1688 - 1740
Frederick William I (German: Friedrich Wilhelm I.; 14 August 1688 – 31 May 1740), known as the "Soldier King" (German: Soldatenkönig), was King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death in 1740, as well as Prince of Neuchâtel. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick William I of Prussia has received more than 1,246,936 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Frederick William I of Prussia is the 559th most popular politician (down from 476th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Germany (down from 139th in 2019) and the 40th most popular German Politician.
Frederick William I of Prussia, also known as the "Soldier King," was a military leader who established Prussia as a European power. He is most famous for his reforms of the Prussian army and his victory over the French at the Battle of Rossbach.
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Among politicians, Frederick William I of Prussia ranks 559 out of 15,710. Before him are Zoë Porphyrogenita, Bernie Sanders, Irene of Athens, Anthony Eden, Philip V of France, and Heraklonas. After him are Oscar II of Sweden, Hatice Sultan, Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan, Oscar I of Sweden, Gerhard Schröder, and Olaf II of Norway.
978 - 1050
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 553
1941 - Present
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 554
752 - 803
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 555
1897 - 1977
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 556
1293 - 1322
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 557
618 - 641
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 558
1688 - 1740
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 559
1829 - 1907
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 560
1496 - 1538
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 561
1640 - 1707
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 562
1799 - 1859
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 563
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 564
993 - 1030
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 565
Among people born in 1688, Frederick William I of Prussia ranks 1. After him are Emanuel Swedenborg, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, Nader Shah, Alexander Pope, Pierre de Marivaux, Gyeongjong of Joseon, Maria Luisa of Savoy, James Francis Edward Stuart, Juraj Jánošík, Giuseppe Castiglione, and Stede Bonnet. Among people deceased in 1740, Frederick William I of Prussia ranks 4. Before him are Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Clement XII, and Anna of Russia. After him are Maria Anna of Neuburg, Tahmasp II, Abbas III, Louis Henri, Duke of Bourbon, Antonio Lotti, Jan Kupecký, Baji Rao I, and Princess Magdalena Augusta of Anhalt-Zerbst.
1688 - 1740
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 1
1688 - 1772
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 2
1688 - 1741
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 3
1688 - 1747
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 4
1688 - 1744
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 5
1688 - 1763
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 6
1688 - 1724
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 7
1688 - 1714
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 8
1688 - 1766
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 9
1688 - 1713
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 10
1688 - 1766
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 11
1688 - 1718
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 12
1685 - 1740
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 1
1652 - 1740
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 2
1693 - 1740
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 3
1688 - 1740
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 4
1667 - 1740
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 5
1704 - 1740
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 6
1732 - 1740
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 7
1692 - 1740
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 8
1667 - 1740
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 9
1667 - 1740
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 10
1700 - 1740
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 11
1679 - 1740
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Frederick William I of Prussia ranks 159 out of 5,289. Before him are Johann Christian Bach (1735), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Alois Alzheimer (1864), Hermann von Helmholtz (1821), Matthias Grünewald (1480), and Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805). After him are Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Gerhard Schröder (1944), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Ferdinand von Zeppelin (1838), and Oswald Spengler (1880).
1735 - 1782
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 153
1871 - 1925
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 154
1864 - 1915
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 155
1821 - 1894
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 156
1480 - 1528
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 157
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.96
Rank: 158
1688 - 1740
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 159
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.91
Rank: 160
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 161
1891 - 1945
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 162
1876 - 1960
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 163
1838 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 164
1880 - 1936
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 165
Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick William I of Prussia ranks 40. Before him are George II of Great Britain (1683), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Augustus II the Strong (1670), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), and Friedrich Ebert (1871). After him are Gerhard Schröder (1944), Hans Frank (1900), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), Conrad III of Germany (1093), and Karl Liebknecht (1871).
1683 - 1760
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 34
973 - 1024
HPI: 79.30
Rank: 35
1218 - 1291
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 36
1670 - 1733
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 37
1770 - 1840
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 38
1871 - 1925
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 39
1688 - 1740
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 40
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 41
1900 - 1946
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 42
1795 - 1861
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 43
1818 - 1906
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 44
1093 - 1152
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 45
1871 - 1919
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 46