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Robert Peary Biography - American Arctic explorer (1856–1920)

Pantheon profile of Robert Peary, American Arctic explorer (1856–1920). His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia making him the NaNth most popular military personnel.

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He is best known for, in April 1909, leading an expedition that claimed to be the first to have reached the geographic North Pole. Read more on WikipediaSince 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Peary has received more than 930,790 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Peary is the 99th most popular military personnel (up from 108th in 2019), the 264th most popular biography from United States (up from 301st in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Military Personnel.Robert Peary is most famous for being the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.Memorability Metrics930kPage Views (PV)69.94Historical Popularity Index (HPI)58Languages Editions (L)9.77Effective Languages (L*)3.26Coefficient of Variation (CV)Page views of Robert Pearies by languageOver the past year Robert Peary has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 139,339 views, followed by Russian (61,412) and Spanish (20,665). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latvian (134.65%), (73.28%), and Georgian (67.23%)Among MILITARY PERSONNELSAmong military personnels, Robert Peary ranks 99 out of 1,468. Before him are Konstantin Rokossovsky, Hephaestion, Hermann Hoth, Heinrich Müller, Vasily Chuikov, and Võ Nguyên Giáp. After him are Klaus Barbie, Nestor Makhno, Gaius Julius Caesar, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Zhang Fei, and Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist.Most Popular Military Personnels in WikipediaGo to all RankingsKonstantin Rokossovsky1896 - 1968HPI: 70.37Rank: 93Hephaestion356 BC - 324 BCHPI: 70.35Rank: 94Hermann Hoth1885 - 1971HPI: 70.27Rank: 95Heinrich Müller1900 - 1945HPI: 70.21Rank: 96Vasily Chuikov1900 - 1982HPI: 70.06Rank: 97Võ Nguyên Giáp1911 - 2013HPI: 69.97Rank: 98Robert Peary1856 - 1920HPI: 69.94Rank: 99Klaus Barbie1913 - 1991HPI: 69.82Rank: 100Nestor Makhno1888 - 1934HPI: 69.68Rank: 101Gaius Julius Caesar135 BC - 85 BCHPI: 69.64Rank: 102Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas595 - 674HPI: 69.64Rank: 103Zhang Fei167 - 221HPI: 69.61Rank: 104Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist1881 - 1954HPI: 69.54Rank: 105ContemporariesAmong people born in 1856, Robert Peary ranks 10. Before him are Woodrow Wilson, Philippe Pétain, J. J. Thomson, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Louis Sullivan, and Archduchess Gisela of Austria. After him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Emil Kraepelin, Georgi Plekhanov, Tongzhi Emperor, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg. Among people deceased in 1920, Robert Peary ranks 7. Before him are Max Weber, Amedeo Modigliani, Wilhelm Wundt, Srinivasa Ramanujan, Eugénie de Montijo, and Peter Carl Fabergé. After him are Alexander Kolchak, Max Bruch, Alexander of Greece, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Princess Margaret of Connaught, and Jeanne Hébuterne.Others Born in 1856Go to all RankingsWoodrow Wilson1856 - 1924HPI: 77.07Rank: 4Philippe Pétain1856 - 1951HPI: 76.59Rank: 5J. J. Thomson1856 - 1940HPI: 73.01Rank: 6Frederick Winslow Taylor1856 - 1915HPI: 72.61Rank: 7Louis Sullivan1856 - 1924HPI: 72.44Rank: 8Archduchess