1867 - 1947
Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, (3 August 1867 – 14 December 1947) was a British statesman and Conservative politician who dominated the government of the United Kingdom between the world wars, serving as prime minister on three occasions, from May 1923 to January 1924, from November 1924 to June 1929, and from June 1935 to May 1937. Born to a prosperous family in Bewdley, Worcestershire, Baldwin was educated at Hawtreys, Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. He joined the family iron and steel making business and entered the House of Commons in 1908 as the member for Bewdley, succeeding his father Alfred. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stanley Baldwin has received more than 2,960,827 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Stanley Baldwin is the 2,196th most popular politician (up from 2,699th in 2019), the 502nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 645th in 2019) and the 93rd most popular British Politician.
Stanley Baldwin was the British Prime Minister from 1924-1929 and 1935-1937. He is most famous for his leadership during the Great Depression.
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Among politicians, Stanley Baldwin ranks 2,196 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Daizong of Tang, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Afonso II of Portugal, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, Sergo Ordzhonikidze, and Herod Agrippa II. After him are Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, Louis Blanc, Yaropolk I of Kiev, Aurelius Victor, Halimah Yacob, and Theuderic III.
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,190
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,191
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,192
1925 - 1980
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,193
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,194
28 - 100
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,195
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,196
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,197
1811 - 1882
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,198
955 - 980
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,199
320 - 390
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 2,200
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 2,201
657 - 691
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 2,202
Among people born in 1867, Stanley Baldwin ranks 19. Before him are Natsume Sōseki, Pierre Bonnard, Prince Maximilian of Baden, Percy Fawcett, Enrique Granados, and Johannes Fibiger. After him are Laura Ingalls Wilder, Walther Rathenau, Irving Fisher, Władysław Reymont, Hector Guimard, and Margaret Brown. Among people deceased in 1947, Stanley Baldwin ranks 29. Before him are Pierre Bonnard, Karl Mannheim, Nicholas Roerich, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, Victor Lustig, and Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. After him are G. H. Hardy, Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Irving Fisher, Luigi Russolo, Bugsy Siegel, and Alexander Löhr.
1867 - 1916
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 13
1867 - 1947
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 14
1867 - 1929
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 15
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 16
1867 - 1916
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 17
1867 - 1928
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 18
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 19
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 20
1867 - 1922
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 21
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 22
1867 - 1925
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 23
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 24
1867 - 1932
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 25
1867 - 1947
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 23
1893 - 1947
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 24
1874 - 1947
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 25
1861 - 1947
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
1890 - 1947
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 27
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 28
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 29
1877 - 1947
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 30
1879 - 1947
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 31
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 32
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 33
1906 - 1947
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 34
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 35
Among people born in United Kingdom, Stanley Baldwin ranks 502 out of 7,765. Before him are Ronnie Wood (1947), Albert Finney (1936), John Barry (1933), James Hutton (1726), Geoffrey of Monmouth (1090), and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779). After him are Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover (1771), Frank Williams (1942), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1592), Annie Besant (1847), and Erasmus Darwin (1731).
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 496
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 497
1933 - 2011
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 498
1726 - 1797
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 499
1090 - 1155
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 500
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 501
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 502
1771 - 1851
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 503
1942 - 2021
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 504
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 505
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 506
1847 - 1933
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 507
1731 - 1802
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 508
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Stanley Baldwin ranks 93. Before him are Austen Chamberlain (1863), Arthur Balfour (1848), Eadwig (940), Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford (1550), Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779). After 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).
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 87
1848 - 1930
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 88
940 - 959
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 89
1550 - 1604
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 90
1660 - 1744
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 91
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 92
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 93
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