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Frederick William II of Prussia

King of Prussia

1744 - 1797

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His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick William II of Prussia is the 468th most popular politician (up from 676th in 2024), the 129th most popular biography from Germany (up from 182nd in 2019) and the 35th most popular German Politician.

Frederick William II was most famous for being the king of Prussia from 1786 to 1797.

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#129 / 8,184

Frederick William II of Prussia ranks #129 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 2% of that group.

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Frederick William II of Prussia climbed 720 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #2,306 to #1,586.

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Frederick William II of Prussia's biography appears in 52 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 91% of all Politicians.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 468 out of 20,022. Before him are Willy Brandt, Toghon Temür, Nawaz Sharif, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, and Vitellius. After him are Macbeth, King of Scotland, John Adams, Alexander Lukashenko, Paul I of Russia, Alcibiades, and António Guterres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1744, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 2. Before him is Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. After him are Johann Gottfried Herder, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Mayer Amschel Rothschild, Pierre Méchain, Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain, Abigail Adams, Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg, Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben, Pierce Butler, and Elbridge Gerry. Among people deceased in 1797, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 1. After him are Baron Munchausen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Horace Walpole, Edmund Burke, François-Noël Babeuf, James Hutton, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Lazare Hoche, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, and Vilna Gaon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 129 out of 8,184. Before him are Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805), Willy Brandt (1913), Jürgen Habermas (1929), and Georg Philipp Telemann (1681). After him are Pope Clement II (1005), August Kekulé (1829), Carl Maria von Weber (1786), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Carl von Clausewitz (1780), and Novalis (1772).

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Among Politicians In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William II of Prussia ranks 35. Before him are Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), William the Silent (1533), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), and Willy Brandt (1913). After him are Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Augustus II the Strong (1670), and Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795).

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