Célébrité
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
Wallis Simpson
Bessie Wallis Warfield, tout d'abord Spencer (par son 1er mari) puis Simpson (2e mari) est née le 19 juin 1896 à Blue Ridge Summit (Pennsylvanie) et morte le 24 avril 1986 à Paris (France). Elle est une personnalité et socialite américaine. Elle prend le titre de duchesse de Windsor après son mariage en juin 1937 avec l'ancien roi du Royaume-Uni Édouard VIII, devenu duc de Windsor après son abdication en 1936 pour l'épouser. En savoir plus sur Wikipédia
Her biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Wallis Simpson is the 2nd most popular célébrité (down from 1st in 2024), the 60th most popular biography from United States (down from 52nd in 2019) and the most popular American Célébrité.
Wallis Simpson was most famous for her marriage to King Edward VIII, which led to his abdication of the throne.
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Among Célébrité
Among célébrité, Wallis Simpson ranks 2 out of 265. Before her are Ötzi. After her are Caitlyn Jenner, Jeanne Calment, Margaret Brown, Phineas Gage, Kaspar Hauser, Lina Medina, Mary Mallon, Simonetta Vespucci, Robert Wadlow, and Millvina Dean.
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Ötzi
3345 BC - 3255 BC
HPI: 85.20
Rank: 1
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 2
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 3
Jeanne Calment
1875 - 1997
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 4
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 5
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 6
Kaspar Hauser
1812 - 1833
HPI: 77.34
Rank: 7
Lina Medina
1933 - Present
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 8
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 9
Simonetta Vespucci
1453 - 1476
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 10
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 11
Millvina Dean
1912 - 2009
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Wallis Simpson ranks 2. Before her is F. Scott Fitzgerald. After her are Jean Piaget, Georgy Zhukov, Lev Vygotsky, André Breton, Imre Nagy, A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Tristan Tzara, Roman Jakobson, Antonin Artaud, and Gerty Cori. Among people deceased in 1986, Wallis Simpson ranks 3. Before her are Simone de Beauvoir, and Jorge Luis Borges. After her are Vyacheslav Molotov, Olof Palme, Andrei Tarkovsky, Cary Grant, Mircea Eliade, Tenzing Norgay, Jiddu Krishnamurti, James Rainwater, and Robert S. Mulliken.
Others Born in 1896
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
WRITER
1896 - 1940
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 1
Wallis Simpson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 2
Jean Piaget
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1980
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 3
Georgy Zhukov
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 4
Lev Vygotsky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1934
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 5
André Breton
WRITER
1896 - 1966
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 6
Imre Nagy
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1958
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 7
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1977
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 8
Tristan Tzara
WRITER
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 9
Roman Jakobson
LINGUIST
1896 - 1982
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 10
Antonin Artaud
WRITER
1896 - 1948
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 11
Gerty Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1957
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1986
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Simone de Beauvoir
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 84.63
Rank: 1
Jorge Luis Borges
WRITER
1899 - 1986
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 2
Wallis Simpson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 3
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 4
Olof Palme
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1986
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 5
Andrei Tarkovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1986
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 6
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 7
Mircea Eliade
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 8
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 9
Jiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 10
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 11
Robert S. Mulliken
CHEMIST
1896 - 1986
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Wallis Simpson ranks 60 out of 20,380. Before her are Robert De Niro (1943), John Wilkes Booth (1838), Harry S. Truman (1884), Joan Baez (1941), Howard Hughes (1905), and Robert Frost (1874). After her are James Watson (1928), Andy Warhol (1928), Bill Clinton (1946), Marlon Brando (1924), Toni Morrison (1931), and George R. R. Martin (1948).
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Robert De Niro
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.81
Rank: 54
John Wilkes Booth
EXTREMIST
1838 - 1865
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 55
Harry S. Truman
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1972
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 56
Joan Baez
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 57
Howard Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1976
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 58
Robert Frost
WRITER
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 59
Wallis Simpson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 60
James Watson
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 2025
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 61
Andy Warhol
ARTIST
1928 - 1987
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 62
Bill Clinton
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 63
Marlon Brando
ACTOR
1924 - 2004
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 64
Toni Morrison
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 65
George R. R. Martin
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 66
Among Célébrité In United States
Among célébrité born in United States, Wallis Simpson ranks 1. After her are Caitlyn Jenner (1949), Margaret Brown (1867), Phineas Gage (1823), Robert Wadlow (1918), Buffalo Bill (1846), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), Don King (1931), Roy Sullivan (1912), Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), and Kim Kardashian (1980).
Wallis Simpson
1896 - 1986
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 1
Caitlyn Jenner
1949 - Present
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 2
Margaret Brown
1867 - 1932
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 3
Phineas Gage
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 4
Robert Wadlow
1918 - 1940
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 5
Buffalo Bill
1846 - 1917
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 6
Jon Brower Minnoch
1941 - 1983
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 7
Don King
1931 - Present
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 8
Roy Sullivan
1912 - 1983
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 9
Monica Lewinsky
1973 - Present
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 10
Rodney King
1965 - 2012
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 11
Kim Kardashian
1980 - Present
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 12
