1440 - 1503
Sten Sture the Elder (Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470–1497 and 1501–1503. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sten Sture the Elder has received more than 101,645 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Sten Sture the Elder is the 3,789th most popular politician (up from 4,083rd in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Sweden (up from 174th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swedish Politician.
The elder is most famous for his use of the word "I" in his poems.
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Among politicians, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 3,789 out of 15,577. Before him are Muazzez Sultan, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Bon-Adrien Jeannot de Moncey, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Malcolm III of Scotland, and Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp. After him are Abbas I of Egypt, Publius Licinius Crassus, Jorge Carlos Fonseca, Caranus of Macedon, Jean Bart, and Guy, Count of Flanders.
1628 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,783
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,784
1754 - 1842
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,785
1534 - 1594
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,786
1031 - 1093
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,787
1671 - 1702
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,788
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3,789
1816 - 1854
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 3,790
86 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 3,791
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,792
900 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,793
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,794
1226 - 1305
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 3,795
Among people born in 1440, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 6. Before him are Ivan III of Russia, Ladislaus the Posthumous, Kabir, Hugo van der Goes, and Diogo Cão. After him are Hartmann Schedel, Jorge Manrique, Gian Giacomo Trivulzio, Antonio Vivarini, Alain I of Albret, and Bartolomé Bermejo. Among people deceased in 1503, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 7. Before him are Pope Alexander VI, Pope Pius III, Elizabeth of York, Piero the Unfortunate, Sophia Palaiologina, and Margaret of York. After him are Peter II, Duke of Bourbon, Bona of Savoy, George, Duke of Bavaria, Pierre d'Aubusson, Giovanni Pontano, and Nur Devlet.
1440 - 1505
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 1
1440 - 1457
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 2
1440 - 1518
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 3
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 4
1440 - 1486
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 5
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 6
1440 - 1514
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 7
1440 - 1479
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 8
1440 - 1518
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 9
1440 - 1480
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 10
1440 - 1522
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 11
1440 - 1500
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 12
1431 - 1503
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 1
1439 - 1503
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 2
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 3
1472 - 1503
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 4
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 5
1446 - 1503
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 6
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 7
1438 - 1503
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 8
1449 - 1503
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 9
1455 - 1503
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 10
1423 - 1503
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 11
1426 - 1503
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 12
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 13
Among people born in Sweden, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 152 out of 1,612. Before him are Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Gösta Mittag-Leffler (1846), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938), and Ellen Key (1849). After him are Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden (1977), John Bauer (1882), Hjalmar Branting (1860), Erland Josephson (1923), Michael Nyqvist (1960), and Alexander Roslin (1718).
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 146
1846 - 1927
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 147
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 148
1216 - 1250
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 149
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 150
1849 - 1926
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 151
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 152
1977 - Present
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 153
1882 - 1918
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 154
1860 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 155
1923 - 2012
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 156
1960 - 2017
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 157
1718 - 1793
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 158
Among politicians born in Sweden, Sten Sture the Elder ranks 50. Before him are Magnus III of Sweden (1240), Emund the Old (1030), Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson (1943), Magnus II of Sweden (1130), Eric XI of Sweden (1216), and Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld (1938). After him are Hjalmar Branting (1860), Stenkil (1030), Hedvig Sophia of Sweden (1681), Eric XII of Sweden (1339), Inge the Younger (1100), and Toomas Hendrik Ilves (1953).
1240 - 1290
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 44
1030 - 1060
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 45
1943 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 46
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 47
1216 - 1250
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 48
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 49
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 50
1860 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 51
1030 - 1066
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 52
1681 - 1708
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 53
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 54
1100 - 1125
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 55
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 56