POLITICIAN

John Balliol

1249 - 1314

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John Balliol or John de Balliol (c. 1249 – late 1314), known derisively as Toom Tabard (meaning 'empty coat'), was King of Scots from 1292 to 1296. Little is known of his early life. After the death of Margaret, Maid of Norway, Scotland entered an interregnum during which several competitors for the Crown of Scotland put forward claims. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Balliol has received more than 1,576,156 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. John Balliol is the 5,134th most popular politician (down from 3,327th in 2019), the 1,035th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 755th in 2019) and the 178th most popular British Politician.

John Balliol is most famous for being the first king of Scotland. He was the first person to be crowned King of Scotland, and his reign lasted from 1292 to 1296.

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  • 45

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  • 3.51

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  • 4.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Balliol ranks 5,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Antipope Benedict X, Touman, Emperor Duanzong, Birendra of Nepal, Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant, and Haji Mohammad Chamkani. After him are Édouard Herriot, Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Antti Aarne, Kristján Eldjárn, Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé, and Htin Kyaw.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1249, John Balliol ranks 4. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, and Robert III, Count of Flanders. After him are Frederick I, Margrave of Baden, Emperor Kameyama, Amadeus V, Count of Savoy, Zhu Shijie, and John I, Duke of Saxony. Among people deceased in 1314, John Balliol ranks 4. Before him are Philip IV of France, Pope Clement V, and Jacques de Molay. After him are Albert II, Margrave of Meissen, Stephen I, Ban of Bosnia, Rainier I of Monaco, Lord of Cagnes, Helen of Anjou, Zhu Shijie, and Muhammad III of Granada.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Balliol ranks 1,035 out of 8,785. Before him are Woodes Rogers (1679), Jeremy Brett (1933), Michael Palin (1943), Anna Atkins (1799), George Robert Gray (1808), and Henry Tingle Wilde (1872). After him are Sebastian Shaw (1905), Kenny Baker (1934), James Murray (1837), Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Simon Pegg (1970), and A. J. Ayer (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Balliol ranks 178. Before him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Abigail Masham, Baroness Masham (1670), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Princess Hélène of Orléans (1871), John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich (1718), and Henry Tingle Wilde (1872). After him are Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom (1768), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford (1504), Chris Patten (1944), and Godwin, Earl of Wessex (1001).

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