POLITICIAN
Louis XVI of France
1754 - 1793
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI (Louis Auguste; French: [lwi sɛːz]; 23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was the last king of France before the fall of the monarchy during the French Revolution. The son of Louis, Dauphin of France (1729–1765) (son and heir-apparent of King Louis XV), and Maria Josepha of Saxony, Louis became the new Dauphin when his father died in 1765. In 1770, he married Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (Marie Antoinette). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis XVI of France has received more than 8,896,436 page views. His biography is available in 103 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 97 in 2019). Louis XVI of France is the 24th most popular politician (up from 34th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from France (up from 11th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular French Politician.
Louis XVI was the king of France from 1774 to 1792. He is most famous for being the king during the French Revolution, where he was executed by guillotine.
Memorability Metrics
8.9M
Page Views (PV)
85.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
103
Languages Editions (L)
13.04
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Louis XVI of France ranks 24 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry Kissinger, Commodus, Otto von Bismarck, Andrew Jackson, Elizabeth I of England, and Vladimir Putin. After him are Benito Mussolini, Hammurabi, Mao Zedong, Cicero, Huang Xianfan, and Constantine the Great.
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HPI: 86.93
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HPI: 86.14
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HPI: 85.97
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Louis XVI of France
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HPI: 85.50
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1754, Louis XVI of France ranks 1. After him are Paul I of Russia, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Joseph Proust, Seraphim of Sarov, Madame Roland, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, Georg Forster, Frederick I of Württemberg, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, and Antoine Destutt de Tracy. Among people deceased in 1793, Louis XVI of France ranks 2. Before him is Marie Antoinette. After him are Madame du Barry, Jean-Paul Marat, Carlo Goldoni, Olympe de Gouges, Charlotte Corday, Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Yolande de Polastron, Francesco Guardi, Madame Roland, and Jacques Pierre Brissot.
Others Born in 1754
Go to all RankingsLouis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 1
Paul I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1801
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 2
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
DIPLOMAT
1754 - 1838
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 3
Joseph Proust
CHEMIST
1754 - 1826
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 4
Seraphim of Sarov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 5
Madame Roland
WRITER
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 6
Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 7
Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1806
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 8
Georg Forster
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1794
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 9
Frederick I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1816
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier
PHYSICIST
1754 - 1785
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 11
Antoine Destutt de Tracy
PHILOSOPHER
1754 - 1836
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1793
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NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1793
HPI: 90.53
Rank: 1
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 2
Madame du Barry
COMPANION
1743 - 1793
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 3
Jean-Paul Marat
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1743 - 1793
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 4
Carlo Goldoni
WRITER
1707 - 1793
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 5
Olympe de Gouges
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1748 - 1793
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 6
Charlotte Corday
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1768 - 1793
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 7
Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1747 - 1793
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 8
Yolande de Polastron
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1793
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 9
Francesco Guardi
PAINTER
1712 - 1793
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Madame Roland
WRITER
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 11
Jacques Pierre Brissot
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Louis XVI of France ranks 9 out of 6,770. Before him are René Descartes (1596), Blaise Pascal (1623), Joan of Arc (1412), Voltaire (1694), Victor Hugo (1802), and Louis Pasteur (1822). After him are Claude Monet (1840), Jules Verne (1828), Montesquieu (1689), Louis XV of France (1710), Molière (1622), and Charles de Gaulle (1890).
Others born in France
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PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.91
Rank: 3
Blaise Pascal
MATHEMATICIAN
1623 - 1662
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 4
Joan of Arc
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1412 - 1431
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 5
Voltaire
WRITER
1694 - 1778
HPI: 86.81
Rank: 6
Victor Hugo
WRITER
1802 - 1885
HPI: 86.20
Rank: 7
Louis Pasteur
CHEMIST
1822 - 1895
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 8
Louis XVI of France
POLITICIAN
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 9
Claude Monet
PAINTER
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 10
Jules Verne
WRITER
1828 - 1905
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 11
Montesquieu
PHILOSOPHER
1689 - 1755
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 12
Louis XV of France
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1774
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 13
Molière
WRITER
1622 - 1673
HPI: 83.86
Rank: 14
Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 15
Among POLITICIANS In France
Among politicians born in France, Louis XVI of France ranks 3. Before him are Napoleon (1769), and Louis XIV of France (1638). After him are Louis XV of France (1710), Napoleon II (1811), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Napoleon III (1808), Henry IV of France (1553), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Philip IV of France (1268), and Cardinal Richelieu (1585).
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HPI: 93.38
Rank: 1
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HPI: 90.57
Rank: 2
Louis XVI of France
1754 - 1793
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 3
Louis XV of France
1710 - 1774
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 4
Napoleon II
1811 - 1832
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Garibaldi
1807 - 1882
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 6
Napoleon III
1808 - 1873
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 7
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 8
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 - 1190
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 9
Louis XIII of France
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 10
Philip IV of France
1268 - 1314
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 11
Cardinal Richelieu
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 12