1532 - 1588
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.Dudley's youth was overshadowed by the downfall of his family in 1553 after his father, the Duke of Northumberland, had failed to prevent the accession of Mary I. Robert Dudley was condemned to death but was released in 1554 and took part in the Battle of St. Quentin under Mary's husband and co-ruler, Philip, which led to his full rehabilitation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester has received more than 3,621,700 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester is the 2,419th most popular politician (down from 1,912th in 2019), the 558th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 471st in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Politician.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester is most famous for being the favorite of Queen Elizabeth I and for his role in the execution of her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots.
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Among politicians, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 2,419 out of 15,577. Before him are Renée of France, Paul-Henri Spaak, Adad-nirari III, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, Louis Barthou, and Quintillus. After him are Ephialtes, Necmettin Erbakan, Theodosius III, Beji Caid Essebsi, Psusennes I, and Mursili I.
1510 - 1574
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 2,413
1899 - 1972
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,414
890 BC - 783 BC
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,415
1900 - 1948
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,416
1862 - 1934
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,417
220 - 270
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,418
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 2,419
590 BC - 461 BC
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,420
1926 - 2011
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 2,421
700 - 722
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,422
1926 - 2019
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 2,423
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,424
1700 BC - 1590 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 2,425
Among people born in 1532, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 3. Before him are Tulsidas and Yermak Timofeyevich. After him are John Hawkins, Francis Walsingham, Maerten de Vos, Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony, Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Luís Fróis, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and Marino Grimani. Among people deceased in 1588, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 5. Before him are Mimar Sinan, Paolo Veronese, Frederick II of Denmark, and Henry I, Duke of Guise. After him are 3rd Dalai Lama, Henri, Prince of Condé, Qi Jiguang, Johann Weyer, Bernardino Telesio, Alonso Sánchez Coello, and Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz.
1532 - 1623
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 1
1532 - 1585
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
1532 - 1595
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 4
1532 - 1590
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 5
1532 - 1603
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6
1532 - 1585
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
1532 - 1590
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 8
1532 - 1592
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 9
1532 - 1597
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 10
1532 - 1592
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 11
1532 - 1605
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 12
1490 - 1588
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 1
1528 - 1588
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 2
1534 - 1588
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 3
1550 - 1588
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 4
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 5
1543 - 1588
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 6
1552 - 1588
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 7
1527 - 1588
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 8
1515 - 1588
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 9
1509 - 1588
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 10
1531 - 1588
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 11
1526 - 1588
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 558 out of 7,765. Before him are Gordon Banks (1937), Henry Hallett Dale (1875), Elizabeth Blackwell (1821), Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415), Robert Robinson (1886), and Mike Hawthorn (1929). After him are Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1964), Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis (1738), James Clark Ross (1800), Bob Hoskins (1942), Jean Simmons (1929), and James Dewar (1842).
1937 - 2019
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 552
1875 - 1968
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 553
1821 - 1910
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 554
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 555
1886 - 1975
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 556
1929 - 1959
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 557
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 558
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 559
1738 - 1805
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 560
1800 - 1862
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 561
1942 - 2014
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 562
1929 - 2010
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 563
1842 - 1923
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 564
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester ranks 100. Before him are Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), James III of Scotland (1451), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), and Cecily Neville, Duchess of York (1415). After him are James II of Scotland (1430), Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850), Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), James Francis Edward Stuart (1688), Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1631), and Kenneth MacAlpin (810).
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 94
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 95
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 96
1451 - 1488
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 97
836 - 865
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 98
1415 - 1495
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 99
1532 - 1588
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 100
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 101
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 102
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 103
1688 - 1766
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 104
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 105
810 - 858
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 106