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Centwine of Wessex

643 - 686

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Centwine (died after 685) was King of Wessex from c. 676 to 685 or 686, although he was perhaps not the only king of the West Saxons at the time. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle reports that Centwine became king c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Centwine of Wessex has received more than 673,031 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Centwine of Wessex is the 12,414th most popular politician (down from 9,005th in 2019), the 2,673rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,899th in 2019) and the 388th most popular British Politician.

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  • 670k

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  • 57.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Centwine of Wessex ranks 12,414 out of 19,576. Before him are Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Prince Karl of Auersperg, Seth Meribre, Boris Pankin, Abdurrahim El-Keib, and Titus Flavius Sabinus. After him are Albrecht Haushofer, Emil Frey, Bongsang of Goguryeo, Phoumi Vongvichit, John Kufuor, and Princess Caroline of Great Britain.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 643, Centwine of Wessex ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 686, Centwine of Wessex ranks 5. Before him are Pope John V, Emperor Tenmu, Umamah bint Zainab, and Wonhyo. After him is Eadric of Kent.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Centwine of Wessex ranks 2,673 out of 8,785. Before him are David Heyman (1961), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), Frederick W. Lanchester (1868), John Tavener (1944), Stephen Daldry (1960), and William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396). After him are Terence Fisher (1904), Gorden Kaye (1941), John Wilkes (1725), Nick Hornby (1957), Mary Renault (1905), and Hugh Latimer (1485).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Centwine of Wessex ranks 388. Before him are Ernst Wilhelm Bohle (1903), Henry Pottinger (1789), George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen (1946), John Turner (1929), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), and Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521). After him are John Wilkes (1725), Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede (1871), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841), Ida of Bernicia (450), and Gary Hocking (1937).

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