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Tristan

535 - 585

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Tristan (Latin/Brythonic: Drustanus; Welsh: Trystan), also known as Tristram, Tristyn or Tristain and similar names, is the hero of the legend of Tristan and Iseult. In the legend, he is tasked with escorting the Irish princess Iseult to wed Tristan's uncle, King Mark of Cornwall. Tristan and Iseult accidentally drink a love potion during the journey and fall in love, beginning an adulterous relationship that eventually leads to Tristan's banishment and death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tristan has received more than 1,598,964 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Tristan is the 1,449th most popular politician (down from 953rd in 2019), the 343rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 250th in 2019) and the 66th most popular British Politician.

Tristan is most famous for his love affair with King Mark's wife, Queen Iseult.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.83

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tristan ranks 1,449 out of 15,577. Before him are Karađorđe, Robert Ley, Marie of Romania, Kim Young-sam, Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Tipu Sultan. After him are Maria II of Portugal, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Christopher of Bavaria, Symon Petliura, Carol I of Romania, and Caroline Bonaparte.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 535, Tristan ranks 1. After him are Sigebert I and Al-Nabigha. Among people deceased in 585, Tristan ranks 1. After him are Hermenegild and Emperor Bidatsu.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tristan ranks 343 out of 7,765. Before him are William Hogarth (1697), Christopher Marlowe (1564), Enid Blyton (1897), Vivienne Westwood (1941), Ian Gillan (1945), and Marie of Romania (1875). After him are Anne Hathaway (1556), Thomas Paine (1737), Jackie Stewart (1939), John Galsworthy (1867), Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), and Richard Attenborough (1923).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Tristan ranks 66. Before him are Æthelred the Unready (968), David II of Scotland (1324), Anne Neville (1456), Æthelred I, King of Wessex (837), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), and Marie of Romania (1875). After him are Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (1411), Æthelflæd (869), Oswald Mosley (1896), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), Theresa May (1956), and Boudica (33).

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