POLITICIAN
Frederick William II of Prussia
1744 - 1797
Frederick William II of Prussia
Frederick William II (‹See Tfd›German: Friedrich Wilhelm II.; 25 September 1744 – 16 November 1797) was king of Prussia from 1786 until his death in 1797. He was in personal union with the prince-elector of Brandenburg and (via the Orange-Nassau inheritance of his grandfather) sovereign prince of the Canton of Neuchâtel. As a defensive reaction to the French Revolution, Frederick William II ended the German Dualism between Prussia and Austria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick William II of Prussia has received more than 1,601,548 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Frederick William II of Prussia is the 678th most popular politician (up from 720th in 2019), the 182nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 200th in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Politician.
Frederick William II was most famous for being the king of Prussia from 1786 to 1797.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
71.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
8.89
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 678 out of 19,576. Before him are Samo, Rudolf Höss, Lycurgus of Sparta, Sargon II, Shunzhi Emperor, and Musa I of Mali. After him are Louis the Stammerer, Baudouin of Belgium, Felix Dzerzhinsky, Ivan III of Russia, Christian I of Denmark, and Giorgio Napolitano.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSamo
600 - 658
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 672
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 673
Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 674
Sargon II
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 675
Shunzhi Emperor
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 676
Musa I of Mali
1280 - 1337
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 677
Frederick William II of Prussia
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 678
Louis the Stammerer
846 - 879
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 679
Baudouin of Belgium
1930 - 1993
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 680
Felix Dzerzhinsky
1877 - 1926
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 681
Ivan III of Russia
1440 - 1505
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 682
Christian I of Denmark
1426 - 1481
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 683
Giorgio Napolitano
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 684
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1744, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 3. Before him are Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, and Johann Gottfried Herder. After him are Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Pierre Méchain, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Abigail Adams, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel, Conrad Moench, and Giacomo Quarenghi. Among people deceased in 1797, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 2. Before him is Baron Munchausen. After him are Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, François-Noël Babeuf, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, James Hutton, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Lazare Hoche, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, Vilna Gaon, and Joseph Wright of Derby.
Others Born in 1744
Go to all RankingsJean-Baptiste Lamarck
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1829
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 1
Johann Gottfried Herder
PHILOSOPHER
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 2
Frederick William II of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 3
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1818
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 4
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 5
Pierre Méchain
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1804
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 6
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1744 - 1817
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 7
Abigail Adams
COMPANION
1744 - 1818
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 8
Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1744 - 1801
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 9
Prince Charles of Hesse-Kassel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1744 - 1836
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 10
Conrad Moench
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1805
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 11
Giacomo Quarenghi
ARCHITECT
1744 - 1817
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1797
Go to all RankingsBaron Munchausen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1720 - 1797
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Frederick William II of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 2
Edmund Burke
POLITICIAN
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 3
Mary Wollstonecraft
WRITER
1759 - 1797
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 4
François-Noël Babeuf
JOURNALIST
1760 - 1797
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 5
Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar
POLITICIAN
1742 - 1797
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 6
James Hutton
GEOLOGIST
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 7
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern
COMPANION
1715 - 1797
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 8
Lazare Hoche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1768 - 1797
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 9
Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1732 - 1797
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 10
Vilna Gaon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1720 - 1797
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 11
Joseph Wright of Derby
PAINTER
1734 - 1797
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 182 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Olaf Scholz (1958), Walter Model (1891), Rudolf Höss (1901), and Erich Raeder (1876). After him are Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Hans Frank (1900), Baron d'Holbach (1723), Emmy Noether (1882), and Augustus III of Poland (1696).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAlexander Van der Bellen
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 176
Friedrich Fröbel
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1852
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 177
Olaf Scholz
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 178
Walter Model
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 179
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 180
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 181
Frederick William II of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 182
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
WRITER
1729 - 1781
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 183
Christian I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1426 - 1481
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 184
Hans Frank
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 185
Baron d'Holbach
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 186
Emmy Noether
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1935
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 187
Augustus III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 188
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 50. Before him are George II of Great Britain (1683), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Olaf Scholz (1958), and Rudolf Höss (1901). After him are Christian I of Denmark (1426), Hans Frank (1900), Augustus III of Poland (1696), Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), and Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882).
George II of Great Britain
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 44
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
990 - 1039
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 45
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
1361 - 1419
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 46
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 47
Olaf Scholz
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 48
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 49
Frederick William II of Prussia
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 50
Christian I of Denmark
1426 - 1481
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 51
Hans Frank
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 52
Augustus III of Poland
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 53
Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
955 - 983
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 54
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1282 - 1347
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 55
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
1882 - 1951
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 56