1473 - 1513
James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scots from 11 June 1488 until his death in 1513. He assumed the throne following the death of his father King James III (r. 1460–1488) at the Battle of Sauchieburn, a rebellion in which the younger James played an indirect role. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James IV of Scotland has received more than 2,160,097 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). James IV of Scotland is the 1,806th most popular politician (up from 1,838th in 2019), the 436th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Politician.
James IV of Scotland is most famous for his death at the Battle of Flodden Field.
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Among politicians, James IV of Scotland ranks 1,806 out of 15,710. Before him are Yu the Great, Fanny Kaplan, Sanakht, Carloman, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, and Publius Clodius Pulcher. After him are Abd al-Rahman II, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Burhanuddin Rabbani, John VI of Portugal, and 1st Dalai Lama.
2123 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 1,800
1890 - 1918
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 1,801
2700 BC - 2715 BC
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 1,802
710 - 754
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 1,803
1743 - 1808
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1,804
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1,805
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 1,806
788 - 852
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 1,807
1920 - 1975
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 1,808
1657 - 1704
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 1,809
1940 - 2011
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 1,810
1767 - 1826
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 1,811
1391 - 1474
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 1,812
Among people born in 1473, James IV of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Nicolaus Copernicus and Oruç Reis. After him are Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, Thomas Wolsey, Georg von Frundsberg, John Corvinus, Edward of Middleham, Prince of Wales, Cecilia Gallerani, Hans Burgkmair, Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, and Henry IV, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1513, James IV of Scotland ranks 4. Before him are Pope Julius II, John, King of Denmark, and Pinturicchio. After him are Helena of Moscow and Marin Barleti.
1473 - 1543
HPI: 93.51
Rank: 1
1473 - 1518
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 2
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 3
1473 - 1483
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 4
1473 - 1530
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 5
1473 - 1528
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 6
1473 - 1504
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 7
1473 - 1484
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 8
1473 - 1536
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 9
1473 - 1531
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 10
1473 - 1541
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 11
1473 - 1541
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 12
1443 - 1513
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 1
1455 - 1513
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 2
1454 - 1513
HPI: 74.31
Rank: 3
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 4
1476 - 1513
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 5
1450 - 1513
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 6
Among people born in United Kingdom, James IV of Scotland ranks 436 out of 6,924. Before him are Samuel Butler (1835), Robert II of Scotland (1316), William McMaster Murdoch (1873), Isaac Barrow (1631), Walter Raleigh (1554), and John Dowland (1563). After him are Thomas Hardy (1840), Edgar the Peaceful (943), Erasmus Darwin (1731), Frederick Gowland Hopkins (1861), Sid Vicious (1957), and Oliver Sacks (1933).
1835 - 1902
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 430
1316 - 1390
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 431
1873 - 1912
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 432
1631 - 1677
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 433
1554 - 1618
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 434
1563 - 1626
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 435
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 436
1840 - 1928
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 437
943 - 975
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 438
1731 - 1802
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 439
1861 - 1947
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 440
1957 - 1979
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 441
1933 - 2015
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 442
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, James IV of Scotland ranks 75. Before him are Æthelred the Unready (968), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), James I of Scotland (1394), Tony Blair (1953), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), and Robert II of Scotland (1316). After him are Edgar the Peaceful (943), Edward the Martyr (962), Æthelflæd (869), Edward the Confessor (1003), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), and Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (1532).
968 - 1016
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 69
837 - 871
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 70
1394 - 1437
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 71
1953 - Present
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 72
1534 - 1578
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 73
1316 - 1390
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 74
1473 - 1513
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 75
943 - 975
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 76
962 - 978
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 77
869 - 918
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 78
1003 - 1066
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 79
1809 - 1898
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 80
1532 - 1588
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 81