1638 - 1715
Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi Soleil), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis XIV of France has received more than 16,932,965 page views. His biography is available in 124 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 120 in 2019). Louis XIV of France is the 4th most popular politician (up from 5th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from France and the 2nd most popular French Politician.
Louis XIV of France is most famous for his lavish lifestyle and his long reign. He is also famous for the Palace of Versailles.
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Among politicians, Louis XIV of France ranks 4 out of 15,577. Before him are Napoleon, Adolf Hitler, and Julius Caesar. After him are Joseph Stalin, Cleopatra, Vladimir Lenin, Thomas Jefferson, Augustus, Charlemagne, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Vladimir Putin.
1769 - 1821
HPI: 94.47
Rank: 1
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 92.63
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 4
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 5
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 89.95
Rank: 6
1870 - 1924
HPI: 89.94
Rank: 7
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.78
Rank: 8
63 BC - 14
HPI: 89.71
Rank: 9
748 - 814
HPI: 89.46
Rank: 10
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 11
1952 - Present
HPI: 88.82
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1638, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Maria Theresa of Spain, Shunzhi Emperor, Nicolas Malebranche, Nicolas Steno, Catherine of Braganza, Emperor Go-Sai, Olympia Mancini, Countess of Soissons, Meindert Hobbema, James Gregory, Elisabetta Sirani, and Christoph Cellarius. Among people deceased in 1715, Louis XIV of France ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Malebranche, Gülnuş Sultan, François Fénelon, Dom Pérignon, Thomas Savery, Marie Mancini, William Dampier, Antoine Galland, Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and Pu Songling.
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 1
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
1638 - 1661
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 3
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 4
1638 - 1686
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 5
1638 - 1705
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 6
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 7
1638 - 1708
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
1638 - 1709
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
1638 - 1675
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
1638 - 1665
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 11
1638 - 1707
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 12
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 2
1642 - 1715
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 3
1651 - 1715
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 4
1639 - 1715
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 5
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 6
1639 - 1715
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 7
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 8
1646 - 1715
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 9
1636 - 1715
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 10
1694 - 1715
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 11
1640 - 1715
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2 out of 6,011. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are René Descartes (1596), Joan of Arc (1412), Blaise Pascal (1623), Louis Pasteur (1822), Voltaire (1694), Victor Hugo (1802), Claude Monet (1840), Montesquieu (1689), Louis XVI of France (1754), and Jules Verne (1828).
1769 - 1821
HPI: 94.47
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
1596 - 1650
HPI: 90.95
Rank: 3
1412 - 1431
HPI: 89.59
Rank: 4
1623 - 1662
HPI: 88.71
Rank: 5
1822 - 1895
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 6
1694 - 1778
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 7
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.03
Rank: 8
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 9
1689 - 1755
HPI: 85.71
Rank: 10
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 11
1828 - 1905
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in France, Louis XIV of France ranks 2. Before him are Napoleon (1769). After him are Louis XVI of France (1754), Napoleon III (1808), Louis XV of France (1710), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Henry IV of France (1553), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Philip IV of France (1268), Louis XIII of France (1601), Claudius (-10), and Francis I of France (1494).
1769 - 1821
HPI: 94.47
Rank: 1
1638 - 1715
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 3
1808 - 1873
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 4
1710 - 1774
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 5
1807 - 1882
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 6
1553 - 1610
HPI: 81.73
Rank: 7
1122 - 1190
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 8
1268 - 1314
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 9
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 10
10 BC - 54
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 11
1494 - 1547
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 12