962 - 978
Edward the Martyr (Old English: Eadweard, pronounced [æːɑdweɑrd]; c. 962 – 18 March 978) was King of the English from 975 until he was murdered in 978. Edward was the eldest son of King Edgar the Peaceful but was not his father's acknowledged heir. On Edgar's death, the leadership of England was contested, with some supporting Edward's claim to be king and others supporting his younger half-brother Æthelred the Unready, recognised as a legitimate son of Edgar. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward the Martyr has received more than 1,416,134 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Edward the Martyr is the 1,822nd most popular politician (down from 1,736th in 2019), the 446th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 409th in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Politician.
Edward the Martyr was the son of King Edmund Ironside and grandson of King Æthelred the Unready. He was murdered in 978 by his half-brother, Eadwig, who then became king.
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Among politicians, Edward the Martyr ranks 1,822 out of 15,710. Before him are Henry II of Castile, Edgar the Peaceful, Ferdinand I of Naples, Charles VIII of Sweden, Richard von Weizsäcker, and Qa'a. After him are Li Keqiang, Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, Maria Anna of Savoy, Frederick the Fair, Wang Zhaojun, and Prince Maximilian of Baden.
1334 - 1379
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,816
943 - 975
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,817
1423 - 1494
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,818
1409 - 1470
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,819
1920 - 2015
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,820
2950 BC - 2910 BC
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1,821
962 - 978
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1,822
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1,823
1810 - 1859
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 1,824
1803 - 1884
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,825
1289 - 1330
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,826
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,827
1867 - 1929
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 1,828
Among people born in 962, Edward the Martyr ranks 1. Among people deceased in 978, Edward the Martyr ranks 1. After him are Rogvolod, Li Yu, and Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.
962 - 978
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 1
901 - 978
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2
937 - 978
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 3
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 4
Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward the Martyr ranks 446 out of 6,924. Before him are Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Sid Vicious (1957), Oliver Sacks (1933), William Adams (1564), David Beckham (1975), and Gary Moore (1952). After him are Charlie Watts (1941), Henry Every (1659), Robert Brown (1773), Stirling Moss (1929), Anthony Burgess (1917), and Deborah Kerr (1921).
1861 - 1947
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 440
1957 - 1979
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 441
1933 - 2015
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 442
1564 - 1620
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 443
1975 - Present
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 444
1952 - 2011
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 445
962 - 978
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 446
1941 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 447
1659 - 1699
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 448
1773 - 1858
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 449
1929 - 2020
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 450
1917 - 1993
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 451
1921 - 2007
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 452
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward the Martyr ranks 77. Before him are James I of Scotland (1394), Tony Blair (1953), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Robert II of Scotland (1316), James IV of Scotland (1473), and Edgar the Peaceful (943). After him are Æthelflæd (869), Edward the Confessor (1003), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), Harthacnut (1018), and James Callaghan (1912).
1394 - 1437
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 71
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 72
1534 - 1578
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 73
1316 - 1390
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 74
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 75
943 - 975
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 76
962 - 978
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 77
869 - 918
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 78
1003 - 1066
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 79
1809 - 1898
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 80
1532 - 1588
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 81
1018 - 1042
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 82
1912 - 2005
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 83