1153 - 1189
William II (December 1153 – 11 November 1189), called the Good, was king of Sicily from 1166 to 1189. From surviving sources William's character is indistinct. Lacking in military enterprise, secluded and pleasure-loving, he seldom emerged from his palace life at Palermo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William II of Sicily has received more than 263,050 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). William II of Sicily is the 1,864th most popular politician (up from 1,956th in 2019), the 682nd most popular biography from Italy (up from 731st in 2019) and the 126th most popular Italian Politician.
William II of Sicily was most famous for being the son of Roger II of Sicily and Constance of Hauteville. He ruled Sicily from 1166 to 1189. He was the last Norman King of Sicily.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among politicians, William II of Sicily ranks 1,864 out of 15,577. Before him are Aşub Sultan, Kęstutis, Thomas Bach, Alfonso XI of Castile, Fumio Kishida, and Justin II. After him are Sancho II of Castile and León, Tabaré Vázquez, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Isma'il Pasha, Andrew III of Hungary, and Rafic Hariri.
1627 - 1689
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,858
1297 - 1382
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,859
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,860
1311 - 1350
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,861
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 1,862
520 - 578
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,863
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 1,864
1036 - 1072
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 1,865
1940 - 2020
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,866
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,867
1830 - 1895
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,868
1265 - 1301
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 1,869
1944 - 2005
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 1,870
Among people born in 1153, William II of Sicily ranks 2. Before him is Alexios III Angelos. After him are Agnes of Antioch, Berthold, Duke of Merania, Pietro Ziani, William IX, Count of Poitiers, and Abd al-Wahid I. Among people deceased in 1189, William II of Sicily ranks 3. Before him are Henry II of England and Minamoto no Yoshitsune. After him are Benkei, Gerard de Ridefort, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Emperor Shizong of Jin, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, and Frederick, Duke of Bohemia.
1153 - 1211
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 1
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 2
1153 - 1184
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 3
1153 - 1204
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 4
1153 - 1230
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 5
1153 - 1156
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 6
1153 - 1224
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 7
1133 - 1189
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 1
1159 - 1189
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 2
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 3
1155 - 1189
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
1141 - 1189
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 5
1156 - 1189
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
1123 - 1189
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 7
1136 - 1189
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 8
1142 - 1189
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 9
Among people born in Italy, William II of Sicily ranks 682 out of 4,668. Before him are Richard Rogers (1933), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pope Marcellinus (250), Margherita of Savoy (1851), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), and Britannicus (41). After him are John of Capistrano (1386), Virna Lisi (1936), Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici (1360), Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Giovanni da Verrazzano (1485), and Michelozzo (1396).
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 676
1582 - 1652
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 677
250 - 304
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 678
1851 - 1926
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 679
446 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 680
41 - 55
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 681
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 682
1386 - 1456
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 683
1936 - 2014
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 684
1360 - 1429
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 685
1265 - 1301
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 686
1485 - 1528
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 687
1396 - 1472
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 688
Among politicians born in Italy, William II of Sicily ranks 126. Before him are Catherine Cornaro (1454), Marozia (890), François Grimaldi (1201), Teia (550), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), and Britannicus (41). After him are Andrew III of Hungary (1265), Quintus Sertorius (-126), Milo of Croton (-557), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus (-300), and Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1610).
1454 - 1510
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 120
890 - 937
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 121
1201 - 1309
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 122
550 - 552
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 123
446 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 124
41 - 55
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 125
1153 - 1189
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 126
1265 - 1301
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 127
126 BC - 72 BC
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 128
557 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 129
1937 - 2024
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 130
300 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 131
1610 - 1670
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 132