1790 - 1872
Captain William Davies Evans (27 January 1790 – 3 August 1872) was a seafarer and inventor, though he is best known today as a chess player. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Davies Evans has received more than 54,478 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. William Davies Evans is the 13,112th most popular politician (down from 12,038th in 2019), the 3,227th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,129th in 2019) and the 449th most popular British Politician.
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Among politicians, William Davies Evans ranks 13,112 out of 15,577. Before him are Vinicio Cerezo, Patrick Hillery, George Sabra, Thaddeus Stevens, Meira Kumar, and Nazi-Maruttash. After him are Edgar Lungu, Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus, Alf Landon, Paul-Émile Janson, Eardwulf of Northumbria, and Dilara Aliyeva.
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,106
1923 - 2008
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,107
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 13,108
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,109
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,110
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,111
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,112
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,113
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,114
1887 - 1987
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,115
1872 - 1944
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,116
800 - 810
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 13,117
1929 - 1991
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 13,118
Among people born in 1790, William Davies Evans ranks 37. Before him are Simon von Stampfer, James Pradier, Juan Lindo, Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy, Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom, and William Smith. After him are Ignaz von Rudhart, Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough, Melchor Múzquiz, Jean-Baptiste-Charles-Joseph Bélanger, Letitia Christian Tyler, and Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella. Among people deceased in 1872, William Davies Evans ranks 57. Before him are Richard S. Ewell, Andrej Sládkovič, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Mpande kaSenzangakhona, and Dimitrija Demeter. After him are Edwin Atherstone, Andrew Smith, Henry Halleck, Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, José Burgos, and Robert Wight.
1790 - 1864
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 31
1790 - 1852
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 32
1790 - 1857
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 33
1790 - 1860
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 34
1790 - 1855
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 35
1790 - 1847
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 36
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 37
1790 - 1838
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 38
1790 - 1871
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 39
1790 - 1844
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 40
1790 - 1874
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 41
1790 - 1842
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 42
1790 - 1873
HPI: 46.62
Rank: 43
1817 - 1872
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 51
1820 - 1872
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 52
1795 - 1872
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 53
1800 - 1872
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 54
1798 - 1872
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 55
1811 - 1872
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 56
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 57
1788 - 1872
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 58
1797 - 1872
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 59
1815 - 1872
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 60
1822 - 1872
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 61
1837 - 1872
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 62
1796 - 1872
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 63
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 3,227 out of 7,765. Before him are Walter Savage Landor (1775), John Colet (1467), Roger Lloyd-Pack (1944), Emma Bunton (1976), Noah Taylor (1969), and Jeremy Wade (1956). After him are Hilda of Whitby (614), Mick Jones (1955), Matthew Webb (1848), Eddie Marsan (1968), Michael Ball (1962), and Timothy Laurence (1955).
1775 - 1864
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,221
1467 - 1519
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 3,222
1944 - 2014
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 3,223
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,224
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,225
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 3,226
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 3,227
614 - 680
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,228
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,229
1848 - 1883
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,230
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,231
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 3,232
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 3,233
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 449. Before him are Richard Cobden (1804), Stephen Gardiner (1497), Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1724), Tommy Douglas (1904), Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779), and Hywel Dda (880). After him are Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778), Gayatri Devi (1919), Tony Benn (1925), and Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557).
1804 - 1865
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 443
1497 - 1555
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 444
1724 - 1808
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 445
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 446
1779 - 1859
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 447
880 - 950
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 448
1790 - 1872
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 449
1790 - 1871
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 450
1075 - 1117
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 451
1778 - 1868
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 452
1919 - 2009
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 453
1925 - 2014
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 454
1557 - 1595
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 455