1200 - Today
Pierre Basile (died 6 April 1199), also identified in some sources as Bertran de Gourdon and John Sabroz, was a Limousin boy famous for shooting King Richard I of England with a crossbow at the siege of Châlus-Chabrol on 25 March 1199. Richard, who had removed some of his chainmail, was not mortally wounded by Basile's bolt directly; however, the wound resulted in gangrene, of which Richard later died. Basile was one of only two knights defending the castle and was renowned amongst the English attackers for his appearance: the castle was so ill-prepared for King Richard's siege that Basile was forced to defend the ramparts with cobbled-together armour and a makeshift shield constructed from a frying pan, much to the mirth of the English besiegers. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pierre Basile has received more than 159,292 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Basile is the 6,614th most popular politician.
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Among politicians, Pierre Basile ranks 6,614 out of 15,577. Before him are Setepenre, George II, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, Frederick V, Duke of Swabia, Aleksandar Tsankov, and Tigranes IV. After him are Emperor Gao of Southern Qi, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Chen Yi, Eudokia Angelina, Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg, and Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone.
1400 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6,608
1605 - 1661
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6,609
1862 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 6,610
1164 - 1170
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 6,611
1879 - 1959
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 6,612
35 BC - 1
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 6,613
1200 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 6,614
427 - 482
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6,615
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6,616
1901 - 1972
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6,617
1173 - 1211
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6,618
1768 - 1816
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6,619
1883 - 1981
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 6,620
Among people born in 1200, Pierre Basile ranks 26. Before him are Gilbert Horal, Hadewijch, Nur ad-Din al-Bitruji, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Guillaume de Lorris, and Anonymus. After him are Richard de Bures, Guillaume de Sonnac, Liang Kai, Suleiman II, Smilets of Bulgaria, and Isabella, Countess of Gloucester.
1200 - 1200
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 20
1200 - 1260
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 21
1200 - 1204
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 22
1200 - 1215
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 23
1200 - 1238
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 24
1200 - 1300
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 25
1200 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 26
1200 - 1247
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 27
1200 - 1250
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 28
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 29
1200 - 1204
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 30
1200 - 1298
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 31
1200 - 1217
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 32