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Sophie, Countess of Wessex

1965 - Today

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Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (born Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, 20 January 1965) is a member of the British royal family. She is married to Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, the youngest sibling of King Charles III. Sophie grew up at Brenchley, Kent, and later attended West Kent College, training as a secretary. She then worked in public relations, representing firms across the UK, Switzerland and Australia before opening her own agency in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sophie, Countess of Wessex has received more than 8,778,135 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Sophie, Countess of Wessex is the 503rd most popular companion (down from 395th in 2019), the 1,451st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,161st in 2019) and the 40th most popular British Companion.

Memorability Metrics

  • 8.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 503 out of 784. Before her are Fulvia Plautilla, Matilda II, Countess of Boulogne, Margravine Magdalene Sibylle of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Marie of Champagne, Rhodopis, and Anne of Bavaria. After her are Çiçek Hatun, Fernán González of Castile, Abd-Allah ibn Umm-Maktum, Justina, Ealhswith, and Maria of Navarre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 56. Before her are Vahide Perçin, Fumihito, Prince Akishino, Vinnie Jones, Julia Ormond, Aamir Khan, and Stefano Pioli. After her are Nicholas Sparks, Sam Mendes, Frank Grillo, Linda Evangelista, Zakir Naik, and KRS-One.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 1,451 out of 8,785. Before her are Reginald Doherty (1872), Maurice Wilkes (1913), Brian Aldiss (1925), Kate Sheppard (1848), Colin Wilson (1931), and Joseph Addison (1672). After her are George Romney (1734), Christopher Robin Milne (1920), Sandie Shaw (1947), Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (1473), Martin Freeman (1971), and Joss Ackland (1928).

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Among COMPANIONS In United Kingdom

Among companions born in United Kingdom, Sophie, Countess of Wessex ranks 40. Before her are Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford (1505), Princess Marie of Orléans (1865), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Cynthia Lennon (1939), Mary de Bohun (1369), and John Newton (1725). After her are Ealhswith (852), Lilian, Princess of Réthy (1916), Elizabeth de Burgh (1289), Eleanor of England, Countess of Bar (1269), Joan of the Tower (1321), and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump (1912).

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