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William Davies Evans

1790 - 1872

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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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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Davies Evans ranks 13,112 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, William Davies Evans ranks 37Before 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 57Before 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.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 3,227 out of 7,765Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 449Before 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).