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Boudica

33 - 61

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Boudica or Boudicca (, from Brythonic *boudi 'victory, win' + *-kā 'having' suffix, i.e. 'Victorious Woman', known in Latin chronicles as Boadicea or Boudicea, and in Welsh as Buddug, pronounced [ˈbɨðɨɡ]) was a queen of the ancient British Iceni tribe, who led a failed uprising against the conquering forces of the Roman Empire in AD 60 or 61. She is considered a British national heroine and a symbol of the struggle for justice and independence. Boudica's husband Prasutagus, with whom she had two daughters, ruled as a nominally independent ally of Rome. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boudica is the 867th most popular politician (down from 749th in 2019), the 243rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 178th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Politician.

Boudica is most famous for leading an uprising against the Roman Empire in 60 AD.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Boudica ranks 867 out of 19,576. Before her are Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Martti Ahtisaari, Demetrius I of Macedon, Pedro II of Brazil, Ante Pavelić, and Sneferu. After her are Walter Ulbricht, Stanisław Leszczyński, Nizam al-Mulk, Hong Taiji, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, and Oscar I of Sweden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 33, Boudica ranks 1. After her are Marcia, and Heo Hwang-ok. Among people deceased in 61, Boudica ranks 2. Before her is Barnabas.

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    Boudica

    POLITICIAN

    33 - 61

    HPI: 76.52

    Rank: 1

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    Marcia

    POLITICIAN

    33 - Present

    HPI: 60.92

    Rank: 2

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    Heo Hwang-ok

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    33 - Present

    HPI: 57.65

    Rank: 3

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Others Deceased in 61

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    Barnabas

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1 - 61

    HPI: 80.44

    Rank: 1

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    Boudica

    POLITICIAN

    33 - 61

    HPI: 76.52

    Rank: 2

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Boudica ranks 243 out of 8,785. Before her are Clementine Churchill (1885), Stuart Sutcliffe (1940), Duns Scotus (1265), J. K. Rowling (1965), James Mason (1909), and Bobby Charlton (1937). After her are Mary Wollstonecraft (1759), Cyril Norman Hinshelwood (1897), C. F. Powell (1903), Charlotte Rampling (1946), Henry III of England (1207), and Arthur Harden (1865).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Boudica ranks 59. Before her are Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon (1930), Æthelbald, King of Wessex (831), Marie of Romania (1875), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), Æthelstan (895), and Clementine Churchill (1885). After her are Henry III of England (1207), Horace Walpole (1717), John A. Macdonald (1815), Randal Cremer (1828), Æthelberht, King of Wessex (836), and Robert the Bruce (1274).

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