Politician

Francis I of France

King of France of the House of Valois-Angoulême (r. 1515-1547)

1494 - 1547

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Francis I of France

His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2024). Francis I of France is the 210th most popular politician (down from 164th in 2024), the 73rd most popular biography from France (down from 61st in 2019) and the 19th most popular French Politician.

Francis I of France is most famous for being the first monarch of the House of Valois. He was also the first of the French kings to be crowned at Reims.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Francis I of France ranks 210 out of 19,576. Before him are Kösem Sultan, Isabella I of Castile, Artaxerxes I of Persia, Bill Clinton, Pol Pot, and Sejong the Great. After him are Xi Jinping, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Haakon VII of Norway, Sun Yat-sen, Lech Wałęsa, and Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 204
Isabella I of Castile
1451 - 1504
HPI: 83.02
Rank: 205
Artaxerxes I of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 206
Bill Clinton
1946 - Present
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 207
Pol Pot
1925 - 1998
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 208
Sejong the Great
1397 - 1450
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 209
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 210
Xi Jinping
1953 - Present
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 211
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 212
Haakon VII of Norway
1872 - 1957
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 213
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 214
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 215
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 216

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Francis I of France ranks 2. Before him is Suleiman the Magnificent. After him are François Rabelais, Fuzûlî, Georgius Agricola, Pontormo, Bona Sforza, Rosso Fiorentino, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Lucas van Leyden, and Antoinette de Bourbon. Among people deceased in 1547, Francis I of France ranks 3. Before him are Henry VIII, and Hernán Cortés. After him are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Vittoria Colonna, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Bembo, Saint Cajetan, Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, and Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme.

Others Born in 1494

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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 2
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 3
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 4
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 5
Pontormo
PAINTER
1494 - 1557
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 6
Bona Sforza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1557
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 7
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 8
Jean Parisot de Valette
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1568
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 9
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 10
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 11
Antoinette de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1583
HPI: 68.65
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1547

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Henry VIII
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 94.65
Rank: 1
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 2
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 3
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 4
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 5
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 6
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 7
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 8
Saint Cajetan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1480 - 1547
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 9
Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1504 - 1547
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 10
Hadım Suleiman Pasha
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1547
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 11
Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme
COMPANION
1472 - 1547
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 12

In France

Among people born in France, Francis I of France ranks 73 out of NaN. Before him are Charles Perrault (1628), Hector Berlioz (1803), Auguste Rodin (1840), Georges Bizet (1838), Claude Debussy (1862), and Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763). After him are Pierre de Coubertin (1863), Charles X of France (1757), Michel Foucault (1926), Jacques Chirac (1932), Pope Urban II (1042), and Edgar Degas (1834).

Others born in France

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Charles Perrault
WRITER
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 67
Hector Berlioz
COMPOSER
1803 - 1869
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 68
Auguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 69
Georges Bizet
COMPOSER
1838 - 1875
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 70
Claude Debussy
COMPOSER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 82.99
Rank: 71
Charles XIV John of Sweden
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 72
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 73
Pierre de Coubertin
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1937
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 74
Charles X of France
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1836
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 75
Michel Foucault
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 76
Jacques Chirac
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2019
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 77
Pope Urban II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1042 - 1099
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 78
Edgar Degas
PAINTER
1834 - 1917
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 79