1451 - 1488
James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was the King of Scotland from 1460 to 1488. James was an unpopular and ineffective monarch owing to an unwillingness to administer justice fairly, a policy of pursuing alliance with the Kingdom of England, and a disastrous relationship with nearly all his extended family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James III of Scotland has received more than 1,165,297 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). James III of Scotland is the 2,199th most popular politician (down from 2,045th in 2019), the 531st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 484th in 2019) and the 96th 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 2,199 out of 15,710. Before him are Albert I, Prince of Monaco, Tarō Asō, Barsine, Mohammad Khodabanda, Fahri Korutürk, and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. After him are Ajax the Lesser, Leopold V, Duke of Austria, Huayna Capac, Blanche I of Navarre, Edmund Ironside, and Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia.
1848 - 1922
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,193
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,194
363 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2,195
1531 - 1595
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2,196
1903 - 1987
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2,197
1876 - 1948
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2,198
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2,199
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2,200
1157 - 1194
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2,201
1476 - 1525
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2,202
1387 - 1441
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2,203
993 - 1016
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2,204
1891 - 1942
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 2,205
Among people born in 1451, James III of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Christopher Columbus, Isabella I of Castile, and Muhammad Shaybani. After him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick of Naples, Isabel Neville, Duchess of Clarence, Kemal Reis, 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, Charles II, Duke of Bourbon, John II, Duke of Bourbon, and Girolamo Riario.
1451 - 1506
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 1
1451 - 1504
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 2
1451 - 1510
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 3
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
1451 - 1508
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 5
1451 - 1504
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 6
1451 - 1476
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 7
1451 - 1511
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 8
1451 - 1511
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 9
1451 - 1522
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 10
1435 - 1488
HPI: 81.95
Rank: 1
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 2
1453 - 1488
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 3
1435 - 1488
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
1432 - 1488
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 5
1434 - 1488
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 6
1426 - 1488
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 7
1443 - 1488
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 8
Among people born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 531 out of 6,924. Before him are John Franklin (1786), Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine (1863), Richard Francis Burton (1821), James Clark Ross (1800), Nigel Mansell (1953), and Gordon Banks (1937). After him are Edmund Ironside (993), A. S. Neill (1883), Bob Hoskins (1942), Alice Liddell (1852), Tony Scott (1944), and Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844).
1786 - 1847
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 525
1863 - 1950
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 526
1821 - 1890
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 527
1800 - 1862
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 528
1953 - Present
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 529
1937 - 2019
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 530
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 531
993 - 1016
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 532
1883 - 1973
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 533
1942 - 2014
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 534
1852 - 1934
HPI: 72.43
Rank: 535
1944 - 2012
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 536
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 537
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James III of Scotland ranks 96. Before him are Eadred (923), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), and James II of Scotland (1430). After him are Edmund Ironside (993), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), Marie of Romania (1875), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415).
923 - 955
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 90
1020 - 1076
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 91
1859 - 1925
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 92
1688 - 1766
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 93
1592 - 1628
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 94
1430 - 1460
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 95
1451 - 1488
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 96
993 - 1016
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 97
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 98
1875 - 1938
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 99
880 - 1000
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 100
1473 - 1483
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 101
1415 - 1495
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 102