1491 - 1547
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry VIII of England has received more than 30,075,973 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Henry VIII of England is the 2nd most popular nobleman (up from 5th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Nobleman.
Henry VIII of England is most famous for the six wives he had. He was married to Catherine of Aragon for over 20 years, but she never bore him a son. When she became pregnant, he had her investigated and found out that she was carrying a girl. He was so angry that he divorced her and married Anne Boleyn, who also bore him a daughter. When Anne Boleyn became pregnant, he had her investigated and found out that she was carrying a girl. He was so angry that he divorced her and married Jane Seymour, who bore him a son. When Jane Seymour became pregnant, he had her investigated and found out that she was carrying a girl. He was so angry that he divorced her and married Anne of Cleves, who bore him a daughter. When Anne of Cleves became pregnant, he had her investigated and found out that she was carrying a girl. He was so angry that he divorced her and married Catherine Howard, who bore him a son. When Catherine Howard became pregnant, he had her investigated and found out that she was carrying a girl. He was so angry that he divorced her and married Catherine Parr, who bore him a daughter.
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Among noblemen, Henry VIII of England ranks 2 out of 842. Before him are Elizabeth II. After him are Marie Antoinette, Ramesses II, Ragnar Lodbrok, Catherine the Great, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Margrethe II of Denmark, Akihito, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and William the Conqueror.
1926 - 2022
HPI: 90.46
Rank: 1
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 2
1755 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 3
1303 BC - 1213 BC
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 4
850 - 801
HPI: 84.44
Rank: 5
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 6
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 7
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 9
1863 - 1914
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 10
1900 - 2002
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 11
1028 - 1087
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1491, Henry VIII of England ranks 1. After him are Ignatius of Loyola, Jacques Cartier, Zhengde Emperor, Francesco Melzi, Martin Bucer, Lapu-Lapu, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, Nicolò da Ponte, Francisco de Sá de Miranda, and Teofilo Folengo. Among people deceased in 1547, Henry VIII of England ranks 1. After him are Hernán Cortés, Francis I of France, Anne of Bohemia and Hungary, Sebastiano del Piombo, Pietro Bembo, Hadım Suleiman Pasha, Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma, Saint Cajetan, Vittoria Colonna, Marie of Luxembourg, Countess of Vendôme, and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey.
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 1
1491 - 1556
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 2
1491 - 1557
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 3
1491 - 1521
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 4
1491 - 1570
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 5
1491 - 1551
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 6
1491 - 1542
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 7
1491 - 1521
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 8
1491 - 1585
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 9
1491 - 1558
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 10
1491 - 1544
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 11
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 1
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 2
1494 - 1547
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 3
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 4
1485 - 1547
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 5
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 6
1467 - 1547
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 7
1503 - 1547
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 8
1480 - 1547
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 9
1490 - 1547
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 10
1472 - 1547
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 11
1516 - 1547
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Henry VIII of England ranks 13 out of 7,765. Before him are Francis Bacon (1561), Elizabeth I of England (1533), Winston Churchill (1874), Charlie Chaplin (1889), Stephen Hawking (1942), and James Watt (1736). After him are Queen Victoria (1819), Thomas Hobbes (1588), Richard III of England (1452), Michael Faraday (1791), Agatha Christie (1890), and Alan Turing (1912).
1561 - 1626
HPI: 87.67
Rank: 7
1533 - 1603
HPI: 87.64
Rank: 8
1874 - 1965
HPI: 86.92
Rank: 9
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 10
1942 - 2018
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 11
1736 - 1819
HPI: 86.42
Rank: 12
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 13
1819 - 1901
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 14
1588 - 1679
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 15
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 16
1791 - 1867
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 17
1890 - 1976
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 18
1912 - 1954
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 19
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, Henry VIII of England ranks 2. Before him are Elizabeth II (1926). After him are Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930), Harold Harefoot (1016), Diana, Princess of Wales (1961), Edward VII (1841), Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (1857), Henry IV of England (1367), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), and Edward the Black Prince (1330).
1926 - 2022
HPI: 90.46
Rank: 1
1491 - 1547
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 2
1900 - 2002
HPI: 79.31
Rank: 3
1948 - Present
HPI: 78.92
Rank: 4
1930 - 2002
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 5
1016 - 1040
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 6
1961 - 1997
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 7
1841 - 1910
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 8
1857 - 1944
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 9
1367 - 1413
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 10
1486 - 1502
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 11
1330 - 1376
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 12