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David Lloyd George

1863 - 1945

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David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. A Liberal Party politician from Wales, he was known for leading the United Kingdom during the First World War, for social-reform policies, for his role in the Paris Peace Conference, and for negotiating the establishment of the Irish Free State. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Lloyd George has received more than 5,432,996 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). David Lloyd George is the 1,164th most popular politician (down from 1,074th in 2019), the 251st most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 266th in 2019) and the 49th most popular British Politician.

David Lloyd George was a British Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1916 to 1922. He was the last Liberal to hold that office. Lloyd George is most famous for his leadership during World War I and for the creation of the welfare state.

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Among politicians, David Lloyd George ranks 1,164 out of 19,576Before him are Vasili IV of Russia, Henry the Lion, Vasili III of Russia, Christian III of Denmark, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, and Takeda Shingen. After him are Nikolai Yezhov, Mohamed Naguib, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Ahmed Ben Bella, Sandra Mason, and Michael VII Doukas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1863, David Lloyd George ranks 12Before him are Paul Signac, Konstantin Stanislavski, Arthur Henderson, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Pietro Mascagni, and Henry van de Velde. After him are Constantine P. Cavafy, Carlos I of Portugal, George Herbert Mead, Vladimir Vernadsky, Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine, and Joaquín Sorolla. Among people deceased in 1945, David Lloyd George ranks 25Before him are Wilhelm Canaris, Pietro Mascagni, George S. Patton, Irma Grese, Pierre Laval, and Johan Huizinga. After him are Vidkun Quisling, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, August von Mackensen, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, Hermann Fegelein, and Clara Petacci.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Lloyd George ranks 251 out of 8,785Before him are Francis Galton (1822), Peter Higgs (1929), Roger Taylor (1949), James II of England (1633), Alan Parker (1944), and Brian Jones (1942). After him are Ian Fleming (1908), Edmond Halley (1656), Lady Jane Grey (1537), Arthur Evans (1851), Peter Ustinov (1921), and Gary Oldman (1958).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, David Lloyd George ranks 49Before him are Edward the Elder (871), Clement Attlee (1883), Harold Godwinson (1022), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), and James II of England (1633). After him are Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Liz Truss (1975), Richard Cromwell (1626), Æthelred the Unready (968), and Randal Cremer (1828).