POLITICIAN
William III of England
1650 - 1702
William III of England
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled Great Britain and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, and their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary. William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange, and Mary, Princess Royal, the daughter of King Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William III of England has received more than 12,982,835 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). William III of England is the 859th most popular politician (down from 434th in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 19th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Dutch Politician.
William III of England is most famous for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Boyne.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
70.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
78
Languages Editions (L)
3.48
Effective Languages (L*)
6.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William III of England ranks 859 out of 19,576. Before him are Antigonus I Monophthalmus, Jalal Talabani, Gordian III, Gwangjong of Goryeo, Barbara of Cilli, and Rudolf I of Germany. After him are Diane de Poitiers, Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France, Julius Nepos, Kliment Voroshilov, Lev Kamenev, and Frederick V of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntigonus I Monophthalmus
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 853
Jalal Talabani
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 854
Gordian III
225 - 244
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 855
Gwangjong of Goryeo
925 - 975
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 856
Barbara of Cilli
1392 - 1451
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 857
Rudolf I of Germany
1218 - 1291
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 858
William III of England
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 859
Diane de Poitiers
1499 - 1566
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 860
Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France
1781 - 1789
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 861
Julius Nepos
430 - 480
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 862
Kliment Voroshilov
1881 - 1969
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 863
Lev Kamenev
1883 - 1936
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 864
Frederick V of Denmark
1723 - 1766
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 865
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1650, William III of England ranks 1. After him are John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, Thomas Savery, Ahmad Khani, Jean Bart, Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Giovanni Battista Bassani, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Vincenzo Coronelli, Joachim Neander, Robert de Visée, and George Rooke. Among people deceased in 1702, William III of England ranks 1. After him are Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Jean Bart, Olaus Rudbeck, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, Zeb-un-Nissa, Georg Eberhard Rumphius, John Benbow, and Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland.
Others Born in 1650
Go to all RankingsWilliam III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 1
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1722
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
Thomas Savery
INVENTOR
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 3
Ahmad Khani
WRITER
1650 - 1707
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 4
Jean Bart
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 5
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1714
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 6
Giovanni Battista Bassani
COMPOSER
1650 - 1716
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 7
Frederick Casimir Kettler
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 8
Vincenzo Coronelli
GEOGRAPHER
1650 - 1718
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 9
Joachim Neander
WRITER
1650 - 1680
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 10
Robert de Visée
MUSICIAN
1650 - 1733
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 11
George Rooke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1650 - 1709
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1702
Go to all RankingsWilliam III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 1
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1702
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2
Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1643 - 1702
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 3
Jean Bart
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 4
Olaus Rudbeck
BIOLOGIST
1630 - 1702
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 5
Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha
POLITICIAN
1644 - 1702
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 6
Zeb-un-Nissa
WRITER
1638 - 1702
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 7
Georg Eberhard Rumphius
BIOLOGIST
1627 - 1702
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 8
John Benbow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1653 - 1702
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 9
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
POLITICIAN
1641 - 1702
HPI: 47.19
Rank: 10
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, William III of England ranks 32 out of 1,646. Before him are Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), Rutger Hauer (1944), Louis van Gaal (1951), Heike Kamerlingh Onnes (1853), and William I of the Netherlands (1772). After him are Marco van Basten (1964), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Guus Hiddink (1946), André Rieu (1949), Rinus Michels (1928), and Gerrit Dou (1613).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsJuliana of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 26
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 27
Rutger Hauer
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 28
Louis van Gaal
COACH
1951 - Present
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 29
Heike Kamerlingh Onnes
PHYSICIST
1853 - 1926
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 30
William I of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 31
William III of England
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 32
Marco van Basten
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 33
William II of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1849
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 34
Guus Hiddink
COACH
1946 - Present
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 35
André Rieu
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 36
Rinus Michels
COACH
1928 - 2005
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 37
Gerrit Dou
PAINTER
1613 - 1675
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 38
Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands
Among politicians born in Netherlands, William III of England ranks 6. Before him are Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), and William I of the Netherlands (1772). After him are William II of the Netherlands (1792), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Johan de Witt (1625), William V, Prince of Orange (1748), Dries van Agt (1931), and Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584).
Beatrix of the Netherlands
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 1
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
1880 - 1962
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 2
Juliana of the Netherlands
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 3
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.69
Rank: 4
William I of the Netherlands
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 5
William III of England
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 6
William II of the Netherlands
1792 - 1849
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
William II, Prince of Orange
1626 - 1650
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 8
Johan de Witt
1625 - 1672
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 9
William V, Prince of Orange
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 10
Dries van Agt
1931 - 2024
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 12