1442 - 1483
Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England fought between the Yorkist and Lancastrian factions between 1455 and 1487. Edward inherited the Yorkist claim when his father, Richard, Duke of York, died at the Battle of Wakefield in December 1460. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward IV of England has received more than 7,956,200 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Edward IV of England is the 310th most popular politician (up from 566th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from France (up from 239th in 2019) and the 39th most popular French Politician.
Edward IV of England is most famous for being the first king of the House of York and for his marriage to the widowed Lady Elizabeth Grey.
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Among politicians, Edward IV of England ranks 310 out of 15,710. Before him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lyndon B. Johnson, Alexander Dubček, Philip IV of Spain, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Ferdinand I of Austria, Louis XI of France, Kangxi Emperor, Gerald Ford, Djoser, and Qianlong Emperor.
1050 - 1106
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 304
1889 - 1964
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 305
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 306
1921 - 1992
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 307
1605 - 1665
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 308
1368 - 1437
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 309
1442 - 1483
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 310
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 311
1423 - 1483
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 312
1654 - 1722
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 313
1913 - 2006
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 314
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 315
1711 - 1799
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 316
Among people born in 1442, Edward IV of England ranks 1. After him are Vannozza dei Cattanei, Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado, Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus, and Tamás Bakócz. Among people deceased in 1483, Edward IV of England ranks 2. Before him is Edward V of England. After him are Louis XI of France, Charlotte of Savoy, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Francis Phoebus of Navarre, Margaret of Bourbon, Yolande, Duchess of Lorraine, and Pedro Pardo de Cela.
1442 - 1483
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 1
1442 - 1518
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 2
1442 - 1500
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 3
1442 - 1487
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 4
1442 - 1521
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 5
1470 - 1483
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 1
1442 - 1483
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 2
1423 - 1483
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 3
1441 - 1483
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 4
1473 - 1483
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 5
1467 - 1483
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 6
1438 - 1483
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 7
1428 - 1483
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 8
1420 - 1483
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 9
Among people born in France, Edward IV of England ranks 142 out of 5,234. Before him are Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Jean-François Millet (1814), Charles VI of France (1368), Jacques Cartier (1491), Hugh Capet (940), and François Viète (1540). After him are Évariste Galois (1811), Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933), Louis XI of France (1423), Henri Poincaré (1854), Charles Aznavour (1924), and Philip V of Spain (1683).
1859 - 1935
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 136
1814 - 1875
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 137
1368 - 1422
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 138
1491 - 1557
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 139
940 - 996
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 140
1540 - 1603
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 141
1442 - 1483
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 142
1811 - 1832
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 143
1933 - Present
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 144
1423 - 1483
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 145
1854 - 1912
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 146
1924 - 2018
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 147
1683 - 1746
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 148
Among politicians born in France, Edward IV of England ranks 39. Before him are Philippe Pétain (1856), Louis XVII of France (1785), Jacques Chirac (1932), Charles VIII of France (1470), Charles VI of France (1368), and Hugh Capet (940). After him are Louis XI of France (1423), Philip V of Spain (1683), François Mitterrand (1916), Charles V of France (1338), Joachim Murat (1767), and Philip VI of France (1293).
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 33
1785 - 1795
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 34
1932 - 2019
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 35
1470 - 1498
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 36
1368 - 1422
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 37
940 - 996
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 38
1442 - 1483
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 39
1423 - 1483
HPI: 81.30
Rank: 40
1683 - 1746
HPI: 81.20
Rank: 41
1916 - 1996
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 42
1338 - 1380
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 43
1767 - 1815
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 44
1293 - 1350
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 45