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Richard I of Normandy

933 - 996

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Richard I (28 August 932 – 20 November 996), also known as Richard the Fearless (French: Richard Sans-Peur; Old Norse: Jarl Rikard), was the count of Rouen from 942 to 996. Dudo of Saint-Quentin, whom Richard commissioned to write the "De moribus et actis primorum Normanniae ducum" (Latin, "On the Customs and Deeds of the First Dukes of Normandy"), called him a dux. However, this use of the word may have been in the context of Richard's renowned leadership in war, and not as a reference to a title of nobility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard I of Normandy has received more than 1,001,543 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Richard I of Normandy is the 2,683rd most popular politician (down from 2,288th in 2019), the 897th most popular biography from France (down from 780th in 2019) and the 207th most popular French Politician.

Richard I of Normandy is most famous for being the father of William the Conqueror, who became the first Norman King of England.

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  • 4.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Richard I of Normandy ranks 2,683 out of 19,576. Before him are Chaghri Beg, Empress Genmei, Choe Ryong-hae, Ségolène Royal, Palamedes, and Gim Yu-sin. After him are Ahmed Qurei, Zhang Liang, Robert I, Duke of Parma, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Aleksandar Ranković, and Rudy Giuliani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 933, Richard I of Normandy ranks 1. After him is Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri. Among people deceased in 996, Richard I of Normandy ranks 3. Before him are Hugh Capet, and Pope John XV. After him are Al-Aziz Billah, Stephen Držislav of Croatia, Odo I, Count of Blois, and Herman I, Count Palatine of Lotharingia.

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In France

Among people born in France, Richard I of Normandy ranks 897 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Georges Noverre (1727), Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Pierre Boulle (1912), Jules Ferry (1832), Edmond de Goncourt (1822), and Claudine Auger (1941). After him are Jean Giraud (1938), Paul Delaroche (1797), Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), John I of Aragon (1350), Edgar Morin (1921), and Jean-Claude Killy (1943).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Richard I of Normandy ranks 207. Before him are Louis, Duke of Orléans (1703), Guntram (532), Clotilde of France (1759), Henriette of France (1727), Renée of France (1510), and Jules Ferry (1832). After him are Louis-Jules Trochu (1815), John I of Aragon (1350), Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy (1143), Sigismund of Burgundy (500), Chilperic I (539), and Louis Barthou (1862).

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