POLITICIAN
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
1565 - 1601
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, KG, PC (; 10 November 1565 – 25 February 1601) was an English nobleman and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. Politically ambitious, and a committed general, he was placed under house arrest following a poor campaign in Ireland during the Nine Years' War in 1599. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex has received more than 1,814,584 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex is the 7,311th most popular politician (down from 6,046th in 2019), the 1,440th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,270th in 2019) and the 238th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
56.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
3.21
Effective Languages (L*)
3.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 7,311 out of 19,576. Before him are Rutilius Claudius Namatianus, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, John II, Duke of Brabant, Alexandre Ribot, Agnes of Hesse, and Emperor Murakami. After him are Halldór Ásgrímsson, Petru Lucinschi, Ruslan Khasbulatov, William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, François de Charette, and Enrique Peña Nieto.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRutilius Claudius Namatianus
420 - 500
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,305
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
1617 - 1677
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,306
John II, Duke of Brabant
1275 - 1312
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,307
Alexandre Ribot
1842 - 1923
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,308
Agnes of Hesse
1527 - 1555
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,309
Emperor Murakami
926 - 967
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,310
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 7,311
Halldór Ásgrímsson
1947 - 2015
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,312
Petru Lucinschi
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,313
Ruslan Khasbulatov
1942 - 2023
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,314
William VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1629 - 1663
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,315
François de Charette
1763 - 1796
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,316
Enrique Peña Nieto
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 7,317
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1565, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 9. Before him are Mori Ranmaru, Marie de Gournay, Cornelis de Houtman, Francesc Ribalta, Reza Abbasi, and Luís Vaz de Torres. After him are Ketevan the Martyr, Hendrick de Keyser, Peter Fourier, Jacob de Gheyn II, Alessandro Tassoni, and Nicolò Longobardo. Among people deceased in 1601, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 8. Before him are Michael the Brave, Louise of Lorraine, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Henriette of Cleves, and Starina Novak. After him are Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Ivan Moskvitin, John Shakespeare, and Thomas Nashe.
Others Born in 1565
Go to all RankingsMori Ranmaru
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1582
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 3
Marie de Gournay
WRITER
1565 - 1645
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 4
Cornelis de Houtman
EXPLORER
1565 - 1599
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 5
Francesc Ribalta
PAINTER
1565 - 1628
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 6
Reza Abbasi
PAINTER
1565 - 1635
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 7
Luís Vaz de Torres
EXPLORER
1565 - 1614
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 8
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 9
Ketevan the Martyr
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1624
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 10
Hendrick de Keyser
SCULPTOR
1565 - 1621
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 11
Peter Fourier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 12
Jacob de Gheyn II
PAINTER
1565 - 1629
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 13
Alessandro Tassoni
WRITER
1565 - 1635
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 14
Nicolò Longobardo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1655
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1601
Go to all RankingsMichael the Brave
POLITICIAN
1558 - 1601
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 2
Louise of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1553 - 1601
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 3
Kuchum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1600 - 1601
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 4
Damat Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1601
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 5
Henriette of Cleves
NOBLEMAN
1542 - 1601
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 6
Starina Novak
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1601
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 7
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 8
Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1601
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 9
Ivan Moskvitin
EXPLORER
1600 - 1601
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 10
John Shakespeare
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1601
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 11
Thomas Nashe
WRITER
1567 - 1601
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 1,440 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Summers (1942), Robert Wyatt (1945), Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944), Alvin Lee (1944), Elvis Costello (1954), and John Nash (1752). After him are Jason Isaacs (1963), David Hemmings (1941), David Bradley (1942), George Arliss (1868), Reginald Doherty (1872), and Maurice Wilkes (1913).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAndy Summers
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1,434
Robert Wyatt
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1,435
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,436
Alvin Lee
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2013
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,437
Elvis Costello
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,438
John Nash
ARCHITECT
1752 - 1835
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,439
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
POLITICIAN
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,440
Jason Isaacs
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,441
David Hemmings
ACTOR
1941 - 2003
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 1,442
David Bradley
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,443
George Arliss
ACTOR
1868 - 1946
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,444
Reginald Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1910
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,445
Maurice Wilkes
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1913 - 2010
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,446
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex ranks 238. Before him are Herbert Pitman (1877), Constantine II of Scotland (801), Prince William, Duke of Cumberland (1721), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby (1799), Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington (1673), and Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester (1944). After him are Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473), Arthur Phillip (1738), Henry Pelham (1694), Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York (1373), John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland (1504), and Edward the Exile (1016).
Herbert Pitman
1877 - 1961
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 232
Constantine II of Scotland
801 - 952
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 233
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
1721 - 1765
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 234
Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
1799 - 1869
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 235
Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington
1673 - 1743
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 236
Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 237
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
1565 - 1601
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 238
Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk
1473 - 1554
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 239
Arthur Phillip
1738 - 1814
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 240
Henry Pelham
1694 - 1754
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 241
Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York
1373 - 1415
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 242
John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland
1504 - 1553
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 243
Edward the Exile
1016 - 1057
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 244