Military Personnel

William Wallace

Scottish landowner and leader in the First War of Scottish Independence

1270 - 1305

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His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wallace is the 25th most popular military personnel (down from 13th in 2024), the 99th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 61st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Military Personnel.

William Wallace is most famous for his role in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He led the Scots to victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.

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#99 / 9,870

William Wallace ranks #99 among 9,870 people in Pantheon born in United Kingdom, inside the top 2% of that group.

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William Wallace's biography appears in 80 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Military Personnels.

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Despite a life of just 35 years, William Wallace ranks #25 among all Military Personnels in history.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, William Wallace ranks 25 out of 2,188. Before him are Vasily Zaitsev, Romulus Augustulus, Flavius Aetius, Jochi, Simo Häyhä, and Belisarius. After him are Themistocles, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Cao Cao, Erich von Manstein, and Cesare Borgia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1270, William Wallace ranks 1. After him are Charles, Count of Valois, Haakon V of Norway, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Namdev, Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Thoros III, King of Armenia, Cino da Pistoia, and Juliana Falconieri. Among people deceased in 1305, William Wallace ranks 1. After him are John IV Laskaris, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Joan I of Navarre, Roger de Flor, Guy, Count of Flanders, Emperor Kameyama, Nicholas of Tolentino, Roger of Lauria, Jean de Meun, Maximus Planudes, and Moses de León.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wallace ranks 99 out of 9,870. Before him are Princess Alice of Battenberg (1885), Thomas More (1478), Joseph Lister (1827), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Sean Connery (1930), and Edward Jenner (1749). After him are Oliver Cromwell (1599), John Dee (1527), Alex Ferguson (1941), Jane Austen (1775), Edward Heath (1916), and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857).

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Among Military Personnels In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, William Wallace ranks 2. Before him is Bernard Montgomery (1887). After him are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758), T. E. Lawrence (1888), Edward Smith (1850), Claude Auchinleck (1884), John Hawkins (1532), Alexander Selkirk (1676), William Stuart-Houston (1911), Gertrude Bell (1868), and Captain Tom (1920).

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