Gisela of Austria1856 - 1932HPI: 71.75Rank: 9Robert Peary1856 - 1920HPI: 69.94Rank: 10Napoléon, Prince Imperial1856 - 1879HPI: 68.49Rank: 11Emil Kraepelin1856 - 1926HPI: 68.47Rank: 12Georgi Plekhanov1856 - 1918HPI: 68.32Rank: 13Tongzhi Emperor1856 - 1875HPI: 67.58Rank: 14Bal Gangadhar Tilak1856 - 1920HPI: 66.89Rank: 15Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg1856 - 1921HPI: 65.78Rank: 16Others Deceased in 1920Go to all RankingsMax Weber1864 - 1920HPI: 86.05Rank: 1Amedeo Modigliani1884 - 1920HPI: 78.41Rank: 2Wilhelm Wundt1832 - 1920HPI: 77.34Rank: 3Srinivasa Ramanujan1887 - 1920HPI: 74.93Rank: 4Eugénie de Montijo1826 - 1920HPI: 73.04Rank: 5Peter Carl Fabergé1846 - 1920HPI: 72.93Rank: 6Robert Peary1856 - 1920HPI: 69.94Rank: 7Alexander Kolchak1874 - 1920HPI: 68.43Rank: 8Max Bruch1838 - 1920HPI: 67.81Rank: 9Alexander of Greece1893 - 1920HPI: 67.70Rank: 10Bal Gangadhar Tilak1856 - 1920HPI: 66.89Rank: 11Princess Margaret of Connaught1882 - 1920HPI: 65.72Rank: 12Jeanne Hébuterne1898 - 1920HPI: 65.42Rank: 13In United StatesAmong people born in United States, Robert Peary ranks 264 out of 18,182. Before him are Gwyneth Paltrow (1972), John Dillinger (1903), Nina Simone (1933), Christopher Lloyd (1938), Mary Cassatt (1844), and B.B. King (1925). After him are Margaret Mitchell (1900), Leonard Bernstein (1918), John Quincy Adams (1767), Claude Shannon (1916), Robert Andrews Millikan (1868), and Rachel Carson (1907).Others born in United StatesGo to all RankingsGwyneth Paltrow1972 - PresentHPI: 70.01Rank: 258John Dillinger1903 - 1934HPI: 70.00Rank: 259Nina Simone1933 - 2003HPI: 69.98Rank: 260Christopher Lloyd1938 - PresentHPI: 69.98Rank: 261Mary Cassatt1844 - 1926HPI: 69.97Rank: 262B.B. King1925 - 2015HPI: 69.94Rank: 263Robert Peary1856 - 1920HPI: 69.94Rank: 264Margaret Mitchell1900 - 1949HPI: 69.93Rank: 265Leonard Bernstein1918 - 1990HPI: 69.93Rank: 266John Quincy Adams1767 - 1848HPI: 69.92Rank: 267Claude Shannon1916 - 2001HPI: 69.89Rank: 268Robert Andrews Millikan1868 - 1953HPI: 69.87Rank: 269Rachel Carson1907 - 1964HPI: 69.86Rank: 270Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United StatesAmong military personnels born in United States, Robert Peary ranks 4. Before him are Douglas MacArthur (1880), Robert E. Lee (1807), and Desmond Doss (1919). After him are George S. Patton (1885), Chester W. Nimitz (1885), George Armstrong Custer (1839), Paul Tibbets (1915), Matthew C. Perry (1794), Omar Bradley (1893), John J. Pershing (1860), and Albert Pike (1809).American born Military PersonnelsGo to all RankingsDouglas MacArthur1880 - 1964HPI: 75.02Rank: 1Robert E. Lee1807 - 1870HPI: 70.62Rank: 2Desmond Doss1919 - 2006HPI: 70.38Rank: 3Robert Peary1856 - 1920HPI: 69.94Rank: 4George S. Patton1885 - 1945HPI: 69.00Rank: 5Chester W. Nimitz1885 - 1966HPI: 68.20Rank: 6George Armstrong Custer1839 - 1876HPI: 67.11Rank: 7Paul Tibbets1915 - 2007HPI: 67.09Rank: 8Matthew C. Perry1794 - 1858HPI: 64.36Rank: 9Omar Bradley1893 - 1981HPI: 64.24Rank: 10John J. Pershing1860 - 1948HPI: 63.26Rank: 11Albert Pike1809 - 1891HPI: 62.56Rank: 12Related ProfilesMILITARY PERSONNEL1468 IndividualsKonstantin RokossovskyRank 93Knud RasmussenGreenlandic–danish Polar Explorer And AnthropologistFrederick CookAmerican Explorer (1865–1940)Matthew HensonAmerican Explorer (1866–1955)Josephine Diebitsch PearyAmerican ExplorerExploreVisualizationsRankingsProfilesPeoplePlacesCountriesOccupationsOccupations / CountriesErasAboutReport Data ErrorPrivacy PolicyTerms of ServiceDataPermissionsDownloadAPIAppsYearbook