POLITICIAN
William Wilberforce
1759 - 1833
William Wilberforce
William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was a British politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement to abolish the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, and became an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Yorkshire (1784–1812). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Wilberforce has received more than 4,857,063 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). William Wilberforce is the 2,333rd most popular politician (up from 2,668th in 2019), the 512th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 612th in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Politician.
William Wilberforce was a British politician who led the movement to abolish the slave trade in the British Empire, which he accomplished in 1807.
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4.9M
Page Views (PV)
64.63
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44
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3.76
Effective Languages (L*)
4.02
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, William Wilberforce ranks 2,333 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg, Rajendra Prasad, Cevdet Sunay, Peter, King of Hungary, Zvi Zamir, and Psusennes I. After him are Jehoash of Israel, Herod Agrippa II, Pepin of Italy, Gaston Doumergue, Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta, and Ælla of Northumbria.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
1655 - 1720
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 2,327
Rajendra Prasad
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,328
Cevdet Sunay
1899 - 1982
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,329
Peter, King of Hungary
1011 - 1050
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,330
Zvi Zamir
1925 - 2024
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,331
Psusennes I
1100 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,332
William Wilberforce
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 2,333
Jehoash of Israel
900 BC - 786 BC
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 2,334
Herod Agrippa II
28 - 100
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 2,335
Pepin of Italy
777 - 810
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 2,336
Gaston Doumergue
1863 - 1937
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 2,337
Prince Aimone, Duke of Aosta
1900 - 1948
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 2,338
Ælla of Northumbria
800 - 867
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 2,339
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1759, William Wilberforce ranks 9. Before him are Joseph Fouché, Mary Wollstonecraft, Maria Feodorovna, Robert Burns, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, and William Pitt the Younger. After him are Clotilde of France, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Friedrich August Wolf, and Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Among people deceased in 1833, William Wilberforce ranks 8. Before him are Ferdinand VII of Spain, Kaspar Hauser, Richard Trevithick, Marie-Antoine Carême, Adrien-Marie Legendre, and Seraphim of Sarov. After him are Ram Mohan Roy, Hugh Glass, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, and Pierre André Latreille.
Others Born in 1759
Go to all RankingsJoseph Fouché
PUBLIC WORKER
1759 - 1820
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 3
Mary Wollstonecraft
WRITER
1759 - 1797
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 4
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1759 - 1828
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 5
Robert Burns
WRITER
1759 - 1796
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 6
Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 7
William Pitt the Younger
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1806
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 8
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 9
Clotilde of France
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1802
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 10
Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1759 - 1818
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 11
Maria Theresia von Paradis
MUSICIAN
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 12
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 13
Friedrich August Wolf
LINGUIST
1759 - 1824
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 14
Pierre-Joseph Redouté
PAINTER
1759 - 1840
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1833
Go to all RankingsFerdinand VII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1833
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 2
Kaspar Hauser
CELEBRITY
1812 - 1833
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 3
Richard Trevithick
INVENTOR
1771 - 1833
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 4
Marie-Antoine Carême
WRITER
1784 - 1833
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 5
Adrien-Marie Legendre
MATHEMATICIAN
1752 - 1833
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Seraphim of Sarov
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1754 - 1833
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 7
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 8
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 9
Hugh Glass
EXPLORER
1783 - 1833
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 10
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1762 - 1833
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 11
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
PHILOSOPHER
1775 - 1833
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 12
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
PAINTER
1774 - 1833
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 13
Pierre André Latreille
BIOLOGIST
1762 - 1833
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 14
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Wilberforce ranks 512 out of 8,785. Before him are Jim Clark (1936), Henry the Young King (1155), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), Gary Moore (1952), Douglas Adams (1952), and Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861). After him are Jacqueline du Pré (1945), Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772), Ælla of Northumbria (800), Archer Martin (1910), Peter Gabriel (1950), and Caroline Matilda of Great Britain (1751).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsJim Clark
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 506
Henry the Young King
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1183
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 507
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1927
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 508
Gary Moore
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 509
Douglas Adams
WRITER
1952 - 2001
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 510
Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1936
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 511
William Wilberforce
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 512
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 513
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
WRITER
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 514
Ælla of Northumbria
POLITICIAN
800 - 867
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 515
Archer Martin
CHEMIST
1910 - 2002
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 516
Peter Gabriel
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 517
Caroline Matilda of Great Britain
NOBLEMAN
1751 - 1775
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 518
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Wilberforce ranks 90. Before him are Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545), James Callaghan (1912), James I of Scotland (1394), James IV of Scotland (1473), Gordon Brown (1951), and Henry the Young King (1155). After him are Ælla of Northumbria (800), Stanley Baldwin (1867), Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1844), George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston (1859), David II of Scotland (1324), and Eadwig (940).
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley
1545 - 1567
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 84
James Callaghan
1912 - 2005
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 85
James I of Scotland
1394 - 1437
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 86
James IV of Scotland
1473 - 1513
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 87
Gordon Brown
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 88
Henry the Young King
1155 - 1183
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 89
William Wilberforce
1759 - 1833
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 90
Ælla of Northumbria
800 - 867
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 91
Stanley Baldwin
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 92
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1844 - 1900
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 93
George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
1859 - 1925
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 94
David II of Scotland
1324 - 1371
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 95
Eadwig
940 - 959
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 96