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William Wilson

1844 - 1912

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William Wilson (13 November 1844 – 1 June 1912) was a late 19th-century British journalist, swimming instructor and coach, contributor to the scientific techniques behind competitive swimming, and originator of the game of water polo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wilson has received more than 51,764 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). William Wilson is the 58th most popular journalist (up from 63rd in 2019), the 2,659th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,991st in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.04

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of William Wilsons by language

Over the past year William Wilson has had the most page views in the with 4,790 views, followed by Spanish (2,109), and Italian (1,063). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Sicilian (78.76%), Hindi (61.09%), and French (56.15%)

Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, William Wilson ranks 58 out of 196. Before him are Sue Gardner, Yuri Bezmenov, Kazimierz Nowak, Robbie Ross, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Francesco Alberoni. After him are Bill Brandt, Plínio Salgado, Selma Rıza, Veronica Guerin, Ernst Haas, and Vladimir Solovyov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, William Wilson ranks 70. Before him are Gyula Benczúr, Sanford B. Dole, Olga Wisinger-Florian, Konstantin Savitsky, Andrew Lang, and Patrick Manson. After him are Pyotr Tkachev, James Guillaume, Duke Alexander of Oldenburg, Anna Lea Merritt, Arturo Soria y Mata, and Paul Taffanel. Among people deceased in 1912, William Wilson ranks 85. Before him are Émile Lemoine, Andrew Lang, Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Lewis Boss, Dmitry Milyutin, and Walter Clopton Wingfield. After him are Jaroslav Vrchlický, Francis Davis Millet, Joachim III of Constantinople, James Allen, Antonio Pacinotti, and Toyohara Chikanobu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 2,659 out of 8,785. Before him are James Somerville (1882), James Young Simpson (1811), Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke (1678), Andrew Bell (1753), Jamie Oliver (1975), and George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737). After him are Ian Rankin (1960), Elaine Paige (1948), John Neville (1925), Rupert Brooke (1887), Alexander Dalrymple (1737), and Jonny Lee Miller (1972).

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Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 5. Before him are Gareth Jones (1905), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), W. T. Stead (1849), and Christopher Hitchens (1949). After him are Piers Morgan (1965), Don McCullin (1935), Martin Parr (1952), Murray Walker (1923), Carol Thatcher (1953), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), and Malcolm Campbell (1885).

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