POLITICIAN
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
1693 - 1768
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne, 1st Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne (21 July 1693 – 17 November 1768) was an English Whig statesman who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain, and whose official life extended throughout the Whig supremacy of the 18th century. He is commonly known as the Duke of Newcastle. A protégé of Robert Walpole, he served under him for more than 20 years until 1742. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle has received more than 563,467 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle is the 8,106th most popular politician (up from 8,866th in 2019), the 1,608th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,876th in 2019) and the 253rd most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
55.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
3.69
Effective Languages (L*)
4.95
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ranks 8,106 out of 19,576. Before him are Agis I, Argaeus I of Macedon, Héctor José Cámpora, William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, Mintimer Shaimiev, and Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe. After him are Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia, Sándor Garbai, Khema, Luitgard, Valko Chervenkov, and Ariadne.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgis I
957 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 8,100
Argaeus I of Macedon
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 8,101
Héctor José Cámpora
1909 - 1980
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,102
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,103
Mintimer Shaimiev
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,104
Leopold IV, Prince of Lippe
1871 - 1949
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,105
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
1693 - 1768
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,106
Svatopluk, Duke of Bohemia
1100 - 1109
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,107
Sándor Garbai
1879 - 1947
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 8,108
Khema
550 BC - Present
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8,109
Luitgard
776 - 800
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8,110
Valko Chervenkov
1900 - 1980
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8,111
Ariadne
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 8,112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1693, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ranks 9. Before him are James Bradley, John Harrison, Anne Sophie Reventlow, Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon, Abul Khair Khan, and Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg. After him are Georg Rafael Donner, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, and John Lombe. Among people deceased in 1768, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ranks 12. Before him are Georg Brandt, Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Francesco Maria Veracini, Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe, and Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt. After him are François de Cuvilliés, Michel Blavet, Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin, Robert Simson, Giuseppe Simone Assemani, and Princess Louisa of Great Britain.
Others Born in 1693
Go to all RankingsJames Bradley
ASTRONOMER
1693 - 1762
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 3
John Harrison
INVENTOR
1693 - 1776
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 4
Anne Sophie Reventlow
COMPANION
1693 - 1743
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 5
Louise Élisabeth de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1775
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 6
Abul Khair Khan
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1748
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 7
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste Sofie of Neuburg
NOBLEMAN
1693 - 1728
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 8
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 9
Georg Rafael Donner
SCULPTOR
1693 - 1741
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 10
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 11
John Lombe
ENGINEER
1693 - 1722
HPI: 41.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1768
Go to all RankingsGeorg Brandt
CHEMIST
1694 - 1768
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 6
Joseph-Nicolas Delisle
ASTRONOMER
1688 - 1768
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 7
Hermann Samuel Reimarus
PHILOSOPHER
1694 - 1768
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 8
Francesco Maria Veracini
COMPOSER
1690 - 1768
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 9
Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 10
Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1691 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 11
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 12
François de Cuvilliés
ARCHITECT
1695 - 1768
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 13
Michel Blavet
COMPOSER
1700 - 1768
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 14
Alexey Bestuzhev-Ryumin
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 15
Robert Simson
MATHEMATICIAN
1687 - 1768
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 16
Giuseppe Simone Assemani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1686 - 1768
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 17
Princess Louisa of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1768
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 18
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ranks 1,608 out of 8,785. Before him are Aphra Behn (1640), Kenneth Grahame (1859), William Caxton (1422), Sidney Paget (1860), Havelock Ellis (1859), and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738). After him are John Canton (1718), John Nelson Darby (1800), Alf Ramsey (1920), Matthew Flinders (1774), Leonard Woolley (1880), and Sandford Fleming (1827).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAphra Behn
WRITER
1640 - 1689
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 1,602
Kenneth Grahame
WRITER
1859 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,603
William Caxton
WRITER
1422 - 1491
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,604
Sidney Paget
PAINTER
1860 - 1908
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,605
Havelock Ellis
PSYCHOLOGIST
1859 - 1939
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 1,606
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
POLITICIAN
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,607
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
POLITICIAN
1693 - 1768
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,608
John Canton
PHYSICIST
1718 - 1772
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,609
John Nelson Darby
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1800 - 1882
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,610
Alf Ramsey
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1999
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,611
Matthew Flinders
EXPLORER
1774 - 1814
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,612
Leonard Woolley
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1880 - 1960
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,613
Sandford Fleming
INVENTOR
1827 - 1915
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,614
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle ranks 253. Before him are George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild (1840), Lord William Bentinck (1774), Gytha of Wessex (1053), and William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738). After him are Jeffrey Archer (1940), Princess Mary of Great Britain (1723), George Grenville (1712), Margaret Bondfield (1873), William Hamilton (1730), and Princess Patricia of Connaught (1886).
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
1608 - 1670
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 247
Beorhtric of Wessex
800 - 802
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 248
Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild
1840 - 1915
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 249
Lord William Bentinck
1774 - 1839
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 250
Gytha of Wessex
1053 - 1098
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 251
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
1738 - 1809
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 252
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle
1693 - 1768
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 253
Jeffrey Archer
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 254
Princess Mary of Great Britain
1723 - 1772
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 255
George Grenville
1712 - 1770
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 256
Margaret Bondfield
1873 - 1953
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 257
William Hamilton
1730 - 1803
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 258
Princess Patricia of Connaught
1886 - 1974
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 259