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Harold Godwinson

11th-century Anglo-Saxon King of England

1022 - 1066

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His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Harold Godwinson is the 1,098th most popular politician (down from 1,026th in 2024), the 305th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 232nd in 2019) and the 71st most popular British Politician.

Harold Godwinson was the last Anglo-Saxon king of England. He is most famous for being defeated by William the Conqueror in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

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Harold Godwinson's Wikipedia page drew 2.4M views over the past year, 14× the average among Politicians.

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Harold Godwinson ranks #305 among 9,870 people in Pantheon born in United Kingdom, inside the top 4% of that group.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Harold Godwinson ranks 1,098 out of 20,022. Before him are Allen Dulles, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Handan Sultan, Wilhelm Pieck, Gediminas, and Saud of Saudi Arabia. After him are Ladislaus the Posthumous, Yongzheng Emperor, Roh Tae-woo, Donald Tusk, Childeric I, and Wazner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1022, Harold Godwinson ranks 1. After him are Elisiv of Kiev, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1066, Harold Godwinson ranks 2. Before him is Harald Hardrada. After him are Edward the Confessor, Elisiv of Kiev, Al-Bayhaqi, Stenkil, Tostig Godwinson, Muniadona of Castile, Gottschalk, Conan II, Duke of Brittany, Yahya of Antioch, and Ibn Butlan.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Godwinson ranks 305 out of 9,870. Before him are Edward Smith (1850), John Sulston (1942), John Logie Baird (1888), Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy (1936), John Law (1671), and Peter Higgs (1929). After him are Henry IV of England (1367), Michael York (1942), Thomas Newcomen (1663), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), and Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881).

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Among Politicians In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Harold Godwinson ranks 71. Before him are Owain Glyndŵr (1359), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (1757), Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York (1341), and Henry I of England (1068). After him are Louise, Princess Royal (1867), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Frederick North, Lord North (1732), and Anthony Eden (1897).

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