POLITICIAN
Frederick William III of Prussia
1770 - 1840
Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840. He was concurrently Elector of Brandenburg in the Holy Roman Empire until 6 August 1806, when the empire was dissolved. Frederick William III ruled Prussia during the times of the Napoleonic Wars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick William III of Prussia has received more than 2,038,468 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Frederick William III of Prussia is the 505th most popular politician (up from 556th in 2019), the 142nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 149th in 2019) and the 36th most popular German Politician.
Frederick William III of Prussia is most famous for being the last King of Prussia and the first Emperor of the German Empire. He was born on October 27, 1770 and died on June 7, 1840.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
73.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
9.07
Effective Languages (L*)
3.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 505 out of 19,576. Before him are Nurhaci, Galerius, Alfred Rosenberg, Murad V, Honorius, and Isabella II of Spain. After him are Władysław II Jagiełło, John Adams, Zenobia, Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Yaroslav the Wise, and Christian VII of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNurhaci
1559 - 1626
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 499
Galerius
250 - 311
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 500
Alfred Rosenberg
1893 - 1946
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 501
Murad V
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 502
Honorius
384 - 423
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 503
Isabella II of Spain
1830 - 1904
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 504
Frederick William III of Prussia
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 505
Władysław II Jagiełło
1362 - 1434
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 506
John Adams
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 507
Zenobia
240 - 275
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 508
Anne, Queen of Great Britain
1665 - 1714
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 509
Yaroslav the Wise
978 - 1054
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 510
Christian VII of Denmark
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1770, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Ludwig van Beethoven, and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. After him are Friedrich Hölderlin, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Louis-Nicolas Davout, William Wordsworth, François Gérard, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Princess Carolina of Parma, Theodoros Kolokotronis, and Anton Reicha. Among people deceased in 1840, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Niccolò Paganini, and Caspar David Friedrich. After him are Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, Lucien Bonaparte, Emperor Kōkaku, Siméon Denis Poisson, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach, José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia, Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, Jacques MacDonald, and Louis de Bonald.
Others Born in 1770
Go to all RankingsLudwig van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1770 - 1827
HPI: 94.62
Rank: 1
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
PHILOSOPHER
1770 - 1831
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 2
Frederick William III of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 3
Friedrich Hölderlin
WRITER
1770 - 1843
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 4
Bertel Thorvaldsen
SCULPTOR
1770 - 1844
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 5
Louis-Nicolas Davout
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1823
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 6
William Wordsworth
WRITER
1770 - 1850
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 7
François Gérard
PAINTER
1770 - 1837
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 8
Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1861
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 9
Princess Carolina of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1804
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 10
Theodoros Kolokotronis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1770 - 1843
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 11
Anton Reicha
COMPOSER
1770 - 1836
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1840
Go to all RankingsNiccolò Paganini
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1840
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 1
Caspar David Friedrich
PAINTER
1774 - 1840
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 2
Frederick William III of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 3
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
ASTRONOMER
1758 - 1840
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
Lucien Bonaparte
DIPLOMAT
1775 - 1840
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 5
Emperor Kōkaku
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1840
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 6
Siméon Denis Poisson
MATHEMATICIAN
1781 - 1840
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 7
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 8
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia
POLITICIAN
1766 - 1840
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 9
Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 10
Jacques MacDonald
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1765 - 1840
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
Louis de Bonald
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1840
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 142 out of 7,253. Before him are Max von Laue (1879), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Meister Eckhart (1260), Otto Hahn (1879), Max Müller (1823), and Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805). After him are Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), Rudolf Christoph Eucken (1846), Ernst Röhm (1887), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), and Frederick William I of Prussia (1688).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMax von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 136
Christian IX of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1906
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 137
Meister Eckhart
PHILOSOPHER
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 138
Otto Hahn
CHEMIST
1879 - 1968
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 139
Max Müller
LINGUIST
1823 - 1900
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 140
Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet
MATHEMATICIAN
1805 - 1859
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 141
Frederick William III of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 142
Gerd von Rundstedt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 143
Wilhelm von Humboldt
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 144
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
PHILOSOPHER
1846 - 1926
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 145
Ernst Röhm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1934
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 146
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
973 - 1024
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 147
Frederick William I of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 148
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William III of Prussia ranks 36. Before him are Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Lothair I (795), George I of Great Britain (1660), and Christian IX of Denmark (1818). After him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Agrippina the Younger (15), Franz von Papen (1879), and Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795).
Ludwig II of Bavaria
1845 - 1886
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 30
Augustus II the Strong
1670 - 1733
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 31
Leopold I of Belgium
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 32
Lothair I
795 - 855
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 33
George I of Great Britain
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 34
Christian IX of Denmark
1818 - 1906
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 35
Frederick William III of Prussia
1770 - 1840
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 36
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor
973 - 1024
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 37
Frederick William I of Prussia
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 38
Friedrich Ebert
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 39
Agrippina the Younger
15 - 59
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 40
Franz von Papen
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 41
Frederick William IV of Prussia
1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 42