800 - 796
Offa (died 29 July 796 AD) was King of Mercia, a kingdom of Anglo-Saxon England, from 757 until his death. The son of Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, Offa came to the throne after a period of civil war following the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, Beornred. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Offa of Mercia has received more than 1,176,627 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Offa of Mercia is the 2,711th most popular politician (down from 1,993rd in 2019), the 619th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 491st in 2019) and the 112th most popular British Politician.
Offa of Mercia is most famous for his coins. He was the first Anglo-Saxon king to produce coins, which he minted in gold, silver, and bronze.
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Among politicians, Offa of Mercia ranks 2,711 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Nintoku, Valdemar III of Denmark, Fausta, John Buchan, Grand Duchess Alexandra Pavlovna of Russia, and Gerard de Ridefort. After him are Serzh Sargsyan, Richard Walther Darré, Intef I, Habibullah Khan, Vicente Fox, and Robert Peel.
290 - 399
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,705
1314 - 1364
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,706
289 - 326
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,707
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,708
1783 - 1801
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2,709
1141 - 1189
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,710
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,711
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,712
1895 - 1953
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,713
2200 BC - 2121 BC
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,714
1872 - 1919
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 2,715
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,716
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 2,717
Among people born in 800, Offa of Mercia ranks 9. Before him are Ecgberht, King of Wessex, Pope Adrian III, Ælla of Northumbria, Pope Boniface VI, Pope Sergius II, and Fatima al-Fihri. After him are Thomas the Slav, Jayavarman II, Horik I, Sigurd Ring, Pribina, and Gudfred. Among people deceased in 796, Offa of Mercia ranks 1. After him are Hisham I of Córdoba and Ecgfrith of Mercia.
800 - 839
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 3
800 - 885
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 5
800 - 896
HPI: 68.02
Rank: 6
800 - 847
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 7
800 - 880
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 8
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 9
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 10
800 - 835
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 11
800 - 854
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 12
800 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 13
800 - 860
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 14
800 - 810
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 15
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 1
757 - 796
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 2
800 - 796
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 3
Among people born in United Kingdom, Offa of Mercia ranks 619 out of 7,765. Before him are James Hargreaves (1720), Douglas Adams (1952), Jonathan Pryce (1947), Tilda Swinton (1960), Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868), and John Buchan (1875). After him are Philip Miller (1691), Eduard Suess (1831), Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897), Robert Peel (1788), Diana Wynne Jones (1934), and Bill Nighy (1949).
1720 - 1778
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 613
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 614
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 615
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 616
1868 - 1928
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 617
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 618
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 619
1691 - 1771
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 620
1831 - 1914
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 621
1897 - 1965
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 622
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 623
1934 - 2011
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 624
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 625
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Offa of Mercia ranks 112. Before him are Kenneth MacAlpin (810), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Henry the Young King (1155), William Wilberforce (1759), and John Buchan (1875). After him are Robert Peel (1788), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Philippa of England (1394), Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild (1868), Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428), and Nigel Farage (1964).
810 - 858
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 106
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 107
1388 - 1421
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 108
1155 - 1183
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 109
1759 - 1833
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 110
1875 - 1940
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 111
800 - 796
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 112
1788 - 1850
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 113
1484 - 1545
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 114
1394 - 1430
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 115
1868 - 1937
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 116
1428 - 1471
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 117
1964 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 118