POLITICIAN
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
Francis I of France
Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francis I of France has received more than 5,586,778 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Francis I of France is the 165th most popular politician (down from 129th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from France (down from 52nd in 2019) and the 13th 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.
Memorability Metrics
5.6M
Page Views (PV)
78.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
79
Languages Editions (L)
8.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.90
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Francis I of France ranks 165 out of 19,576. Before him are Orhan, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Cardinal Richelieu, and Mehmed IV. After him are Vespasian, Claudius, Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lech Wałęsa, and Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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HPI: 78.98
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HPI: 78.97
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HPI: 78.92
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HPI: 78.84
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Francis I of France
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HPI: 78.71
Rank: 165
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HPI: 78.70
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HPI: 78.68
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HPI: 78.65
Rank: 170
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
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HPI: 78.65
Rank: 171
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, Jean Parisot de Valette, Leo Africanus, Rosso Fiorentino, Lucas van Leyden, and William Tyndale. Among people deceased in 1547, Francis I of France ranks 3. Before him are Henry VIII of England, and Hernán Cortés. After him are Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Bembo, Vittoria Colonna, Saint Cajetan, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Philippa of Guelders, and Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme.
Others Born in 1494
Go to all RankingsSuleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 90.30
Rank: 1
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 2
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 3
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 4
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 5
Pontormo
PAINTER
1494 - 1557
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 6
Bona Sforza
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1557
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 7
Jean Parisot de Valette
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1568
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 8
Leo Africanus
WRITER
1494 - 1554
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 9
Rosso Fiorentino
PAINTER
1494 - 1540
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
Lucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 11
William Tyndale
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1494 - 1536
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1547
Go to all RankingsHenry VIII of England
NOBLEMAN
1491 - 1547
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 1
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 2
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 3
Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
COMPANION
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 4
Sebastiano del Piombo
PAINTER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 5
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 6
Vittoria Colonna
WRITER
1490 - 1547
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 7
Saint Cajetan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 8
Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1547
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 9
Hadım Suleiman Pasha
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1547
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 10
Philippa of Guelders
POLITICIAN
1464 - 1547
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 11
Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme
COMPANION
1472 - 1547
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Francis I of France ranks 61 out of 6,770. Before him are Romain Rolland (1866), Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Charles Perrault (1628), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), and Sarah Bernhardt (1844). After him are Claudius (-10), Arthur Rimbaud (1854), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis de Funès (1914), Michel Foucault (1926), and François Rabelais (1494).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsRomain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 55
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 56
Cardinal Richelieu
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 57
Charles Perrault
WRITER
1628 - 1703
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 58
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
PAINTER
1780 - 1867
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 59
Sarah Bernhardt
ACTOR
1844 - 1923
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 60
Francis I of France
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 61
Claudius
POLITICIAN
10 BC - 54
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 62
Arthur Rimbaud
WRITER
1854 - 1891
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 63
Louis Philippe I
POLITICIAN
1773 - 1850
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 64
Louis de Funès
ACTOR
1914 - 1983
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 65
Michel Foucault
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 1984
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 66
François Rabelais
WRITER
1494 - 1553
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 67
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Francis I of France ranks 13. Before him are Napoleon III (1808), Henry IV of France (1553), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Philip IV of France (1268), and Cardinal Richelieu (1585). After him are Claudius (-10), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Louis the Pious (778), and Henry III of France (1551).
Napoleon III
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 7
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 8
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 - 1190
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 9
Louis XIII of France
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 10
Philip IV of France
1268 - 1314
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 11
Cardinal Richelieu
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 12
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 13
Claudius
10 BC - 54
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 14
Louis Philippe I
1773 - 1850
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 15
Charles X of France
1757 - 1836
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 16
Maximilien Robespierre
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 17
Louis the Pious
778 - 840
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 18
Henry III of France
1551 - 1589
HPI: 77.92
Rank: 19