1828 - 1908
Sir William Randal Cremer (18 March 1828 – 22 July 1908) usually known by his middle name "Randal", was a British Liberal Member of Parliament, a pacifist, and a leading advocate for international arbitration. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Randal Cremer has received more than 121,590 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Randal Cremer is the 1,003rd most popular politician (up from 1,359th in 2019), the 250th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 336th in 2019) and the 50th most popular British Politician.
He is most famous for being the founder of the Silk Road, a website that sold drugs and other illegal items. He was arrested in 2013 and sentenced to life in prison.
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Among politicians, Randal Cremer ranks 1,003 out of 15,577. Before him are Justinian II, Gudea, John I Tzimiskes, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, John VIII Palaiologos, and Alfonso VI of León and Castile. After him are Amadeo I of Spain, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ptolemy VI Philometor, John II of Portugal, and Ælfweard of Wessex.
668 - 711
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 997
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 998
925 - 976
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 999
1507 - 1582
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,000
1392 - 1448
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,001
1040 - 1109
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,002
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 1,003
1845 - 1890
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1,004
1528 - 1603
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1,005
1948 - 2022
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1,006
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,007
1455 - 1495
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,008
904 - 924
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,009
Among people born in 1828, Randal Cremer ranks 5. Before him are Leo Tolstoy, Jules Verne, Henry Dunant, and Henrik Ibsen. After him are Rani of Jhansi, Hippolyte Taine, Saigō Takamori, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Charbel Makhlouf, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, and Louise of the Netherlands. Among people deceased in 1908, Randal Cremer ranks 5. Before him are Henri Becquerel, Empress Dowager Cixi, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, and Guangxu Emperor. After him are Grover Cleveland, Pablo de Sarasate, Edmondo De Amicis, Carlos I of Portugal, Demetrius Vikelas, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and Pat Garrett.
1828 - 1910
HPI: 86.31
Rank: 1
1828 - 1905
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 2
1828 - 1910
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 3
1828 - 1906
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 4
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 5
1828 - 1858
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 6
1828 - 1893
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 7
1828 - 1877
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 8
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 9
1828 - 1898
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 10
1828 - 1889
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 11
1828 - 1871
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 12
1852 - 1908
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 1
1835 - 1908
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 2
1844 - 1908
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 3
1871 - 1908
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 4
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 5
1837 - 1908
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 6
1844 - 1908
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 7
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 8
1863 - 1908
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 9
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 10
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 11
1850 - 1908
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Randal Cremer ranks 250 out of 7,765. Before him are Clement Attlee (1883), James George Frazer (1854), David Gilmour (1946), Bobby Charlton (1937), Timothy Dalton (1946), and Roger Waters (1943). After him are Arthur Evans (1851), Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (1947), Ælfweard of Wessex (904), William Morris (1834), Joe Cocker (1944), and Empress Matilda (1102).
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 244
1854 - 1941
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 245
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 246
1937 - 2023
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 247
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 248
1943 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 249
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 250
1851 - 1941
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 251
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 252
904 - 924
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 253
1834 - 1896
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 254
1944 - 2014
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 255
1102 - 1167
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 256
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Randal Cremer ranks 50. Before him are Arthur Henderson (1863), Harold Godwinson (1022), James V of Scotland (1512), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), Harold Wilson (1916), and Clement Attlee (1883). After him are Ælfweard of Wessex (904), Edmund I (921), Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), David Lloyd George (1863), Ælla of Northumbria (800), and Harthacnut (1018).
1863 - 1935
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 44
1022 - 1066
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 45
1512 - 1542
HPI: 70.12
Rank: 46
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 47
1916 - 1995
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 48
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 49
1828 - 1908
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 50
904 - 924
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 51
921 - 946
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 52
1545 - 1567
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 53
1863 - 1945
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 54
800 - 867
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 55
1018 - 1042
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 56