Politician

Selim III

1761 - 1808

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Selim III

His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia. Selim III is the 595th most popular politician (down from 398th in 2024), the 77th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 63rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Turkish Politician.

Selim III was most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1789-1807. He was known for his reforms and for his attempts to modernize the empire.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Selim III ranks 595 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis XI of France, Carloman I, Dido, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., Auguste Beernaert, and Priam. After him are Louis I of Hungary, Frederick I of Prussia, Ali Pasha of Ioannina, Lothair I, Mahmud I, and Rani of Jhansi.

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Louis XI of France
1423 - 1483
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 589
Carloman I
751 - 771
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 590
Dido
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 591
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
1888 - 1969
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 592
Auguste Beernaert
1829 - 1912
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 593
Priam
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 594
Selim III
1761 - 1808
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 595
Louis I of Hungary
1326 - 1382
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 596
Frederick I of Prussia
1657 - 1713
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 597
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
1750 - 1822
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 598
Lothair I
795 - 855
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 599
Mahmud I
1696 - 1754
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 600
Rani of Jhansi
1828 - 1858
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 601

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1761, Selim III ranks 2. Before him is Pope Pius VIII. After him are Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly, Marie Tussaud, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, Jan Potocki, Jean-Charles Pichegru, August von Kotzebue, William Carey, Philippe Buonarroti, Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, and Smithson Tennant. Among people deceased in 1808, Selim III ranks 1. After him are Mustafa IV, Christian VII of Denmark, Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria, John Dickinson, Johan Christian Fabricius, Hubert Robert, Carl Gotthard Langhans, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis, Princess Marie of Baden, and Friedrich Kasimir Medikus.

Others Born in 1761

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Pope Pius VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1761 - 1830
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 1
Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 2
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
NOBLEMAN
1761 - 1818
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 3
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 4
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1836
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 5
Jan Potocki
WRITER
1761 - 1815
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 6
Jean-Charles Pichegru
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1804
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 7
August von Kotzebue
WRITER
1761 - 1819
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 8
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 9
Philippe Buonarroti
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1837
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 10
Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1803
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 11
Smithson Tennant
CHEMIST
1761 - 1815
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1808

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Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 1
Mustafa IV
POLITICIAN
1779 - 1808
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 2
Christian VII of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1808
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 3
Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria
POLITICIAN
1743 - 1808
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 4
John Dickinson
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1808
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 5
Johan Christian Fabricius
BIOLOGIST
1745 - 1808
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 6
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 7
Carl Gotthard Langhans
ARCHITECT
1732 - 1808
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 8
Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1737 - 1808
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
Pierre Jean Georges Cabanis
PHYSICIAN
1757 - 1808
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 10
Princess Marie of Baden
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1808
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 11
Friedrich Kasimir Medikus
PHYSICIAN
1736 - 1808
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 12