1759 - 1794
Georges Jacques Danton (French: [ʒɔʁʒ dɑ̃tɔ̃]; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a leading figure in the French Revolution. A modest and unknown lawyer on the eve of the Revolution, Danton became a famous orator of the Cordeliers Club and was raised to governmental responsibilities as the French Minister of Justice following the fall of the monarchy on the tenth of August 1792, and was allegedly responsible for inciting the September Massacres. He was tasked by the National Convention to intervene in the military conquest of Belgium led by French General Dumouriez. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Danton has received more than 2,090,873 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Georges Danton is the 275th most popular politician (down from 252nd in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from France (up from 113th in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Politician.
Georges Danton was a French Revolutionary who was most famous for his role in the Reign of Terror.
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Among politicians, Georges Danton ranks 275 out of 15,577. Before him are Charles the Bald, Edward III of England, Elizabeth of Russia, William the Silent, Silvio Berlusconi, and Harald Fairhair. After him are Ariel Sharon, Edward II of England, Ahmed II, Alexander II of Russia, Charles II of Spain, and Septimius Severus.
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
1312 - 1377
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 270
1709 - 1762
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 271
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 272
1936 - 2023
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 273
850 - 933
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 274
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 275
1928 - 2014
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 276
1284 - 1327
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 277
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 278
1818 - 1881
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 279
1661 - 1700
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 280
145 - 211
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 281
Among people born in 1759, Georges Danton ranks 2. Before him is Friedrich Schiller. After him are Joseph Fouché, Mary Wollstonecraft, Maria Feodorovna, Robert Burns, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, William Wilberforce, William Pitt the Younger, Clotilde of France, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, and Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1794, Georges Danton ranks 3. Before him are Antoine Lavoisier and Maximilien Robespierre. After him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Cesare Beccaria, Marquis de Condorcet, Camille Desmoulins, Edward Gibbon, Jacques Hébert, Élisabeth of France, Alexandre de Beauharnais, and Georges Couthon.
1759 - 1805
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 1
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 2
1759 - 1820
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 3
1759 - 1797
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 4
1759 - 1828
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 5
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 6
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 7
1759 - 1833
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 8
1759 - 1806
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 9
1759 - 1802
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 10
1759 - 1818
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 11
1759 - 1838
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 12
1743 - 1794
HPI: 81.80
Rank: 1
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 2
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 3
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 4
1738 - 1794
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 5
1743 - 1794
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
1760 - 1794
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 7
1737 - 1794
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 8
1757 - 1794
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 9
1764 - 1794
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 10
1760 - 1794
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 11
1755 - 1794
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Georges Danton ranks 109 out of 6,011. Before him are Charles VII of France (1403), André Gide (1869), Philippe Pétain (1856), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864). After him are Nicolas Flamel (1330), Pope Clement V (1264), Albert Schweitzer (1875), Philip II of France (1165), Anatole France (1844), and Saint Sebastian (300).
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 103
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 104
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 105
1844 - 1923
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 106
1090 - 1153
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 107
1864 - 1901
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 108
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 109
1330 - 1425
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 110
1264 - 1314
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 111
1875 - 1965
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 112
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 113
1844 - 1924
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 114
300 - 287
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 115
Among politicians born in France, Georges Danton ranks 29. Before him are Henry II of France (1519), Philip V of Spain (1683), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Louis XVII of France (1785), Charles VII of France (1403), and Philippe Pétain (1856). After him are Philip II of France (1165), Hugh Capet (940), Jacques Chirac (1932), Louis XVIII of France (1755), Charles VI of France (1368), and Godfrey of Bouillon (1060).
1519 - 1559
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 23
1683 - 1746
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 25
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 26
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 27
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 28
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 29
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 30
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 31
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 32
1755 - 1824
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 33
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 34
1060 - 1100
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 35