006
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 29
John Cornforth
CHEMIST
1917 - 2013
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 30
P. L. Travers
WRITER
1899 - 1996
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 31
Lionel Logue
ACTOR
1880 - 1953
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 32
Ned Kelly
MAFIOSO
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 33
Tamam Shud case
MAFIOSO
1903 - 1948
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 34
John Noble
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 35
Kylie Minogue
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 36
Joan Sutherland
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 37
Alan Jones
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 38
Lisa Gerrard
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 39
Phil Rudd
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 40
Among MAFIOSOS In Australia
Among mafiosos born in Australia, Tamam Shud case ranks 2. Before her are Ned Kelly (1855).