800 - 802
Beorhtric (meaning "Magnificent ruler"; also spelled Brihtric) (died 802) was the King of Wessex from 786 to 802, succeeding Cynewulf. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Beorhtric of Wessex has received more than 685,609 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Beorhtric of Wessex is the 7,295th most popular politician (up from 8,889th in 2019), the 1,589th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,887th in 2019) and the 266th most popular British Politician.
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Among politicians, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 7,295 out of 15,710. Before him are Bai Chongxi, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen, Amyrtaeus, Wifred II, Count of Barcelona, Heinz Hoffmann, and Heinz Kessler. After him are Sineperver Sultan, Elena Stasova, Józef Cyrankiewicz, John I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Agesipolis II, and Sigismund Rákóczi.
1893 - 1966
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,289
1160 - 1218
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,290
450 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,291
900 - 911
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,292
1910 - 1985
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,293
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,294
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,295
1761 - 1828
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,296
1873 - 1966
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,297
1911 - 1989
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,298
1213 - 1266
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,299
400 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,300
1544 - 1608
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 7,301
Among people born in 800, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 29. Before him are Khaydhar ibn Kawus al-Afshin, Mauregatus of Asturias, Giustiniano Participazio, Himiltrude, Conrad I, Count of Auxerre, and Hildeprand. After him are Aznar Galíndez I, Obelerio degli Antenori, Nennius, Agnello Participazio, Wulfstan of Hedeby, and Nominoe. Among people deceased in 802, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 2. Before him is Constantine VI. After him is Paulinus II of Aquileia.
800 - 841
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 23
800 - 788
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 24
800 - 829
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 25
800 - 800
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 26
800 - Present
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 27
800 - 744
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 28
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 29
800 - 839
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 30
800 - 831
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
800 - 900
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 32
800 - 829
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 33
800 - 850
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 34
800 - 851
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 35
771 - 802
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 1
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 2
740 - 802
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 3
Among people born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 1,589 out of 6,924. Before him are Bertram Ramsay (1883), John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury (1834), Colin Davis (1927), William Foulke (1874), Edward Colston (1636), and William Hamilton (1730). After him are Tom Courtenay (1937), Rupert Grint (1988), Michael Owen (1979), John Fletcher (1579), Jeff Lynne (1947), and John Muir (1838).
1883 - 1945
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,583
1834 - 1913
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,584
1927 - 2013
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,585
1874 - 1916
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 1,586
1636 - 1721
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,587
1730 - 1803
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 1,588
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,589
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 1,590
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,591
1979 - Present
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,592
1579 - 1625
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1,593
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,594
1838 - 1914
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 1,595
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Beorhtric of Wessex ranks 266. Before him are George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel (1870), Ælle of Sussex (500), William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738), Owain Glyndŵr (1359), and William Hamilton (1730). After him are Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom (1770), Lord Guildford Dudley (1536), James Connolly (1868), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), Matthew Festing (1949), and Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773).
1737 - 1806
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 260
1870 - 1963
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 261
500 - 514
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 262
1738 - 1809
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 263
1359 - 1415
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 264
1730 - 1803
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 265
800 - 802
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 266
1770 - 1840
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 267
1536 - 1553
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 268
1868 - 1916
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 269
1673 - 1743
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 270
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 271
1773 - 1843
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 272