1645 - 1718
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 4,005,350 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). William Penn is the 3,878th most popular politician (down from 3,419th in 2019), the 854th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 785th in 2019) and the 151st most popular British Politician.
William Penn is most famous for being the founder of Pennsylvania.
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Among politicians, William Penn ranks 3,878 out of 15,577. Before him are Causantín mac Cináeda, Juan Manuel de Rosas, Eric II of Norway, Olave Baden-Powell, Claude Louis Hector de Villars, and Rudolph III of Burgundy. After him are Tantamani, Sun Hao, Mathilde Kschessinska, Senakhtenre Ahmose, Pompeius Strabo, and Theresa, Countess of Portugal.
836 - 877
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 3,872
1793 - 1877
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,873
1268 - 1299
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,874
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,875
1653 - 1734
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,876
971 - 1032
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 3,877
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,878
800 BC - 653 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,879
243 - 284
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,880
1872 - 1971
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,881
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,882
135 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,883
1080 - 1130
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 3,884
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, Andreas Werckmeister, Francis I Rákóczi, Eusebio Kino, Nicolas Lemery, and Anne Dacier. 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, Charles, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Jacques Ozanam, Margherita Maria Farnese, and Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt.
1645 - 1704
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 1
1645 - 1701
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 2
1645 - 1695
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 3
1645 - 1696
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 4
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 5
1645 - 1721
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 6
1645 - 1727
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 7
1645 - 1706
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 8
1645 - 1676
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 9
1645 - 1711
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 10
1645 - 1715
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 11
1645 - 1720
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 12
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 1
1680 - 1718
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 2
1690 - 1718
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
1658 - 1718
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 4
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 5
1688 - 1718
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 6
1650 - 1718
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 7
1640 - 1718
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 8
1652 - 1718
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 9
1640 - 1718
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 10
1664 - 1718
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 11
1667 - 1718
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Penn ranks 854 out of 7,765. Before him are Damon Hill (1960), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Albert Pierrepoint (1905), W. H. Auden (1907), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), and Olave Baden-Powell (1889). After him are William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), Billy Idol (1955), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), John Hawkins (1532), Kevin Keegan (1951), and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915).
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 848
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 849
1905 - 1992
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 850
1907 - 1973
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 851
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 852
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 853
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 854
1820 - 1872
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 855
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 856
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 857
1532 - 1595
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 858
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 859
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 860
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Penn ranks 151. Before him are Joseph Chamberlain (1836), Malcolm IV of Scotland (1141), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury (1671), Edward Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (1881), and Olave Baden-Powell (1889). After him are Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Duncan I of Scotland (1001), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Gladwyn Jebb (1900), and Robert Clive (1725).
1836 - 1914
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 145
1141 - 1165
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 146
1764 - 1845
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 147
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 148
1881 - 1959
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 149
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 150
1645 - 1718
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 151
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 152
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 153
1001 - 1040
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 154
1884 - 1954
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 155
1900 - 1996
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 156
1725 - 1774
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 157