1452 - 1485
Richard III (2 October 1452 – 22 August 1485) was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. His defeat and death at the Battle of Bosworth Field, the last decisive battle of the Wars of the Roses, marked the end of the Middle Ages in England. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard III of England has received more than 9,193,698 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). Richard III of England is the 41st most popular politician (down from 33rd in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 14th in 2019) and the 4th most popular British Politician.
Richard III of England is most famous for being the last king of the House of York and the last of the Plantagenet dynasty. He was the last English monarch to die in battle, at the Battle of Bosworth Field.
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Among politicians, Richard III of England ranks 41 out of 15,710. Before him are Marcus Aurelius, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Pericles, Huang Xianfan, Qin Shi Huang, and David. After him are Maria Theresa, Martin Van Buren, Peter the Great, John F. Kennedy, Fidel Castro, and Leon Trotsky.
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 39
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 40
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 41
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 42
1782 - 1862
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 43
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 44
1917 - 1963
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 45
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 46
1879 - 1940
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 47
Among people born in 1452, Richard III of England ranks 2. Before him is Leonardo da Vinci. After him are Ferdinand II of Aragon, Girolamo Savonarola, Ludovico Sforza, Abraham Zacuto, Joanna, Princess of Portugal, and Prospero Colonna. Among people deceased in 1485, Richard III of England ranks 1. After him are Anne Neville, Rodolphus Agricola, and Giovanni Mocenigo.
1452 - 1519
HPI: 97.46
Rank: 1
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 2
1452 - 1516
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 3
1452 - 1498
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 4
1452 - 1508
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 5
1452 - 1515
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
1452 - 1490
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 7
1452 - 1523
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 8
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 1
1456 - 1485
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 2
1443 - 1485
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 3
1409 - 1485
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 4
Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard III of England ranks 18 out of 6,924. Before him are Stephen Hawking (1942), Ragnar Lodbrok (850), Queen Victoria (1819), Thomas Hobbes (1588), Michael Faraday (1791), and Henry VIII of England (1491). After him are Agatha Christie (1890), Charles Dickens (1812), Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), Alan Turing (1912), Alfred Hitchcock (1899), and Richard I of England (1157).
1942 - 2018
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 12
850 - 801
HPI: 89.21
Rank: 13
1819 - 1901
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 14
1588 - 1679
HPI: 88.52
Rank: 15
1791 - 1867
HPI: 88.23
Rank: 16
1491 - 1547
HPI: 88.02
Rank: 17
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 18
1890 - 1976
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 19
1812 - 1870
HPI: 87.27
Rank: 20
1542 - 1587
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 21
1912 - 1954
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 22
1899 - 1980
HPI: 86.80
Rank: 23
1157 - 1199
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 24
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Richard III of England ranks 4. Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533), Winston Churchill (1874), and Queen Victoria (1819). After him are Mary, Queen of Scots (1542), Richard I of England (1157), Mary I of England (1516), Margaret Thatcher (1925), Mary II of England (1662), Henry V of England (1386), Alfred the Great (849), and Oliver Cromwell (1599).
1533 - 1603
HPI: 90.91
Rank: 1
1874 - 1965
HPI: 89.73
Rank: 2
1819 - 1901
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 3
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
1542 - 1587
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 5
1157 - 1199
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 6
1516 - 1558
HPI: 86.34
Rank: 7
1925 - 2013
HPI: 86.06
Rank: 8
1662 - 1694
HPI: 85.90
Rank: 9
1386 - 1422
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 10
849 - 899
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 11
1599 - 1658
HPI: 83.79
Rank: 12