POLITICIAN

Ceol of Wessex

600 - 597

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Ceol ([t͡ʃe͜oːl] chey-ol; also known as Ceola or Ceolric) is portrayed by the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and West Saxon Genealogical Regnal List as King of Wessex for five to six years around 592 to 597 (the Chronicle) or 588 to 594 (the List). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ceol of Wessex has received more than 684,161 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Ceol of Wessex is the 12,617th most popular politician (down from 11,035th in 2019), the 2,770th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,433rd in 2019) and the 399th most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 680k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.62

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ceol of Wessex ranks 12,617 out of 19,576. Before him are Édouard Drouyn de Lhuys, Ariobarzanes III of Cappadocia, George Read, Nawruz Beg, Herluf Bidstrup, and Agvan Dorzhiev. After him are Giovanni II Participazio, Henry Paulson, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Peer Steinbrück, Karl Staaff, and Balaji Vishwanath.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600, Ceol of Wessex ranks 62. Before him are Alopen, Æthelfrith, Gisulf I of Friuli, Al-Harith ibn Jabalah, Khosrow IV, and Eadbald of Kent. After him are Cearl of Mercia, Zotto, Ino Anastasia, Mellitus, Ceolwulf of Wessex, and Faroald I of Spoleto. Among people deceased in 597, Ceol of Wessex ranks 5. Before him are Columba, Zhiyi, Fredegund, and Simeon Stylites the Younger.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ceol of Wessex ranks 2,770 out of 8,785. Before him are Nicol Williamson (1936), Sigeberht of Wessex (750), Tom Hollander (1967), Joely Richardson (1965), G. I. Taylor (1886), and Joseph Aspdin (1778). After him are Tony Brise (1952), William Hazlitt (1778), Andrew Smith (1797), Henry of Scotland (1115), James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), and Sally Potter (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Ceol of Wessex ranks 399. Before him are Ida of Bernicia (450), Gary Hocking (1937), Alexander Mackenzie (1822), Anne of York (1475), William Camden (1551), and Sigeberht of Wessex (750). After him are Henry of Scotland (1115), James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811), Mother Shipton (1488), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Edward Fortunatus (1565), and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth (1876).

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