MILITARY PERSONNEL

William Wallace

1270 - 1305

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Sir William Wallace (Scottish Gaelic: Uilleam Uallas, pronounced [ˈɯʎam ˈuəl̪ˠəs̪]; Norman French: William le Waleys; c. 1270 – 23 August 1305) was a Scottish knight who became one of the main leaders during the First War of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace defeated an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297. He was appointed Guardian of Scotland and served until his defeat at the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wallace has received more than 15,080,138 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia. William Wallace is the 13th most popular military personnel (down from 12th in 2019), the 61st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 59th in 2019) and the most popular British Military Personnel.

William Wallace is most famous for his role in the Scottish Wars of Independence. He led the Scots to victory over the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Wallace ranks 13 out of 2,058. Before him are Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, and Oda Nobunaga. After him are Jochi, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Chiang Kai-shek, and Themistocles.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1270, William Wallace ranks 1. After him are Charles, Count of Valois, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, Haakon V of Norway, Namdev, Theodore Metochites, Isabella of Burgundy, Queen of Germany, Lancelotto Malocello, Theodore Svetoslav of Bulgaria, Juliana Falconieri, Cino da Pistoia, and Nicholas of Lyra. Among people deceased in 1305, William Wallace ranks 1. After him are Joan I of Navarre, Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Roger de Flor, John IV Laskaris, Guy, Count of Flanders, Roger of Lauria, Nicholas of Tolentino, Moses de León, Jean de Meun, Emperor Kameyama, and Maximus Planudes.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wallace ranks 61 out of 8,785. Before him are Charles Babbage (1791), Olav V of Norway (1903), Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother (1900), Emily Brontë (1818), Herbert Spencer (1820), and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (1930). After him are Edward Jenner (1749), Virginia Woolf (1882), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), Harold Harefoot (1016), Thomas Robert Malthus (1766), and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United Kingdom

Among military personnels born in United Kingdom, William Wallace ranks 1. After him are Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857), Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson (1758), T. E. Lawrence (1888), Edward Smith (1850), Bernard Montgomery (1887), Alexander Selkirk (1676), John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650), Gertrude Bell (1868), Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861), Rudolf Abel (1903), and James Paul Moody (1887).

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