RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Violet Brown
1900 - 2017
Violet Brown
Violet Brown (née Mosse; 10 March 1900 – 15 September 2017) was a Jamaican supercentenarian who was the oldest verified living person in the world for five months, following the death of Emma Morano on 15 April 2017 until her own death at the age of 117 years, 189 days on 15 September 2017. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Violet Brown has received more than 1,862,672 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Violet Brown is the 1,388th most popular religious figure (down from 1,352nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Jamaica (up from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Jamaican Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
56.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
4.84
Effective Languages (L*)
3.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Violet Brown ranks 1,388 out of 3,187. Before her are Karaindash, Anatolius of Constantinople, Angelo Amato, Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje, Wolf Messing, and João I of Kongo. After her are Guru Amar Das, Antipope Sylvester IV, Willehad, Naropa, Zakir Naik, and Ashkenaz.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaraindash
1500 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,382
Anatolius of Constantinople
301 - 458
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,383
Angelo Amato
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 1,384
Danilo I, Metropolitan of Cetinje
1670 - 1735
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 1,385
Wolf Messing
1899 - 1974
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 1,386
João I of Kongo
1470 - 1506
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,387
Violet Brown
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1,388
Guru Amar Das
1479 - 1574
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,389
Antipope Sylvester IV
1100 - 1111
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,390
Willehad
735 - 789
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 1,391
Naropa
1016 - 1100
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,392
Zakir Naik
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,393
Ashkenaz
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 1,394
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Violet Brown ranks 101. Before her are Emanuel Ringelblum, Leonardo Conti, James Bond, George Antheil, Mervyn LeRoy, and Lorenzo Fernández. After her are Arturo Umberto Illia, Herbert Blumer, Gilbert Ryle, Miguel Alemán Valdés, James Hilton, and Zhang Wentian. Among people deceased in 2017, Violet Brown ranks 130. Before her are Omar Abdel-Rahman, Tsutomu Hata, Igor Shafarevich, Luis Bacalov, Lyudmila Chernykh, and Pierre Henry. After her are Mustafa Tlass, Miguel Ferrer, Bayezid Osman, Anne Golon, Robert Miles, and John Hillerman.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsEmanuel Ringelblum
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1944
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 95
Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 96
James Bond
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1989
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 97
George Antheil
COMPOSER
1900 - 1959
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 98
Mervyn LeRoy
FILM DIRECTOR
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 99
Lorenzo Fernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1973
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 100
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 101
Arturo Umberto Illia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 102
Herbert Blumer
SOCIOLOGIST
1900 - 1987
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 103
Gilbert Ryle
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 104
Miguel Alemán Valdés
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1983
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 105
James Hilton
WRITER
1900 - 1954
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 106
Zhang Wentian
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 107
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsOmar Abdel-Rahman
EXTREMIST
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 124
Tsutomu Hata
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 125
Igor Shafarevich
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 126
Luis Bacalov
COMPOSER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 127
Lyudmila Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 128
Pierre Henry
COMPOSER
1927 - 2017
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 129
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 130
Mustafa Tlass
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 131
Miguel Ferrer
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 132
Bayezid Osman
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 133
Anne Golon
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 134
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 135
John Hillerman
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 136
In Jamaica
Among people born in Jamaica, Violet Brown ranks 11 out of 189. Before her are Peter Tosh (1944), Marcus Garvey (1887), Ben Johnson (1961), Jimmy Cliff (1948), Stuart Hall (1932), and Liz Mitchell (1952). After her are Merlene Ottey (1960), Trevor Berbick (1954), Lee "Scratch" Perry (1936), Patrick Ewing (1962), Desmond Dekker (1941), and Stephen Hopkins (1958).
Others born in Jamaica
Go to all RankingsPeter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 5
Marcus Garvey
WRITER
1887 - 1940
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 6
Ben Johnson
ATHLETE
1961 - Present
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 7
Jimmy Cliff
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 8
Stuart Hall
SOCIOLOGIST
1932 - 2014
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 9
Liz Mitchell
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 10
Violet Brown
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 11
Merlene Ottey
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 12
Trevor Berbick
BOXER
1954 - 2006
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 13
Lee "Scratch" Perry
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 14
Patrick Ewing
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 15
Desmond Dekker
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 16
Stephen Hopkins
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 17
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Jamaica
Among religious figures born in Jamaica, Violet Brown ranks 1. After her are Patrick Allen (1951), and Bilal Philips (1947).
Violet Brown
1900 - 2017
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 1
Patrick Allen
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 2
Bilal Philips
1947 - Present
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 3