The Most Famous

Politicians from United Kingdom

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This page contains a list of the greatest British Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 798 of which were born in United Kingdom. This makes United Kingdom the birth place of the 5th most number of Politicians behind France and Italy.

Top 10 British Politicians

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary British Politicians of all time. This list of famous British Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of British Politicians.

  1. #1
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    George VI

    1895 - 1952

    HPI 90.71108 langs
    George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 11 December 1936 until...Read moreShow less

    George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first monarch of the House of Windsor.

  2. #2
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    Charles I of England

    1600 - 1649

    HPI 89.9093 langs

    King Charles I of England was most famous for being beheaded.

  3. #3
    Photo of George V

    George V

    1865 - 1936

    HPI 89.8598 langs
    George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from 1910 to 1936. He was the last British monarch of the House of...Read moreShow less

    George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Empire from 1910 to 1936. He was the last British monarch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and his reign was marked by World War I and the Great Depression.

  4. #4
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    James VI and I

    1566 - 1625

    HPI 89.8386 langs
    James VI and I is most famous for being the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots,...Read moreShow less

    James VI and I is most famous for being the first monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. He was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and succeeded her when she was forced to abdicate in 1567.

  5. #5
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    Edward VI of England

    1537 - 1553

    HPI 89.6783 langs

    Edward VI of England is most famous for being the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He was born in 1537 and died in 1553.

  6. #6
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    Edward VIII

    1894 - 1972

    HPI 89.2396 langs
    Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his...Read moreShow less

    Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936.

  7. #7
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    Winston Churchill

    1874 - 1965

    HPI 88.76180 langs
    Winston Churchill was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955....Read moreShow less

    Winston Churchill was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955. Churchill was also an officer in the British Army, a non-academic historian, a writer, and an artist. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his overall, lifetime body of work.

  8. #8
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    Charles II of England

    1630 - 1685

    HPI 88.6284 langs

    Charles II is most famous for being the last English monarch to be executed, as he was beheaded in 1649.

  9. #9
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    Anne, Queen of Great Britain

    1665 - 1714

    HPI 88.3786 langs
    Queen Anne ruled Great Britain from 1702 to 1714. She was the last of the Stuart monarchs and the last queen to rule before the Act of Union...Read moreShow less

    Queen Anne ruled Great Britain from 1702 to 1714. She was the last of the Stuart monarchs and the last queen to rule before the Act of Union in 1707. She is most famous for being the last British monarch to die without a will.

  10. #10
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    John, King of England

    1166 - 1216

    HPI 88.2985 langs

    John, King of England is most famous for signing the Magna Carta.

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable British Politicians grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

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Overlapping Lives

Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.

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