NOBLEMAN
Harold Harefoot
1016 - 1040
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Harold Harefoot
Harold I (died 17 March 1040), also known as Harold Harefoot, was regent of England from 1035 to 1037 and King of the English from 1037 to 1040. Harold's nickname "Harefoot" is first recorded as "Harefoh" or "Harefah" in the twelfth century in the history of Ely Abbey, and according to some late medieval chroniclers it meant that he was "fleet of foot". The son of Cnut the Great and Ælfgifu of Northampton, Harold was elected regent of England following the death of his father in 1035. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Harefoot has received more than 2,867,237 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Harold Harefoot is the 17th most popular nobleman (up from 20th in 2019), the 65th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 77th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Nobleman.
Harold Harefoot is most famous for being a King of England from 1035 to 1040. He was the son of Æthelred the Unready and Emma of Normandy.
Memorability Metrics
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
76.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
55
Languages Editions (L)
18.17
Effective Languages (L*)
1.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, Harold Harefoot ranks 17 out of 1,415. Before him are Akihito, Lucrezia Borgia, William the Conqueror, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, and Charles, Prince of Wales. After him are Juan Carlos I of Spain, Marie Thérèse of France, Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria, Lucretia, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAkihito
1933 - Present
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 11
Lucrezia Borgia
1480 - 1519
HPI: 78.23
Rank: 12
William the Conqueror
1028 - 1087
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 13
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 14
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 15
Charles, Prince of Wales
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 16
Harold Harefoot
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 17
Juan Carlos I of Spain
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.65
Rank: 18
Marie Thérèse of France
1778 - 1851
HPI: 76.37
Rank: 19
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
1858 - 1889
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 20
Lucretia
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 21
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
1901 - 1918
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 22
Eleanor of Aquitaine
1122 - 1204
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1016, Harold Harefoot ranks 1. After him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Robert Guiscard, Ferdinand I of León, Béla I of Hungary, Casimir I the Restorer, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Deokjong of Goryeo, Edward the Exile, Naropa, Svein Knutsson, and Amadeus I, Count of Savoy. Among people deceased in 1040, Harold Harefoot ranks 1. After him are Duncan I of Scotland, Fulk III, Count of Anjou, Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Ælfgifu of Northampton, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers.
Others Born in 1016
Go to all RankingsHarold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 1
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 2
Robert Guiscard
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1085
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 3
Ferdinand I of León
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1065
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 4
Béla I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1063
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 5
Casimir I the Restorer
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1058
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 6
Emperor Xingzong of Liao
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1055
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 7
Deokjong of Goryeo
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1034
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 8
Edward the Exile
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1057
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 9
Naropa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1016 - 1100
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 10
Svein Knutsson
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1035
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 11
Amadeus I, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1051
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1040
Go to all RankingsHarold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 1
Duncan I of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1040
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 2
Fulk III, Count of Anjou
NOBLEMAN
970 - 1040
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 3
Alan III, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
997 - 1040
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4
Ælfgifu of Northampton
COMPANION
990 - 1040
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 5
Renauld I, Count of Nevers
NOBLEMAN
1000 - 1040
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 6
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Harefoot ranks 65 out of 8,785. Before him are Herbert Spencer (1820), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), William Wallace (1270), Edward Jenner (1749), Virginia Woolf (1882), and Charles, Prince of Wales (1948). After him are Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), John Stuart Mill (1806), Alex Ferguson (1941), James Clerk Maxwell (1831), and Edward Heath (1916).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHerbert Spencer
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1903
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 59
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
NOBLEMAN
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 60
William Wallace
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1270 - 1305
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 61
Edward Jenner
PHYSICIAN
1749 - 1823
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 62
Virginia Woolf
WRITER
1882 - 1941
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 63
Charles, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 64
Harold Harefoot
NOBLEMAN
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 65
Thomas Robert Malthus
ECONOMIST
1766 - 1834
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 66
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1857 - 1941
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 67
John Stuart Mill
ECONOMIST
1806 - 1873
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 68
Alex Ferguson
COACH
1941 - Present
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 69
James Clerk Maxwell
PHYSICIST
1831 - 1879
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 70
Edward Heath
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 71
Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Harold Harefoot ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926), Henry VIII of England (1491), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), and Charles, Prince of Wales (1948). After him are Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Edward VII (1841), Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (1843), Empress Matilda (1102), and Henry IV of England (1367).
Elizabeth II
1926 - 2022
HPI: 87.53
Rank: 1
Henry VIII of England
1491 - 1547
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 2
Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1947 - Present
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 3
Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 4
Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
1930 - 2002
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 5
Charles, Prince of Wales
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 6
Harold Harefoot
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 7
Diana, Princess of Wales
1961 - 1997
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 8
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 9
Edward VII
1841 - 1910
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 10
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
1843 - 1878
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 11
Empress Matilda
1102 - 1167
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 12
Henry IV of England
1367 - 1413
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 13