NOBLEMAN
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
1929 - 2015

James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
James George Alexander Bannerman Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (23 September 1929 – 22 June 2015) was a British landowner, farmer and peer. He was the grandson of Louise, Princess Royal, a daughter of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. As a female-line great-grandson of a British sovereign, he did not carry out royal or official duties or receive any funds from the Civil List. He was the second cousin of Queen Elizabeth II and King Harald V of Norway. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife is the 1,327th most popular nobleman (down from 1,287th in 2024), the 4,535th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,984th in 2019) and the 79th most popular British Nobleman.
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Among NOBLEMEN
Among noblemen, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife ranks 1,327 out of 1,415. Before him are Arcesilaus II of Cyrene, Andrea Casiraghi, Lady Louise Windsor, Sigurd Markusfostre, Alexios Palaiologos, and Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo. After him are Sirras, Kaʻiulani, Framta, Bur-Suen, Swæfred of Essex, and Menen Asfaw.
Most Popular Noblemen in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArcesilaus II of Cyrene
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,321
Andrea Casiraghi
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 1,322
Lady Louise Windsor
2003 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 1,323
Sigurd Markusfostre
1155 - 1163
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 1,324
Alexios Palaiologos
1200 - 1203
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 1,325
Ramón Cabrera, 1st Duke of Maestrazgo
1806 - 1877
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 1,326
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,327
Sirras
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 1,328
Kaʻiulani
1875 - 1899
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,329
Framta
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,330
Bur-Suen
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,331
Swæfred of Essex
700 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,332
Menen Asfaw
1889 - 1962
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,333
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife ranks 447. Before him are Wanda Wiłkomirska, Yuri Artsutanov, William Fields, Olga Tass, Kazimierz Kutz, and Ivor Allchurch. After him are Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, Nirmal Verma, Josef Kloimstein, Dick Tiger, Betty Carter, and John Davies. Among people deceased in 2015, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife ranks 388. Before him are Yvonne Craig, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Karin Söder, Paride Tumburus, Josefa Francisco, and Thelma Coyne Long. After him are Errol Brown, Martin Litchfield West, Elsa Cayat, Nina Otkalenko, Maria Vicol, and Dobrosav Krstić.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsWanda Wiłkomirska
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 441
Yuri Artsutanov
ENGINEER
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 442
William Fields
ATHLETE
1929 - 1992
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 443
Olga Tass
GYMNAST
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 444
Kazimierz Kutz
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2018
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 445
Ivor Allchurch
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 446
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 447
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
MATHEMATICIAN
1929 - 2009
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 448
Nirmal Verma
WRITER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 449
Josef Kloimstein
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 450
Dick Tiger
BOXER
1929 - 1971
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 451
Betty Carter
SINGER
1929 - 1998
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 452
John Davies
JUDGE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 453
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsYvonne Craig
ACTOR
1937 - 2015
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 382
Gennadiy Seleznyov
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2015
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 383
Karin Söder
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2015
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 384
Paride Tumburus
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2015
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 385
Josefa Francisco
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 386
Thelma Coyne Long
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 387
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 388
Errol Brown
SINGER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 389
Martin Litchfield West
WRITER
1937 - 2015
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 390
Elsa Cayat
PSYCHOLOGIST
1960 - 2015
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 391
Nina Otkalenko
ATHLETE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 392
Maria Vicol
FENCER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 393
Dobrosav Krstić
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2015
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 394
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife ranks 4,536 out of 8,785. Before him are Michael Crawford (1942), Sophie Muller (1962), Alan Clark (1952), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), and Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986). After him are William Martin Leake (1777), Calvin Harris (1984), Robin Trower (1945), Timothy West (1934), David Octavius Hill (1802), and Peter Doig (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsMichael Crawford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,530
Sophie Muller
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,531
Alan Clark
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,532
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,533
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,534
Kingsley Ben-Adir
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,535
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,536
William Martin Leake
WRITER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,537
Calvin Harris
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,538
Robin Trower
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,539
Timothy West
ACTOR
1934 - 2024
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 4,540
David Octavius Hill
PAINTER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 4,541
Peter Doig
PAINTER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 4,542
Among NOBLEMEN In United Kingdom
Among noblemen born in United Kingdom, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife ranks 79. Before him are Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk (1472), Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany (1340), Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897), David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay (1378), Princess Charlotte of Wales (2015), and Lady Louise Windsor (2003). After him are David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven (1919), John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough (1926), James, Viscount Severn (2007), Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark (1986), and Anna of East Anglia (null).
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk
1472 - 1481
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 73
Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
1340 - 1420
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 74
Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer
1897 - 1972
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 75
David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay
1378 - 1402
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 76
Princess Charlotte of Wales
2015 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 77
Lady Louise Windsor
2003 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 78
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 79
David Mountbatten, 3rd Marquess of Milford Haven
1919 - 1970
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 80
John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough
1926 - 2014
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 81
James, Viscount Severn
2007 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 82
Prince Louis of Cambridge
2018 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 83
Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 84
Anna of East Anglia
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 85



























































