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Brian Boru
941 - 1014
Brian Boru
Brian Boru (Middle Irish: Brian Bóruma mac Cennétig; modern Irish: Brian Bóramha; c. 941 – 23 April 1014) was an Irish king who ended the domination of the High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, and possibly ended Viking invasions of Ireland. Brian Boru was mentioned in Annals of Inisfallen and Chronicon Scotorum as "Brian mac Cennétig" (Brian, son of Cennétig). The name Brian of Bóruma or Brian Boru was given to him posthumously Brian built on the achievements of his father, Cennétig mac Lorcain, and especially his elder brother, Mathgamain. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brian Boru has received more than 1,657,151 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Brian Boru is the 6,315th most popular politician (down from 5,442nd in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Irish Politician.
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56.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
3.04
Effective Languages (L*)
4.55
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Brian Boru ranks 6,315 out of 15,577. Before him are Kaliman I of Bulgaria, Pons, Count of Tripoli, Publius Juventius Celsus, Conrad I of Burgundy, Tokugawa Ietsuna, and Antonio Grimani. After him are Zillur Rahman, Petar Stambolić, Liuva II, Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz, Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony, and Fajsz.
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Kaliman I of Bulgaria
1234 - 1246
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,309
Pons, Count of Tripoli
1096 - 1137
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,310
Publius Juventius Celsus
67 - 130
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 6,311
Conrad I of Burgundy
925 - 993
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,312
Tokugawa Ietsuna
1641 - 1680
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,313
Antonio Grimani
1434 - 1523
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,314
Brian Boru
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,315
Zillur Rahman
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,316
Petar Stambolić
1912 - 2007
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,317
Liuva II
583 - 603
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,318
Eleonore Reuss of Köstritz
1860 - 1917
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,319
Prince Francis Xavier of Saxony
1730 - 1806
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,320
Fajsz
900 - 955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6,321
Contemporaries
Among people born in 941, Brian Boru ranks 3. Before him are Lothair of France and Theophano. Among people deceased in 1014, Brian Boru ranks 6. Before him are Murasaki Shikibu, Sweyn Forkbeard, Samuel of Bulgaria, Sigrid the Haughty, and Bagrat III of Georgia. After him are Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri and Rajaraja I.
Others Born in 941
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Lothair of France
941 - 986
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 1
Theophano
941 - 976
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 2
Brian Boru
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 1014
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Murasaki Shikibu
973 - 1014
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 1
Sweyn Forkbeard
960 - 1014
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 2
Samuel of Bulgaria
958 - 1014
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 3
Sigrid the Haughty
968 - 1014
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 4
Bagrat III of Georgia
960 - 1014
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 5
Brian Boru
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 6
Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri
933 - 1014
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 7
Rajaraja I
947 - 1014
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 8
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Brian Boru ranks 67 out of 501. Before him are James Ussher (1581), George Francis FitzGerald (1851), William C. Campbell (1930), Brigid of Kildare (451), Brian Cowen (1960), and Sheridan Le Fanu (1814). After him are Sinéad O'Connor (1966), Mary Robinson (1944), Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), Conor McGregor (1988), and Kevin Farrell (1947).
Others born in Ireland
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James Ussher
1581 - 1656
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 61
George Francis FitzGerald
1851 - 1901
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 62
William C. Campbell
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 63
Brigid of Kildare
451 - 525
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 64
Brian Cowen
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 65
Sheridan Le Fanu
1814 - 1873
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 66
Brian Boru
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 67
Sinéad O'Connor
1966 - 2023
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 68
Mary Robinson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 69
Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie
1810 - 1897
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 70
George Johnstone Stoney
1826 - 1911
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 71
Conor McGregor
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 72
Kevin Farrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 73
Among POLITICIANS In Ireland
Among politicians born in Ireland, Brian Boru ranks 12. Before him are Edmund the Martyr (841), Bertie Ahern (1951), Causantín mac Cináeda (836), Harald Gille (1103), Malcolm II of Scotland (954), and Brian Cowen (1960). After him are Mary Robinson (1944), Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh (1769), Eliza Lynch (1833), Constantine III of Scotland (971), Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley (1760), and Edward Bruce (1275).
Edmund the Martyr
841 - 869
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 6
Bertie Ahern
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 7
Causantín mac Cináeda
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 8
Harald Gille
1103 - 1136
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 9
Malcolm II of Scotland
954 - 1034
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 10
Brian Cowen
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 11
Brian Boru
941 - 1014
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 12
Mary Robinson
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 13
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
1769 - 1822
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 14
Eliza Lynch
1833 - 1886
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 15
Constantine III of Scotland
971 - 997
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 16
Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
1760 - 1842
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 17
Edward Bruce
1275 - 1318
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 18
