1380 - 1459
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.
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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.
1100 - 1078
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 973
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 974
1756 - 1806
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 975
1897 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 976
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 977
1924 - 1943
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 978
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 979
1857 - 1935
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 980
1883 - 1940
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 981
1861 - 1918
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 982
1010 - 1051
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 983
250 - 261
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 984
550 BC - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 985
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.
1380 - 1440
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 10
1380 - 1433
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 11
1380 - 1407
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 12
1380 - 1413
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 13
1380 - 1421
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 14
1380 - 1416
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 15
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 16
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 17
1380 - 1460
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 18
1380 - 1461
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 19
1381 - 1459
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 1
1380 - 1459
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 2
1385 - 1459
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 3
1400 - 1459
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 4
1389 - 1459
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 5
1385 - 1459
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 6
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 7
1450 - 1459
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 8
1401 - 1459
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 9
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Fastolf ranks 1,819 out of 7,765. Before him are Eric Woolfson (1945), Spencer Perceval (1762), John Lydon (1956), Stephen Langton (1150), J. F. C. Fuller (1878), and Tim Rice (1944). After him are Phil Lynott (1949), Charles Barry (1795), Henry Percy (1364), Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Sillitoe (1928), and William Renshaw (1861).
1945 - 2009
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1,813
1762 - 1812
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,814
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 1,815
1150 - 1228
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 1,816
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,817
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,818
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 1,819
1949 - 1986
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,820
1795 - 1860
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,821
1364 - 1403
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,822
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,823
1928 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 1,824
1861 - 1904
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 1,825
Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, John Fastolf ranks 39. Before him are Robert Maynard (1684), Robert Blake (1599), FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788), Arthur Rostron (1869), Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1717), and J. F. C. Fuller (1878). After him are Arthur Percival (1887), Henry Tandey (1891), William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe (1729), John Paul Jones (1747), Gregor MacGregor (1786), and John Alcock (1892).
1684 - 1751
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 33
1599 - 1657
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 34
1788 - 1855
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 35
1869 - 1940
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 36
1717 - 1797
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 37
1878 - 1966
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 38
1380 - 1459
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 39
1887 - 1966
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 40
1891 - 1977
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 41
1729 - 1814
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 42
1747 - 1792
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 43
1786 - 1845
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 44
1892 - 1919
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 45