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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 20 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wilson is the 63rd most popular journalist (down from 48th in 2019), the 2,999th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,354th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Journalist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 52k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.25

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among JOURNALISTS

Among journalists, William Wilson ranks 63 out of 127Before him are Francesco Alberoni, Sue Gardner, Plínio Salgado, Norbert Haug, Ernst Haas, and Selma Rıza. After him are Bernard Pivot, Pierre Brossolette, Martin Parr, Michaëlle Jean, Veronica Guerin, and Vladislav Listyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1844, William Wilson ranks 74Before him are Paul Taffanel, Mutsu Munemitsu, Detlev von Liliencron, Alois Riehl, Camille Lemonnier, and Marie Spartali Stillman. After him are Lewis Powell, Pyotr Tkachev, Dimitrios Rallis, Verney Lovett Cameron, Gerard Manley Hopkins, and Ahmet Mithat. Among people deceased in 1912, William Wilson ranks 87Before him are Lawrence Oates, Ferdinand Monoyer, Daniel Burnham, Alexander Duff, 1st Duke of Fife, Toyohara Chikanobu, and Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak. After him are Arthur MacArthur Jr., Felix Dahn, Edward Wilson, Patricio Escobar, Paul Gordan, and Ahmet Mithat.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 2,999 out of 7,765Before him are William Smith (1790), Andrew Latimer (1949), Thomas Gage (1719), Thomas Nashe (1567), Sarah Siddons (1755), and John Peckham (1227). After him are John Scott Haldane (1860), Milo Yiannopoulos (1984), Roger Rees (1944), Glyn Johns (1942), Frederick William Beechey (1796), and E. L. James (1963).

Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom

Among journalists born in United Kingdom, William Wilson ranks 5Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), Gareth Jones (1905), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), and Christopher Hitchens (1949). After him are Martin Parr (1952), Murray Walker (1923), Malcolm Campbell (1885), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), George Rodger (1908), Don McCullin (1935), and Chris Bonington (1934).