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George VI

1895 - 1952

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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949. The future George VI was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George VI has received more than 78,535,082 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). George VI is the 309th most popular politician (down from 204th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular British Politician.

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first monarch of the House of Windsor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 79M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 79.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 103

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George VI ranks 309 out of 19,576. Before him are Slobodan Milošević, Chagatai Khan, Solon, Ahmed II, Helmut Kohl, and Alfred the Great. After him are Beatrix of the Netherlands, Gerald Ford, Louis XII of France, Croesus, Djoser, and Alexander Dubček.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, George VI ranks 1. After him are Juan Perón, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Carl Orff, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Amin al-Husseini, Buster Keaton, Richard Sorge, Ernst Jünger, Wilm Hosenfeld, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Max Horkheimer. Among people deceased in 1952, George VI ranks 4. Before him are Maria Montessori, Knut Hamsun, and Eva Perón. After him are John Dewey, Chaim Weizmann, Alexandra Kollontai, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, Sveinn Björnsson, and Benedetto Croce.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George VI ranks 79 out of 8,785. Before him are John Dee (1527), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), David Bowie (1947), Charlotte Brontë (1816), Lewis Carroll (1832), and Alfred the Great (849). After him are Elton John (1947), J. M. W. Turner (1775), Edward VI of England (1537), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Edward I of England (1239), and Alan Rickman (1946).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George VI ranks 17. Before him are Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), Oliver Cromwell (1599), Olav V of Norway (1903), Edward Heath (1916), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), and Alfred the Great (849). After him are Edward VI of England (1537), Edward I of England (1239), Henry VII of England (1457), Edward III of England (1312), George V (1865), and Neville Chamberlain (1869).

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