1451 - 1488
James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 until his death at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488. He inherited the throne as a child following the death of his father, King James II, at the siege of Roxburgh Castle. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James III of Scotland has received more than 1,788,498 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). James III of Scotland is the 2,317th most popular politician (down from 2,195th in 2019), the 535th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 530th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Politician.
James III of Scotland is most famous for his defeat at the Battle of Sauchieburn in 1488.
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Among politicians, James III of Scotland ranks 2,317 out of 15,577. Before him are Mikhail Mishustin, Eliot Ness, John of Brienne, Merneith, Isaias Afwerki, and Andrés Manuel López Obrador. After him are Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, Sergey Bubka, Peroz I, Milan I of Serbia, Cleopatra IV of Egypt, and Ptolemy X Alexander I.
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,311
1903 - 1957
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,312
1158 - 1237
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,313
3000 BC - 3000 BC
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,314
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,315
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 2,316
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2,317
1701 - 1773
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2,318
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2,319
500 - 484
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2,320
1854 - 1901
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 2,321
138 BC - 112 BC
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 2,322
140 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 2,323
Among people born in 1451, James III of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Christopher Columbus and Isabella I of Castile. After him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick of Naples, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Kemal Reis, Muhammad Shaybani, Nicolás de Ovando, and Franchinus Gaffurius. Among people deceased in 1488, James III of Scotland ranks 2. Before him is Andrea del Verrocchio. After him are Clarice Orsini, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Alvise Cadamosto, Girolamo Riario, John II, Duke of Bourbon, and Charles II, Duke of Bourbon.
1451 - 1506
HPI: 93.18
Rank: 1
1451 - 1504
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 2
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 3
1451 - 1508
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 4
1451 - 1504
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 5
1451 - 1476
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 6
1451 - 1511
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 7
1451 - 1510
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 8
1451 - 1511
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 9
1451 - 1522
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 10
1435 - 1488
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 1
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 2
1453 - 1488
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 3
1435 - 1488
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 4
1432 - 1488
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 5
1443 - 1488
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 6
1426 - 1488
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 7
1434 - 1488
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 8
Among people born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 535 out of 7,765. Before him are Walter Raleigh (1554), Norman Haworth (1883), Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784), Richard Griffiths (1947), Raymond Cattell (1905), and J. Bruce Ismay (1862). After him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Chaim Herzog (1918), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Thomas Hardy (1840), Tony Buzan (1942), and Jacqueline du Pré (1945).
1554 - 1618
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 529
1883 - 1950
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 530
1784 - 1865
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 531
1947 - 2013
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 532
1905 - 1998
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 533
1862 - 1937
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 534
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 535
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 536
1918 - 1997
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 537
1940 - 1962
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 538
1840 - 1928
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 539
1942 - 2019
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 540
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 541
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 97. Before him are Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592). After him are Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532), James II of Scotland (1430), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), and Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930).
1660 - 1744
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 91
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 92
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 93
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 94
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 95
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 96
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 97
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 98
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 99
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 100
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 102
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 103