POLITICIAN
William Ewart Gladstone
1809 - 1898
William Ewart Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( GLAD-stən; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal Party politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom for 12 years, spread over four non-consecutive terms (the most of any British prime minister) beginning in 1868 and ending in 1894. He also was Chancellor of the Exchequer four times, for over 12 years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Ewart Gladstone has received more than 3,788,313 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2019). William Ewart Gladstone is the 3,876th most popular politician (down from 2,931st in 2019), the 801st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 670th in 2019) and the 134th most popular British Politician.
William Ewart Gladstone was a British Liberal politician who is most famous for being the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom four times. He was also a prolific writer and a major contributor to the debate over Home Rule for Ireland.
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3.8M
Page Views (PV)
61.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
2.30
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William Ewart Gladstone ranks 3,876 out of 19,576. Before him are Haakon V of Norway, Ma Teng, Catherine of Bosnia, João Goulart, Paolo Gentiloni, and Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine. After him are Alaungpaya, Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal, Antiochus VI Dionysus, Demetris Christofias, and Chryses of Troy.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHaakon V of Norway
1270 - 1319
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,870
Ma Teng
156 - 212
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,871
Catherine of Bosnia
1425 - 1478
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,872
João Goulart
1918 - 1976
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,873
Paolo Gentiloni
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,874
Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1658 - 1716
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,875
William Ewart Gladstone
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,876
Alaungpaya
1714 - 1760
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,877
Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,878
Margaret of Savoy, Vicereine of Portugal
1589 - 1655
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 3,879
Antiochus VI Dionysus
148 BC - 138 BC
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,880
Demetris Christofias
1946 - 2019
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,881
Chryses of Troy
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 3,882
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1809, William Ewart Gladstone ranks 13. Before him are Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Albert Pike, Bruno Bauer, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, and Joseph Liouville. After him are Ljudevit Gaj, Hermann Grassmann, Juliusz Słowacki, Prince Albert of Prussia, Bettino Ricasoli, and James Glaisher. Among people deceased in 1898, William Ewart Gladstone ranks 22. Before him are Theodor Fontane, John Newlands, Syed Ahmad Khan, Henry Bessemer, Aubrey Beardsley, and Heungseon Daewongun. After him are Edward Burne-Jones, Princess Francisca of Brazil, Zachris Topelius, Prince Gong, Georges Rodenbach, and Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies.
Others Born in 1809
Go to all RankingsPierre-Joseph Proudhon
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 7
Georges-Eugène Haussmann
ARCHITECT
1809 - 1891
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 8
Albert Pike
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1809 - 1891
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 9
Bruno Bauer
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1882
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 10
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
WRITER
1809 - 1892
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 11
Joseph Liouville
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1882
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 12
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 13
Ljudevit Gaj
WRITER
1809 - 1872
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 14
Hermann Grassmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1809 - 1877
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 15
Juliusz Słowacki
WRITER
1809 - 1849
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 16
Prince Albert of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1872
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 17
Bettino Ricasoli
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1880
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 18
James Glaisher
ASTRONOMER
1809 - 1903
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1898
Go to all RankingsTheodor Fontane
WRITER
1819 - 1898
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 16
John Newlands
CHEMIST
1837 - 1898
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 17
Syed Ahmad Khan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1817 - 1898
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 18
Henry Bessemer
INVENTOR
1813 - 1898
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 19
Aubrey Beardsley
WRITER
1872 - 1898
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 20
Heungseon Daewongun
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1898
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 21
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 22
Edward Burne-Jones
ARTIST
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 23
Princess Francisca of Brazil
POLITICIAN
1824 - 1898
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 24
Zachris Topelius
WRITER
1818 - 1898
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 25
Prince Gong
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1898
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 26
Georges Rodenbach
WRITER
1855 - 1898
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 27
Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1898
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 28
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Ewart Gladstone ranks 801 out of 8,785. Before him are Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire (1757), Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473), Sawney Bean (1600), Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll (1848), John Ambrose Fleming (1849), and Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897). After him are David Harvey (1935), John Vane (1927), George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon (1866), John Langdon Down (1828), Adam Ferguson (1723), and Diana Wynne Jones (1934).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsGeorgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
WRITER
1757 - 1806
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 795
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
POLITICIAN
1473 - 1483
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 796
Sawney Bean
EXTREMIST
1600 - 1600
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 797
Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll
COMPANION
1848 - 1939
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 798
John Ambrose Fleming
ENGINEER
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 799
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood
COMPANION
1897 - 1965
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 800
William Ewart Gladstone
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 801
David Harvey
GEOGRAPHER
1935 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 802
John Vane
CHEMIST
1927 - 2004
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 803
George Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnarvon
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1923
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 804
John Langdon Down
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1896
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 805
Adam Ferguson
PHILOSOPHER
1723 - 1816
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 806
Diana Wynne Jones
WRITER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 807
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Ewart Gladstone ranks 134. Before him are Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853), Clementine Churchill (1885), Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (1519), Malcolm III of Scotland (1031), Robert Peel (1788), and Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (1473). After him are David Cameron (1966), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), Macbeth, King of Scotland (1005), Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton (1850), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), and James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell (1534).
Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany
1853 - 1884
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 128
Clementine Churchill
1885 - 1977
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 129
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
1519 - 1536
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 130
Malcolm III of Scotland
1031 - 1093
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 131
Robert Peel
1788 - 1850
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 132
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York
1473 - 1483
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 133
William Ewart Gladstone
1809 - 1898
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 134
David Cameron
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 135
Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany
1158 - 1186
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 136
Macbeth, King of Scotland
1005 - 1057
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 137
Lady Mary Victoria Douglas-Hamilton
1850 - 1922
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 138
Æthelbald, King of Wessex
831 - 860
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 139
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
1534 - 1578
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 140