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Duncan I of Scotland

1001 - 1040

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Donnchad mac Crinain (Scottish Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Crìonain; anglicised as Duncan I, and nicknamed An t-Ilgarach, "the Diseased" or "the Sick"; c. 1001 – 14 August 1040) was king of Scotland (Alba) from 1034 to 1040. He is the historical basis of the "King Duncan" in Shakespeare's play Macbeth. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duncan I of Scotland is the 4,438th most popular politician (up from 4,488th in 2019), the 1,044th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 905th in 2019) and the 199th most popular British Politician.

Duncan I of Scotland is most famous for being the King of Scotland from 1034 to 1040. He was killed by Macbeth, who then became King of Scotland.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Duncan I of Scotland ranks 4,438 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Saga, Ranuccio II Farnese, Duke of Parma, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen, Lu Su, Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, and Sebastiano Venier. After him are Stephen Bocskai, Mokjong of Goryeo, Roméo Dallaire, Princess Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Godomar II, and Gottlob Berger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1001, Duncan I of Scotland ranks 3. Before him are Trota of Salerno, and Richard III, Duke of Normandy. After him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Qutalmish, Al-Qa'im, Alberic of Cîteaux, Antipope Adalbert, Blot-Sweyn, Godwin, Earl of Wessex, Abd al-Rahman V, and Gyda of Sweden. Among people deceased in 1040, Duncan I of Scotland ranks 2. Before him is Harold Harefoot. After him are Fulk III, Count of Anjou, Alan III, Duke of Brittany, Ælfgifu of Northampton, and Renauld I, Count of Nevers.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Duncan I of Scotland ranks 1,044 out of 8,785. Before him are Alan Parsons (1948), David Lodge (1935), Charlotte Cooper (1870), William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong (1810), Keith O'Brien (1938), and N. R. Pogson (1829). After him are John Cale (1942), Dennis W. Sciama (1926), William Webb Ellis (1806), Ninian (360), Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (1864), and Robert Knox (1791).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Duncan I of Scotland ranks 199. Before him are Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk (1517), Beorhtric of Wessex (800), David I of Scotland (1084), Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond (1430), David Cameron (1966), and Malcolm III of Scotland (1031). After him are John Balliol (1249), Alexander III of Scotland (1241), Robert III of Scotland (1330), Ed Miliband (1969), Anne of York (1475), and Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506).

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