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Wilfred Thesiger
1910 - 2003
Wilfred Thesiger
Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also known as Mubarak bin Landan (Arabic: مُبَارَك بِن لَنْدَن, the blessed one of London) was a British military officer, explorer, and writer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfred Thesiger has received more than 371,182 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Wilfred Thesiger is the 284th most popular explorer (down from 279th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Ethiopia and the most popular Ethiopian Explorer.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
52.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
4.61
Effective Languages (L*)
2.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among EXPLORERS
Among explorers, Wilfred Thesiger ranks 284 out of 498. Before him are Richard Chancellor, João Fernandes Lavrador, Annie Londonderry, Adolf Lüderitz, Charles Wilkes, and Ada Blackjack. After him are Otto Finsch, Freya Stark, Aleksei Chirikov, Henricus Martellus Germanus, Douglas Mawson, and Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia.
Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Chancellor
1521 - 1556
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 278
João Fernandes Lavrador
1453 - 1505
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 279
Annie Londonderry
1870 - 1947
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 280
Adolf Lüderitz
1834 - 1886
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 281
Charles Wilkes
1798 - 1877
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 282
Ada Blackjack
1898 - 1983
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 283
Wilfred Thesiger
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 284
Otto Finsch
1839 - 1917
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 285
Freya Stark
1893 - 1993
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 286
Aleksei Chirikov
1703 - 1748
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 287
Henricus Martellus Germanus
1401 - 1496
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 288
Douglas Mawson
1882 - 1958
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 289
Afonso Gonçalves Baldaia
1415 - 1481
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 290
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Wilfred Thesiger ranks 156. Before him are Friedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Jean Servais, José Lezama Lima, Olga Bergholz, Gunnar Höckert, and Aldo Olivieri. After him are Georgios Zoitakis, Kelly Johnson, Hideo Shinojima, Qian Zhongshu, Pierre Musy, and T-Bone Walker. Among people deceased in 2003, Wilfred Thesiger ranks 150. Before him are Marc-Vivien Foé, Ahmadou Kourouma, Sam Phillips, João César Monteiro, Hope Lange, and Milton George Henschel. After him are Hume Cronyn, Fadwa Tuqan, Robert Stack, Kir Bulychev, Noel Redding, and Christopher Hill.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NOBLEMAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 150
Jean Servais
ACTOR
1910 - 1976
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 151
José Lezama Lima
WRITER
1910 - 1976
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 152
Olga Bergholz
WRITER
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 153
Gunnar Höckert
ATHLETE
1910 - 1940
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 154
Aldo Olivieri
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 2001
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 155
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 156
Georgios Zoitakis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 157
Kelly Johnson
ENGINEER
1910 - 1990
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 158
Hideo Shinojima
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 159
Qian Zhongshu
WRITER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 160
Pierre Musy
ATHLETE
1910 - 1990
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 161
T-Bone Walker
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1975
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 162
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsMarc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 144
Ahmadou Kourouma
WRITER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 145
Sam Phillips
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 146
João César Monteiro
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2003
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 147
Hope Lange
ACTOR
1933 - 2003
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 148
Milton George Henschel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 149
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 150
Hume Cronyn
ACTOR
1911 - 2003
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 151
Fadwa Tuqan
WRITER
1917 - 2003
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 152
Robert Stack
ACTOR
1919 - 2003
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 153
Kir Bulychev
WRITER
1934 - 2003
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 154
Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 155
Christopher Hill
HISTORIAN
1912 - 2003
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 156
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Wilfred Thesiger ranks 27 out of 105. Before him are Taytu Betul (1851), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Amha Selassie (1916), Mamo Wolde (1932), Yohannes IV (1837), and Negasso Gidada (1943). After him are Gudit (950), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Zara Yaqob (1399), Miruts Yifter (1944), Dawit II (1496), and Fasilides (1603).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsTaytu Betul
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1918
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 21
Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 22
Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 23
Mamo Wolde
ATHLETE
1932 - 2002
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 24
Yohannes IV
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 25
Negasso Gidada
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 26
Wilfred Thesiger
EXPLORER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 27
Gudit
POLITICIAN
950 - 1010
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 28
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 29
Zara Yaqob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1399 - 1468
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 30
Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 31
Dawit II
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1540
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 32
Fasilides
POLITICIAN
1603 - 1667
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 33
Among EXPLORERS In Ethiopia
Among explorers born in Ethiopia, Wilfred Thesiger ranks 1.