1757 - 1806
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (née Spencer; jor-JAY-nə; 7 June 1757 – 30 March 1806), was an English socialite, political organizer, style icon, author, and activist. Of noble birth from the Spencer family, married into the Cavendish family, she was the first wife of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire, and the mother of the 6th Duke of Devonshire. As the Duchess of Devonshire, she garnered much attention and fame in society during her lifetime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire has received more than 3,917,436 page views. Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire is the 719th most popular writer (down from 698th in 2019), the 571st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 536th in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Writer.
Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire is most famous for her role in the 18th century English society. She was a close friend of Queen Charlotte and her husband George III. She was also well known for her many love affairs with other aristocrats.
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Among writers, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ranks 719 out of 5,794. Before her are Multatuli, Odysseas Elytis, Andrea Camilleri, Max Jacob, Carlos Fuentes, and Alejo Carpentier. After her are Neal Cassady, Lesya Ukrainka, Sin Saimdang, Vittoria Colonna, Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, and Amin Maalouf.
1820 - 1887
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 713
1911 - 1996
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 714
1925 - 2019
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 715
1876 - 1944
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 716
1928 - 2012
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 717
1904 - 1980
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 718
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 719
1926 - 1968
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 720
1871 - 1913
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 721
1504 - 1551
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 722
1490 - 1547
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 723
189 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 724
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 725
Among people born in 1757, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ranks 6. Before her are Charles X of France, William Blake, Antonio Canova, Jacques Hébert, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. After her are Pierre Augereau, Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Rigas Feraios, Ignaz Pleyel, and George Vancouver. Among people deceased in 1806, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ranks 10. Before her are Charles-Henri Sanson, William V, Prince of Orange, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Carlo Gozzi, Michael Haydn, and Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After her are Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Claude Nicolas Ledoux, Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, William Pitt the Younger, Pierre-Charles Villeneuve, and Nicolas Leblanc.
1757 - 1836
HPI: 82.78
Rank: 1
1757 - 1827
HPI: 81.15
Rank: 2
1757 - 1822
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 3
1757 - 1794
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 4
1757 - 1834
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 5
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 6
1757 - 1816
HPI: 71.87
Rank: 7
1757 - 1831
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 8
1757 - 1828
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 9
1757 - 1798
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 10
1757 - 1831
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 11
1757 - 1798
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 12
1739 - 1806
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 4
1748 - 1806
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 5
1758 - 1806
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 6
1720 - 1806
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 7
1737 - 1806
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Rank: 8
1750 - 1806
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Rank: 9
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 10
1754 - 1806
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 11
1736 - 1806
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 12
1735 - 1806
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 13
1759 - 1806
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 14
1763 - 1806
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 15
1742 - 1806
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 16
Among people born in United Kingdom, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ranks 571 out of 6,924. Before her are John Horton Conway (1937), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Douglas Adams (1952), Robbie Coltrane (1950), David Brewster (1781), and Diana Rigg (1938). After her are Edmund Cartwright (1743), William Stanley Jevons (1835), David Hockney (1937), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), George Martin (1926), and Nick Mason (1944).
1937 - 2020
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 565
1415 - 1495
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 566
1952 - 2001
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 567
1950 - Present
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 568
1781 - 1868
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 569
1938 - 2020
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 570
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 571
1743 - 1823
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 572
1835 - 1882
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 573
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 574
1855 - 1927
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 575
1926 - 2016
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 576
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 577
Among writers born in United Kingdom, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire ranks 71. Before her are Ben Jonson (1572), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), Daphne du Maurier (1907), John Bunyan (1628), Edmund Spenser (1552), and Douglas Adams (1952). After her are Muriel Spark (1918), Tony Buzan (1942), Frederick Forsyth (1938), Jane Hawking (1944), Henry Fielding (1707), and Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809).
1572 - 1637
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 65
1934 - 2011
HPI: 72.70
Rank: 66
1907 - 1989
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 67
1628 - 1688
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 68
1552 - 1599
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 69
1952 - 2001
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 70
1757 - 1806
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 71
1918 - 2006
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 72
1942 - 2019
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 73
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 74
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 75
1707 - 1754
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 76
1809 - 1892
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 77