POLITICIAN
Wilhelm Kettler
1574 - 1640
Wilhelm Kettler
Wilhelm Kettler (20 June 1574 – 7 April 1640) was the Duke of Courland, a Baltic German region in today's Latvia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Kettler has received more than 43,307 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Kettler is the 6,760th most popular politician (down from 6,470th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 35th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Latvian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
43k
Page Views (PV)
57.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
8.63
Effective Languages (L*)
1.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 6,760 out of 19,576. Before him are Bonosus, Yesün Temür, Viola Amherd, Carl Adolph Agardh, Birutė, and Ram Baran Yadav. After him are Puduḫepa, Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie, Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Omar Karami, and Maurice Papon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBonosus
300 - 281
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,754
Yesün Temür
1293 - 1328
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,755
Viola Amherd
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,756
Carl Adolph Agardh
1785 - 1859
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,757
Birutė
1317 - 1382
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,758
Ram Baran Yadav
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,759
Wilhelm Kettler
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,760
Puduḫepa
1289 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,761
Victor-François, 2nd duc de Broglie
1718 - 1804
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,762
Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
1782 - 1856
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,763
Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach
1460 - 1536
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6,764
Omar Karami
1934 - 2015
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 6,765
Maurice Papon
1910 - 2007
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 6,766
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1574, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 9. Before him are Anne of Denmark, William Oughtred, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Robert Fludd, Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania, and Frederick IV, Elector Palatine. After him are Qin Liangyu, Feng Menglong, Elisabeth of Lorraine, Dorothea Maria of Anhalt, Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and İbrahim Peçevi. Among people deceased in 1640, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 10. Before him are Francesca Caccini, Uriel da Costa, Giuseppe Cesari, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, and Vittoria Aleotti. After him are Alessandro Salvio, Charles, Duke of Guise, Jeanne de Lestonnac, Mario Minniti, Peter Fourier, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.
Others Born in 1574
Go to all RankingsAnne of Denmark
COMPANION
1574 - 1619
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 3
William Oughtred
MATHEMATICIAN
1574 - 1660
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 4
Maria Anna of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1616
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
Robert Fludd
OCCULTIST
1574 - 1637
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 6
Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1621
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 7
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 8
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 9
Qin Liangyu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1574 - 1648
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 10
Feng Menglong
WRITER
1574 - 1645
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 11
Elisabeth of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1635
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 12
Dorothea Maria of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1574 - 1617
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 13
Frederick IV, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1648
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 14
İbrahim Peçevi
HISTORIAN
1574 - 1650
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1640
Go to all RankingsFrancesca Caccini
COMPOSER
1587 - 1640
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 4
Uriel da Costa
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1640
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Cesari
PAINTER
1568 - 1640
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 6
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
PILOT
1609 - 1640
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1640
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 8
Vittoria Aleotti
COMPOSER
1575 - 1640
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 10
Alessandro Salvio
CHESS PLAYER
1570 - 1640
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 11
Charles, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1640
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 12
Jeanne de Lestonnac
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1556 - 1640
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 13
Mario Minniti
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 14
Peter Fourier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1565 - 1640
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 15
Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski
WRITER
1595 - 1640
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 16
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 34 out of 323. Before him are Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Jānis Čakste (1859), Pēteris Vasks (1946), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), Herberts Cukurs (1900), and Valdis Zatlers (1955). After him are Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (1751), Jukums Vācietis (1873), Oswald Külpe (1862), Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Viktors Arājs (1910), and Friedrich Zander (1887).
Others born in Latvia
Go to all RankingsFrederick William, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 28
Jānis Čakste
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1927
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 29
Pēteris Vasks
COMPOSER
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 30
Guntis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 31
Herberts Cukurs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1965
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 32
Valdis Zatlers
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 33
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 34
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
WRITER
1751 - 1792
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 35
Jukums Vācietis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1938
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
Oswald Külpe
PSYCHOLOGIST
1862 - 1915
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 37
Laimdota Straujuma
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 38
Viktors Arājs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1910 - 1988
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 39
Friedrich Zander
INVENTOR
1887 - 1933
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 40
Among POLITICIANS In Latvia
Among politicians born in Latvia, Wilhelm Kettler ranks 15. Before him are Frederick Casimir Kettler (1650), Pauline Therese of Württemberg (1800), Frederick William, Duke of Courland (1692), Jānis Čakste (1859), Guntis Ulmanis (1939), and Valdis Zatlers (1955). After him are Laimdota Straujuma (1951), Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter (1884), Jānis K. Bērziņš (1889), Duke Alexander of Württemberg (1804), Ferdinand Kettler (1655), and Pēteris Stučka (1865).
Frederick Casimir Kettler
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 9
Pauline Therese of Württemberg
1800 - 1873
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 10
Frederick William, Duke of Courland
1692 - 1711
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 11
Jānis Čakste
1859 - 1927
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 12
Guntis Ulmanis
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 13
Valdis Zatlers
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 14
Wilhelm Kettler
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 15
Laimdota Straujuma
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 16
Max Erwin von Scheubner-Richter
1884 - 1923
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 17
Jānis K. Bērziņš
1889 - 1938
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 18
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
1804 - 1881
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 19
Ferdinand Kettler
1655 - 1737
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 20
Pēteris Stučka
1865 - 1932
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 21