1759 - 1794
Georges Jacques Danton (French: [ʒɔʁʒ dɑ̃tɔ̃]; 26 October 1759 – 5 April 1794) was a French lawyer and a leading figure in the French Revolution. He became a deputy to the Paris Commune, presided in the Cordeliers district, and visited the Jacobin club. In August 1792 he became French Minister of Justice and was responsible for inciting the September Massacres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georges Danton has received more than 1,723,643 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Georges Danton is the 252nd most popular politician (down from 232nd in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from France (down from 106th in 2019) and the 32nd 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 252 out of 15,710. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon, Mehmed VI, Charles VII of France, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha, and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Edward III of England, Edward I of England, Oleg of Novgorod, Leopold II of Belgium, Georgy Zhukov, and Ariel Sharon.
1060 - 1100
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 246
1861 - 1926
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 247
1403 - 1461
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 248
1578 - 1637
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 249
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 250
1708 - 1765
HPI: 82.23
Rank: 251
1759 - 1794
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 252
1312 - 1377
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 253
1239 - 1307
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 254
900 - 912
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 255
1835 - 1909
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 256
1896 - 1974
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 257
1928 - 2014
HPI: 82.13
Rank: 258
Among people born in 1759, Georges Danton ranks 2. Before him is Friedrich Schiller. After him are Mary Wollstonecraft, Joseph Fouché, Robert Burns, Maria Feodorovna, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, William Wilberforce, William Pitt the Younger, Clotilde of France, Maria Theresia von Paradis, 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, Marquis de Condorcet, Cesare Beccaria, Edward Gibbon, Camille Desmoulins, Jacques Hébert, Élisabeth of France, André Chénier, and Georges Couthon.
1759 - 1805
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 1
1759 - 1794
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 2
1759 - 1797
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 3
1759 - 1820
HPI: 78.08
Rank: 4
1759 - 1796
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 5
1759 - 1828
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 6
1759 - 1824
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 7
1759 - 1833
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 8
1759 - 1806
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 9
1759 - 1802
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 10
1759 - 1824
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 11
1759 - 1838
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 12
1743 - 1794
HPI: 86.09
Rank: 1
1758 - 1794
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 2
1759 - 1794
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 3
1767 - 1794
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 4
1743 - 1794
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 5
1738 - 1794
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 6
1737 - 1794
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 7
1760 - 1794
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 8
1757 - 1794
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 9
1764 - 1794
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 10
1762 - 1794
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
1755 - 1794
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Georges Danton ranks 113 out of 5,234. Before him are Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Louis Braille (1809), George Sand (1804), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Charles VII of France (1403), and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708). After him are François Villon (1431), Nicolas Flamel (1330), Joseph Fourier (1768), Madame de Pompadour (1721), Jacques Lacan (1901), and Philippe Pétain (1856).
1060 - 1100
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 107
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 108
1804 - 1876
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 109
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 110
1403 - 1461
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 111
1708 - 1765
HPI: 82.23
Rank: 112
1759 - 1794
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 113
1431 - 1463
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 114
1330 - 1425
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 115
1768 - 1830
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 116
1721 - 1764
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 117
1901 - 1981
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 118
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 119
Among politicians born in France, Georges Danton ranks 32. Before him are Charles IX of France (1550), Philip II of France (1165), Louis XII of France (1462), Godfrey of Bouillon (1060), Charles VII of France (1403), and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708). After him are Philippe Pétain (1856), Louis XVII of France (1785), Jacques Chirac (1932), Charles VIII of France (1470), Charles VI of France (1368), and Hugh Capet (940).
1550 - 1574
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 26
1165 - 1223
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 27
1462 - 1515
HPI: 82.32
Rank: 28
1060 - 1100
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 29
1403 - 1461
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 30
1708 - 1765
HPI: 82.23
Rank: 31
1759 - 1794
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 32
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 33
1785 - 1795
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 34
1932 - 2019
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 35
1470 - 1498
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 36
1368 - 1422
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 37
940 - 996
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 38