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William Penn

1645 - 1718

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William Penn (24 October [O.S. 14 October] 1644 – 10 August [O.S. 30 July] 1718) was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. Penn, an advocate of democracy and religious freedom, was known for his amicable relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Native Americans who had resided in present-day Pennsylvania prior to European settlements in the state. In 1681, King Charles II granted a large piece of his North American land holdings along the North Atlantic Ocean coast to Penn to offset debts he owed Penn's father, the admiral and politician Sir William Penn. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Penn has received more than 4,309,981 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). William Penn is the 4,544th most popular politician (down from 3,868th in 2019), the 919th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 853rd in 2019) and the 164th most popular British Politician.

William Penn is most famous for being the founder of Pennsylvania.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Penn ranks 4,544 out of 19,576. Before him are Suppiluliuma II, Catherine of Navarre, Zoe Karbonopsina, Princess Louise of Prussia, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, and Maia Sandu. After him are Per Albin Hansson, Konstanty Kalinowski, Mohammad Hatta, Essad Pasha Toptani, Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1645, William Penn ranks 5. Before him are Marc-Antoine Charpentier, William Kidd, Johann Ambrosius Bach, and Jean de La Bruyère. After him are Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, Aert de Gelder, Francis I Rákóczi, Andreas Werckmeister, Anne Dacier, Eusebio Kino, and Louis Jolliet. Among people deceased in 1718, William Penn ranks 5. Before him are Charles XII of Sweden, Blackbeard, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, and Mary of Modena. After him are Stede Bonnet, Vincenzo Coronelli, Philippe de La Hire, Jacques Ozanam, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Devlet II Giray, and Margherita Maria Farnese.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Penn ranks 919 out of 8,785. Before him are David I of Scotland (1084), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), Stirling Moss (1929), Prince Michael of Kent (1942), John McAfee (1945), and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779). After him are Bob Klose (1945), David Irving (1938), Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Thomas Tallis (1502), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), and Terence Stamp (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Penn ranks 164. Before him are Robert III of Scotland (1330), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), David I of Scotland (1084), Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom (1868), and William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779). After him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence (1388), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Arthur Drewry (1891), Denis Thatcher (1915), Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia (1945), and Joseph Chamberlain (1836).

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