893 - 942
William Longsword (French: Guillaume Longue-Épée, Old Norman: Williame de lon Espee, Latin: Willermus Longa Spata, Old Norse: Vilhjálmr Langaspjót; c. 893 – 17 December 942) was the second ruler of Normandy, from 927 until his assassination in 942. He is sometimes referred to as a "duke of Normandy", though the title duke (dux) did not come into common usage until the 11th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Longsword has received more than 887,937 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). William Longsword is the 1,918th most popular politician (up from 1,931st in 2019), the 672nd most popular biography from France (up from 694th in 2019) and the 153rd most popular French Politician.
William Longsword is most famous for the conquest of Normandy.
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Among politicians, William Longsword ranks 1,918 out of 15,577. Before him are Herod Archelaus, Antonia Minor, Albert the Bear, Robert II of Scotland, Mikheil Saakashvili, and Abdelmadjid Tebboune. After him are Heonjong of Joseon, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Sahure, Abbas II of Persia, Hyeonjong of Joseon, and Ahaziah of Judah.
23 BC - 18
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,912
36 BC - 37
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1,913
1100 - 1170
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 1,914
1316 - 1390
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 1,915
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,916
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 1,917
893 - 942
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,918
1827 - 1849
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 1,919
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,920
2500 BC - 2490 BC
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,921
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,922
1641 - 1674
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,923
900 BC - 842 BC
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 1,924
Among people born in 893, William Longsword ranks 3. Before him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi and Louis the Child. After him are Al-Qa'im and Abu Muhammad al-Hasan al-Hamdani. Among people deceased in 942, William Longsword ranks 2. Before him is Pope Stephen VIII. After him are Saadia Gaon, Odo of Cluny, Fulk I, Count of Anjou, and Pietro Participazio.
893 - 944
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 1
893 - 911
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 2
893 - 942
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 3
893 - 946
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
893 - 945
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 5
900 - 942
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 1
893 - 942
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 2
882 - 942
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 3
878 - 942
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4
870 - 942
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 5
939 - 942
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 6
Among people born in France, William Longsword ranks 672 out of 6,011. Before him are Jean Nicot (1530), Joan II of Navarre (1311), Robert Curthose (1054), Louis Antoine de Bougainville (1729), Princess Marie Bonaparte (1882), and Jeanne Hébuterne (1898). After him are Julie Clary (1771), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Paul Mauriat (1925), Louis Renault (1877), Joseph Proust (1754), and Hans Bethe (1906).
1530 - 1605
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 666
1311 - 1349
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 667
1054 - 1134
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 668
1729 - 1811
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 669
1882 - 1962
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 670
1898 - 1920
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 671
893 - 942
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 672
1771 - 1845
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 673
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 674
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 675
1877 - 1944
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 676
1754 - 1826
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 677
1906 - 2005
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 678
Among politicians born in France, William Longsword ranks 153. Before him are Félix Faure (1841), François Ravaillac (1578), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), Dom Pérignon (1639), Salome Zourabichvili (1952), and Joan II of Navarre (1311). After him are Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Richard II, Duke of Normandy (963), Mary of Guise (1515), Louis I, Duke of Bourbon (1279), and Louise of Savoy (1476).
1841 - 1899
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 147
1578 - 1610
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 148
1528 - 1580
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 149
1639 - 1715
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 150
1952 - Present
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 151
1311 - 1349
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 152
893 - 942
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 153
1837 - 1894
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 154
1615 - 1680
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 155
963 - 1026
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 156
1515 - 1560
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 157
1279 - 1341
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 158
1476 - 1531
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 159