1690 - 1772
Ernst Johann von Biron (German: Ernst Johann von Biron; Russian: Эрнст Иоганн Бирон; (German: Bühren); 23 November [O.S. 13 November] 1690 – 29 December [O.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Johann von Biron has received more than 151,204 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Ernst Johann von Biron is the 4,775th most popular politician (down from 4,251st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Latvia and the 7th most popular Latvian Politician.
Ernst Johann von Biron was the Duke of Courland and Semigallia. He was also the last Duke of Courland. He was most famous for his role in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Among politicians, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 4,775 out of 15,577. Before him are Princess Anna of Prussia, Gnaeus Pompeius, Bertrand de Blanchefort, István Széchenyi, Joan I, Countess of Auvergne, and Gaius Julius Vindex. After him are Amin al-Hafiz, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Lord Randolph Churchill, Suryavarman II, William I, Duke of Aquitaine, and Pleistoanax.
1836 - 1918
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,769
80 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,770
1109 - 1169
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,771
1791 - 1860
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,772
1326 - 1360
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,773
25 - 68
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,774
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,775
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 4,776
1861 - 1942
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 4,777
1849 - 1895
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 4,778
1095 - 1150
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 4,779
875 - 918
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 4,780
500 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 4,781
Among people born in 1690, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 5. Before him are Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Christian Goldbach, Leonardo Vinci, and Christian August, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst. After him are Francesco Maria Veracini, Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein, Edward Low, Victor Amadeus I, Prince of Carignano, Nicolas Lancret, Patrona Halil, and Peter Tordenskjold. Among people deceased in 1772, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 6. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Johann Friedrich Struensee, Ahmad Shah Durrani, Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, and Louis-Claude Daquin. After him are Gerard van Swieten, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, Gottfried Achenwall, Princess Mary of Great Britain, and Jean-Joseph de Mondonville.
1690 - 1718
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1
1690 - 1764
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
1690 - 1730
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 3
1690 - 1747
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 4
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 5
1690 - 1768
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6
1690 - 1732
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 7
1690 - 1724
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 8
1690 - 1741
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 9
1690 - 1743
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 10
1690 - 1730
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 11
1690 - 1720
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 12
1688 - 1772
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 1
1737 - 1772
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 2
1722 - 1772
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 3
1719 - 1772
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 4
1694 - 1772
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 5
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 6
1700 - 1772
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 7
1696 - 1772
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 8
1724 - 1772
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 9
1719 - 1772
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 10
1723 - 1772
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 11
1711 - 1772
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 12
Among people born in Latvia, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 19 out of 284. Before him are Gidon Kremer (1947), Jacob Kettler (1610), Egils Levits (1955), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), Peter von Biron (1724), and Vera Mukhina (1889). After him are Mischa Maisky (1948), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Wolfgang Lüth (1913), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), and Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804).
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 13
1610 - 1682
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 14
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 15
1717 - 1790
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 16
1724 - 1800
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 17
1889 - 1953
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 18
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 19
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 20
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 21
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 22
1913 - 1945
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 23
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 24
1804 - 1881
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 25
Among politicians born in Latvia, Ernst Johann von Biron ranks 7. Before him are Kārlis Ulmanis (1877), Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1937), Jacob Kettler (1610), Egils Levits (1955), Ernst Gideon von Laudon (1717), and Peter von Biron (1724). After him are Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Andris Bērziņš (1944), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), and Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650).
1877 - 1942
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 2
1610 - 1682
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 3
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 4
1717 - 1790
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 5
1724 - 1800
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 6
1690 - 1772
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 7
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 9
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 10
1804 - 1881
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 11
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 12
1650 - 1698
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 13