1650 - 1702
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely 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 the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702. As King of Scotland, he is known as William II. He ruled Britain and Ireland alongside 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 12,028,842 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). William III of England is the 435th most popular politician (down from 401st in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 20th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Politician.
William III of England is most famous for his victory over the French at the Battle of the Boyne.
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Among politicians, William III of England ranks 435 out of 15,577. Before him are Menes, Menkaure, Horemheb, Moon Jae-in, James II of England, and António Guterres. After him are Louis VII of France, Ali Khamenei, Feodor I of Russia, Clara Zetkin, Emperor Gaozu of Han, and George I of Great Britain.
3200 BC - 3100 BC
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 429
2001 BC - 2503 BC
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 430
1319 BC - 1292 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 431
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 432
1633 - 1701
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 433
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 434
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 435
1120 - 1180
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 436
1939 - Present
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 437
1557 - 1598
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 438
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 439
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 440
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 441
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, Vincenzo Coronelli, Frederick Casimir Kettler, Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark, Joachim Neander, Nell Gwyn, and Robert de Visée. Among people deceased in 1702, William III of England ranks 1. After him are Philippe, Chevalier de Lorraine, Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Jean Bart, Olaus Rudbeck, Zeb-un-Nissa, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Pasha, and Georg Eberhard Rumphius.
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 1
1650 - 1722
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
1650 - 1715
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3
1650 - 1707
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 4
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 5
1650 - 1714
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
1650 - 1698
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 8
1650 - 1705
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 9
1650 - 1680
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 10
1650 - 1687
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 11
1650 - 1733
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 12
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 1
1643 - 1702
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 2
1671 - 1702
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 3
1650 - 1702
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 4
1630 - 1702
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 5
1638 - 1702
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 6
1644 - 1702
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 7
1627 - 1702
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 8
Among people born in Netherlands, William III of England ranks 19 out of 1,427. Before him are Mata Hari (1876), Abel Tasman (1603), Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938), Daniel Bernoulli (1700), Hendrik Lorentz (1853), and M. C. Escher (1898). After him are Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852), Pieter Zeeman (1865), Pope Adrian VI (1459), Willem Barentsz (1550), Johannes Diderik van der Waals (1837), and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880).
1876 - 1917
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 13
1603 - 1659
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 14
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 15
1700 - 1782
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 16
1853 - 1928
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 17
1898 - 1972
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 18
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 19
1852 - 1911
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 20
1865 - 1943
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 21
1459 - 1523
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 22
1550 - 1597
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 23
1837 - 1923
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 24
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 25
Among politicians born in Netherlands, William III of England ranks 2. Before him are Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938). After him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands (1880), Juliana of the Netherlands (1909), Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1165), William I of the Netherlands (1772), William II of the Netherlands (1792), Johan de Witt (1625), William II, Prince of Orange (1626), Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (1584), William IV, Prince of Orange (1711), and William V, Prince of Orange (1748).
1938 - Present
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 1
1650 - 1702
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 2
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 3
1909 - 2004
HPI: 72.14
Rank: 4
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 5
1772 - 1843
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 6
1792 - 1849
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 7
1625 - 1672
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 8
1626 - 1650
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 9
1584 - 1647
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 10
1711 - 1751
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
1748 - 1806
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 12