CHESS PLAYER
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
Tony Miles
Anthony John Miles (23 April 1955 – 12 November 2001) was an English chess player and the first Englishman to earn the Grandmaster title. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tony Miles has received more than 309,196 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Tony Miles is the 216th most popular chess player (up from 295th in 2019), the 5,325th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,313th in 2019) and the 12th most popular British Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
42.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.26
Effective Languages (L*)
2.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Tony Miles ranks 216 out of 461. Before him are Yasser Seirawan, Boris Gulko, John Nunn, Ľubomír Ftáčnik, Aaron Alexandre, and Nigel Short. After him are Smbat Lputian, Fenny Heemskerk, Antoaneta Stefanova, Roberto Grau, Harry Golombek, and Alexander Morozevich.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYasser Seirawan
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 210
Boris Gulko
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.65
Rank: 211
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 212
Ľubomír Ftáčnik
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 213
Aaron Alexandre
1766 - 1850
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 214
Nigel Short
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 215
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 216
Smbat Lputian
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 217
Fenny Heemskerk
1919 - 2007
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 218
Antoaneta Stefanova
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 219
Roberto Grau
1900 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 220
Harry Golombek
1911 - 1995
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 221
Alexander Morozevich
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 222
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Tony Miles ranks 512. Before him are Alexandru Athanasiu, Carmen Reinhart, Ken Salazar, Ladislav Vízek, Stéphane Dion, and Pavel Složil. After him are Ignazio Marino, Steve Lillywhite, Jim Neidhart, Clare Higgins, Tūheitia Paki, and Steingrímur J. Sigfússon. Among people deceased in 2001, Tony Miles ranks 311. Before him are Billy Higgins, Henry Jonsson, Julie Bishop, Bertie Mee, Valerie Davies, and Jale İnan. After him are Arlene Francis, Govan Mbeki, David M. Walker, Robert Fowler, Edwin H. Colbert, and Horace Gwynne.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsAlexandru Athanasiu
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 506
Carmen Reinhart
ECONOMIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 507
Ken Salazar
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 508
Ladislav Vízek
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 509
Stéphane Dion
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 510
Pavel Složil
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 511
Tony Miles
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 512
Ignazio Marino
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 513
Steve Lillywhite
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 514
Jim Neidhart
WRESTLER
1955 - 2018
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 515
Clare Higgins
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 516
Tūheitia Paki
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 517
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 518
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsBilly Higgins
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2001
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 305
Henry Jonsson
ATHLETE
1912 - 2001
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 306
Julie Bishop
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 307
Bertie Mee
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 2001
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 308
Valerie Davies
SWIMMER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 309
Jale İnan
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1914 - 2001
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 310
Tony Miles
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 311
Arlene Francis
ACTOR
1907 - 2001
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 312
Govan Mbeki
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 313
David M. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 2001
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 314
Robert Fowler
CYCLIST
1931 - 2001
HPI: 41.91
Rank: 315
Edwin H. Colbert
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 2001
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 316
Horace Gwynne
BOXER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 317
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Tony Miles ranks 5,325 out of 8,785. Before him are Julie Driscoll Tippetts (1947), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Dani Filth (1973), Adam Ant (1954), Chris Anderson (1961), and Freema Agyeman (1979). After him are Dorothy Wordsworth (1771), Billy Bragg (1957), Jodhi May (1975), John Evan (1948), William Morgan (1547), and Sammy Baird (1930).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJulie Driscoll Tippetts
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 5,319
Jimmy McCulloch
MUSICIAN
1953 - 1979
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,320
Dani Filth
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,321
Adam Ant
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,322
Chris Anderson
BUSINESSPERSON
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,323
Freema Agyeman
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,324
Tony Miles
CHESS PLAYER
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,325
Dorothy Wordsworth
WRITER
1771 - 1855
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 5,326
Billy Bragg
SINGER
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 5,327
Jodhi May
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 5,328
John Evan
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 5,329
William Morgan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1604
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 5,330
Sammy Baird
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 5,331
Among CHESS PLAYERS In United Kingdom
Among chess players born in United Kingdom, Tony Miles ranks 12. Before him are Henry Bird (1830), Amos Burn (1848), Jonathan Penrose (1933), John Owen (1827), John Nunn (1955), and Nigel Short (1965). After him are Harry Golombek (1911), Fred Yates (1884), Raymond Keene (1948), and Stuart Conquest (1967).
Henry Bird
1830 - 1908
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 6
Amos Burn
1848 - 1925
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 7
Jonathan Penrose
1933 - 2021
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 8
John Owen
1827 - 1901
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 9
John Nunn
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 10
Nigel Short
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 11
Tony Miles
1955 - 2001
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 12
Harry Golombek
1911 - 1995
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 13
Fred Yates
1884 - 1932
HPI: 41.17
Rank: 14
Raymond Keene
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 15
Stuart Conquest
1967 - Present
HPI: 32.58
Rank: 16