1016 - 1040
Harold I (died 17 March 1040), also known as Harold Harefoot, was King of England from 1035 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. He initially ruled England in place of his brother Harthacnut, who was stuck in Denmark due to a rebellion in Norway which had ousted their brother Svein. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harold Harefoot has received more than 1,059,801 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Harold Harefoot is the 18th most popular nobleman (down from 14th in 2019), the 76th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 67th 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.
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Among noblemen, Harold Harefoot ranks 18 out of 843. Before him are Akihito, Rollo, Charles, Prince of Wales, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Juan Carlos I of Spain, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia. After him are Philippe I, Duke of Orléans, El Cid, Anne of Austria, William the Conqueror, Ramesses I, and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
1933 - Present
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 12
846 - 930
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 13
1948 - Present
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 14
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 15
1938 - Present
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 16
1901 - 1918
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 17
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 18
1640 - 1701
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 19
1045 - 1099
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 20
1601 - 1666
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 21
1028 - 1087
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 22
1300 BC - 1290 BC
HPI: 81.01
Rank: 23
1122 - 1204
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 24
Among people born in 1016, Harold Harefoot ranks 1. After him are Robert Guiscard, Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Béla I of Hungary, Ferdinand I of León, Casimir I the Restorer, Deokjong of Goryeo, Amadeus I, Count of Savoy, Svein Knutsson, Emperor Xingzong of Liao, Edward the Exile, and Naropa. 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, and Ælfgifu of Northampton.
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 1
1016 - 1085
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 2
1016 - 1056
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 3
1016 - 1063
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 4
1016 - 1065
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 5
1016 - 1058
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 6
1016 - 1034
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 7
1016 - 1051
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 8
1016 - 1035
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
1016 - 1055
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 10
1016 - 1057
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 11
1016 - 1100
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 12
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 1
1001 - 1040
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 2
970 - 1040
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 3
997 - 1040
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 4
990 - 1040
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 5
Among people born in United Kingdom, Harold Harefoot ranks 76 out of 6,924. Before him are Herbert Spencer (1820), Guy Fawkes (1570), Edward III of England (1312), Edward I of England (1239), John Dee (1527), and William of Ockham (1285). After him are George IV of the United Kingdom (1762), Edward V of England (1470), Charles Babbage (1791), Jeremy Bentham (1748), Roger Bacon (1220), and Edward II of England (1284).
1820 - 1903
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 70
1570 - 1606
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 71
1312 - 1377
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 72
1239 - 1307
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 73
1527 - 1608
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 74
1285 - 1347
HPI: 82.08
Rank: 75
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 76
1762 - 1830
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 77
1470 - 1483
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 78
1791 - 1871
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 79
1748 - 1832
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 80
1220 - 1292
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 81
1284 - 1327
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 82
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Harold Harefoot ranks 7. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Henry VIII of England (1491), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930). After him are Edward VII (1841), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Henry IV of England (1367), Henrietta of England (1644), and Edward the Black Prince (1330).
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 2
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 3
1900 - 2002
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 4
1948 - Present
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 5
1930 - 2002
HPI: 82.98
Rank: 6
1016 - 1040
HPI: 82.03
Rank: 7
1841 - 1910
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 8
1961 - 1997
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 9
1857 - 1944
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 10
1367 - 1413
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 11
1644 - 1670
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 12
1330 - 1376
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 13