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MILITARY PERSONNEL

John Fastolf

1380 - 1459

John Fastolf

Sir John Fastolf (6 November 1380 – 5 November 1459) was a late medieval English soldier, landowner, and knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War. He has enjoyed a more lasting reputation as the prototype, in some part, of Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Fastolf has received more than 317,000 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John Fastolf is the 979th most popular military personnel (up from 1,067th in 2019), the 1,819th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 2,128th in 2019) and the 39th most popular British Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

320k
Page Views (PV)
53.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
4.31
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, John Fastolf ranks 979 out of 1,468. Before him are Roussel de Bailleul, David Petraeus, Federico Gravina, Ernst-Günther Baade, J. F. C. Fuller, and Alexander Matrosov. After him are Arthur Arz von Straußenburg, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, Alexey Kaledin, Drogo of Hauteville, Macrianus Major, and Hydarnes II.

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Roussel de Bailleul
1100 - 1078
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 973
David Petraeus
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 974
Federico Gravina
1756 - 1806
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 975
Ernst-Günther Baade
1897 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 976
J. F. C. Fuller
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 977
Alexander Matrosov
1924 - 1943
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 978
John Fastolf
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 979
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
1857 - 1935
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 980
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 981
Alexey Kaledin
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 982
Drogo of Hauteville
1010 - 1051
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 983
Macrianus Major
250 - 261
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 984
Hydarnes II
550 BC - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 985

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1380, John Fastolf ranks 16. Before him are Itzcoatl, Lidwina, İsa Çelebi, Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Nanni di Banco, and Anna of Cilli. After him are Joseph Albo, Ma Huan, and Sayf ad-Din Inal. Among people deceased in 1459, John Fastolf ranks 7. Before him are Eric of Pomerania, Poggio Bracciolini, Fra Mauro, Ausiàs March, Antoninus of Florence, and Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken. After him are Gregory III of Constantinople and Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein.

Others Born in 1380

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Itzcoatl
1380 - 1440
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 10
Lidwina
1380 - 1433
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 11
İsa Çelebi
1380 - 1407
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 12
Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh
1380 - 1413
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 13
Nanni di Banco
1380 - 1421
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 14
Anna of Cilli
1380 - 1416
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 15
John Fastolf
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 16
Joseph Albo
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 17
Ma Huan
1380 - 1460
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 18
Sayf ad-Din Inal
1380 - 1461
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 19

Others Deceased in 1459

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Eric of Pomerania
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 1
Poggio Bracciolini
1380 - 1459
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 2
Fra Mauro
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
Ausiàs March
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 4
Antoninus of Florence
1389 - 1459
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 5
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
1385 - 1459
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 6
John Fastolf
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 7
Gregory III of Constantinople
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
Adolph VIII, Count of Holstein
1401 - 1459
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 9