POLITICIAN
William IV, Prince of Orange
1711 - 1751
William IV, Prince of Orange
William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William IV, Prince of Orange has received more than 872,230 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). William IV, Prince of Orange is the 2,245th most popular politician (down from 1,872nd in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 68th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Dutch Politician.
William IV, Prince of Orange is most famous for being the last king of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. He was also the king of England and Ireland from 1830 to 1837.
Memorability Metrics
870k
Page Views (PV)
64.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
5.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William IV, Prince of Orange ranks 2,245 out of 19,576. Before him are Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Karl Hermann Frank, Pang Tong, Childeric II, Bahram V, and José Manuel Barroso. After him are Khieu Samphan, Ma Chao, James Callaghan, Hermann Müller, Radu cel Frumos, and Hermann von Salza.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Rydz-Śmigły
1886 - 1941
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,239
Karl Hermann Frank
1898 - 1946
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,240
Pang Tong
179 - 214
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,241
Childeric II
655 - 675
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 2,242
Bahram V
406 - 438
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,243
José Manuel Barroso
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,244
William IV, Prince of Orange
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 2,245
Khieu Samphan
1931 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,246
Ma Chao
176 - 222
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,247
James Callaghan
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,248
Hermann Müller
1876 - 1931
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 2,249
Radu cel Frumos
1438 - 1475
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2,250
Hermann von Salza
1170 - 1239
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 2,251
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1711, William IV, Prince of Orange ranks 6. Before him are David Hume, Qianlong Emperor, Mikhail Lomonosov, Roger Joseph Boscovich, and Laura Bassi. After him are Barbara of Portugal, Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg, Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, Ablai Khan, Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine, and Georg Wilhelm Richmann. Among people deceased in 1751, William IV, Prince of Orange ranks 4. Before him are Tomaso Albinoni, Julien Offray de La Mettrie, and Frederick I of Sweden. After him are Frederick, Prince of Wales, Louise of Great Britain, Tokugawa Yoshimune, Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Peter Lacy, Christopher Polhem, Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux, and Robert Maynard.
Others Born in 1711
Go to all RankingsDavid Hume
PHILOSOPHER
1711 - 1776
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 1
Qianlong Emperor
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1799
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 2
Mikhail Lomonosov
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1765
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 3
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 4
Laura Bassi
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1778
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 5
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 6
Barbara of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1758
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 7
Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1794
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 8
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
WRITER
1711 - 1780
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 9
Ablai Khan
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1781
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 10
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1711 - 1741
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1751
Go to all RankingsTomaso Albinoni
COMPOSER
1671 - 1751
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 1
Julien Offray de La Mettrie
PHILOSOPHER
1709 - 1751
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 2
Frederick I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 3
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 4
Frederick, Prince of Wales
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1751
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 5
Louise of Great Britain
COMPANION
1724 - 1751
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 6
Tokugawa Yoshimune
POLITICIAN
1684 - 1751
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 7
Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1689 - 1751
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 8
Peter Lacy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1678 - 1751
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 9
Christopher Polhem
PHYSICIST
1661 - 1751
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 10
Jean Philippe Loys de Cheseaux
ASTRONOMER
1718 - 1751
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 11
Robert Maynard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1684 - 1751
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 12
In Netherlands
Among people born in Netherlands, William IV, Prince of Orange ranks 93 out of 1,646. Before him are Lucas van Leyden (1494), Cornelis Drebbel (1572), Gerard Kuiper (1905), Gerard van Honthorst (1592), Martinus J. G. Veltman (1931), and Sophia of Hanover (1630). After him are Menno Simons (1496), Isabelle de Charrière (1740), Geert Wilders (1963), Gerard ter Borch (1617), Gabriël Metsu (1629), and Carel Fabritius (1622).
Others born in Netherlands
Go to all RankingsLucas van Leyden
PAINTER
1494 - 1533
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 87
Cornelis Drebbel
INVENTOR
1572 - 1633
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 88
Gerard Kuiper
ASTRONOMER
1905 - 1973
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 89
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 90
Martinus J. G. Veltman
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 91
Sophia of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1630 - 1714
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 92
William IV, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 93
Menno Simons
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1496 - 1561
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 94
Isabelle de Charrière
WRITER
1740 - 1805
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 95
Geert Wilders
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 96
Gerard ter Borch
PAINTER
1617 - 1681
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 97
Gabriël Metsu
PAINTER
1629 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 98
Carel Fabritius
PAINTER
1622 - 1654
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 99
Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands
Among politicians born in Netherlands, William IV, Prince of Orange ranks 13. Before 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). After him are Geert Wilders (1963), William II of Holland (1228), Mark Rutte (1967), Pim Fortuyn (1948), Pieter van der Aa (1659), and William II, Duke of Bavaria (1365).
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
William IV, Prince of Orange
1711 - 1751
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 13
Geert Wilders
1963 - Present
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 14
William II of Holland
1228 - 1256
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 15
Mark Rutte
1967 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 16
Pim Fortuyn
1948 - 2002
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 17
Pieter van der Aa
1659 - 1733
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 18
William II, Duke of Bavaria
1365 - 1417
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 19