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Macbeth, King of Scotland

1005 - 1057

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Macbethad mac Findláech (anglicised as Macbeth MacFinlay; died 15 August 1057), nicknamed the Red King (Middle Irish: Rí Deircc), was King of Scotland from 1040 until his death in 1057. He ruled during the period of Scottish history known as the Kingdom of Alba. Little is known about Macbeth's early life, although he was the son of Findláech of Moray and may have been a grandson of Malcolm II, presumably through the latter's daughter Donada. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Macbeth, King of Scotland has received more than 2,370,678 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Macbeth, King of Scotland is the 4,032nd most popular politician (down from 2,935th in 2019), the 823rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 671st in 2019) and the 137th most popular British Politician.

Macbeth, king of scotland, is most famous for being a tyrant and murderer.

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  • 2.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.74

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Macbeth, King of Scotland ranks 4,032 out of 19,576. Before him are Abdel Hakim Amer, Ladislaus II of Hungary, Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Kenneth III of Scotland, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, and Esen Taishi. After him are Prabowo Subianto, Antigonus III Doson, Robert Badinter, Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Thrasamund, and Shvarn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1005, Macbeth, King of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Pope Clement II, and Michael I Cerularius. After him are Bretislav I, Ali az-Zahir, Henry VII, Duke of Bavaria, Berenguer Ramon I, Count of Barcelona, Lanfranc, and John VIII of Constantinople. Among people deceased in 1057, Macbeth, King of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Al-Maʿarri, and Pope Victor II. After him are Reginald I, Count of Burgundy, Edward the Exile, Otto III, Duke of Swabia, and Leofric, Earl of Mercia.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Macbeth, King of Scotland ranks 823 out of 8,785. Before him are Thomas Cole (1801), Eric Burdon (1941), John Berger (1926), Kim Cattrall (1956), Dylan Thomas (1914), and Edward Kelley (1555). After him are E. M. Forster (1879), William Carey (1761), Edward Whymper (1840), Peter Cushing (1913), H. L. A. Hart (1907), and Derek Jacobi (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Macbeth, King of Scotland ranks 137. Before him are Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Robert Peel (1788), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), William Ewart Gladstone (1809), David Cameron (1966), and Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158). After him are Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534), Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony (1156), William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (1520), and Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430).

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