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Frederick North, Lord North

1732 - 1792

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Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (13 April 1732 – 5 August 1792), better known by his courtesy title Lord North, which he used from 1752 to 1790, was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1770 to 1782. He led Great Britain through most of the American War of Independence. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick North, Lord North has received more than 1,027,257 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Frederick North, Lord North is the 13,074th most popular politician (down from 12,267th in 2019), the 2,928th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,865th in 2019) and the 421st most popular British Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Frederick North, Lord North ranks 13,074 out of 19,576. Before him are Chris Watson, Santiago Derqui, Elizabeth Fry, Heinrich von Stephan, Fastida, and Şemsettin Günaltay. After him are Kornel Morawiecki, Mesannepada, Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning, H. D. Deve Gowda, K. Sivan, and Manius Acilius Glabrio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1732, Frederick North, Lord North ranks 26. Before him are František Brixi, Joseph von Sonnenfels, Nevil Maskelyne, Princess Elisabeth Friederike Sophie of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Joseph Gaertner, and Johan Peter Falk. After him are José Celestino Mutis, Shuja-ud-Daula, Richard Henry Lee, David Rittenhouse, and John Blair Jr.. Among people deceased in 1792, Frederick North, Lord North ranks 35. Before him are John Paul Jones, René Nicolas Charles Augustin de Maupeou, Adam Gottlob Moltke, Charles Simon Favart, George Browne, and George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney. After him are Davit Guramishvili, Paul Möhring, and Samuel Hearne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Frederick North, Lord North ranks 2,928 out of 8,785. Before him are Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Ceolwulf of Wessex (600), Paul Weller (1958), George Brydges Rodney, 1st Baron Rodney (1718), Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640), and Elizabeth Fry (1780). After him are John Walter Gregory (1864), Christopher Hogwood (1941), Joe Jordan (1951), Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812), Eric Frank Russell (1905), and Reece James (1999).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Frederick North, Lord North ranks 421. Before him are Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), Ceolwulf of Wessex (600), Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640), and Elizabeth Fry (1780). After him are Charles Canning, 1st Earl Canning (1812), Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (1621), Geoffrey Howe (1926), Phil Taylor (1960), Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), and Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798).

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