NOBLEMAN
Charles, Prince of Wales
1948 - Today
Charles, Prince of Wales
Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. Charles was born in Buckingham Palace during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King George VI, and became heir apparent when his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, acceded to the throne in 1952. He was created Prince of Wales in 1958 and his investiture was held in 1969. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles, Prince of Wales has received more than 66,077,886 page views. His biography is available in 138 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Charles, Prince of Wales is the 16th most popular nobleman (down from 13th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 50th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Nobleman.
Charles, Prince of Wales is most famous for being the heir to the British throne. He is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Memorability Metrics
66M
Page Views (PV)
76.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
138
Languages Editions (L)
4.68
Effective Languages (L*)
7.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 16 out of 1,415. Before him are Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Akihito, Lucrezia Borgia, William the Conqueror, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. After him are Harold Harefoot, Juan Carlos I of Spain, Marie Thérèse of France, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Lucretia, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArchduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 10
Akihito
1933 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 11
Lucrezia Borgia
1480 - 1519
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 12
William the Conqueror
1028 - 1087
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 13
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 14
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 15
Charles, Prince of Wales
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 16
Harold Harefoot
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 17
Juan Carlos I of Spain
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 18
Marie Thérèse of France
1778 - 1851
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 19
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1858 - 1889
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 20
Lucretia
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 21
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 2. Before him is Al Gore. After him are Jean Reno, Gérard Depardieu, Terry Pratchett, Svetlana Alexievich, Eckhart Tolle, Jean-Michel Jarre, Cat Stevens, Samuel L. Jackson, Hassan Rouhani, and Sauli Niinistö.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsAl Gore
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 1
Charles, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 2
Jean Reno
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 3
Gérard Depardieu
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 4
Terry Pratchett
WRITER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 5
Svetlana Alexievich
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 6
Eckhart Tolle
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 7
Jean-Michel Jarre
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 8
Cat Stevens
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 9
Samuel L. Jackson
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 10
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 11
Sauli Niinistö
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 64 out of 8,785. Before him are Emily Brontë (1818), Herbert Spencer (1820), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), William Wallace (1270), Edward Jenner (1749), and Virginia Woolf (1882). After him are Harold Harefoot (1016), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), John Stuart Mill (1806), Alex Ferguson (1941), and James Clerk Maxwell (1831).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsEmily Brontë
WRITER
1818 - 1848
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 58
Herbert Spencer
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1903
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 59
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 60
William Wallace
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1270 - 1305
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 61
Edward Jenner
PHYSICIAN
1749 - 1823
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 62
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 63
Charles, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 64
Harold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 65
Thomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 66
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 67
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 68
Alex Ferguson
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 69
James Clerk Maxwell
PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 70
Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Charles, Prince of Wales ranks 6. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926), Henry VIII of England (1491), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930). After him are Harold Harefoot (1016), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Edward VII (1841), Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), and Empress Matilda (1102).
Elizabeth II
1926 - 2022
HPI: 87.53
Rank: 1
Henry VIII of England
1491 - 1547
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 2
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 3
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 4
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 5
Charles, Prince of Wales
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 6
Harold Harefoot
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 7
Diana, Princess of Wales
1961 - 1997
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 8
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 9
Edward VII
1841 - 1910
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 10
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 11
Empress Matilda
1102 - 1167
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 12