POLITICIAN

George Tupou I

1797 - 1893

Photo of George Tupou I

Icon of person George Tupou I

George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first king of modern Tonga. Originally controlling a disputed piece of land in Haʻapai, he expanded to control Vavaʻu, Tongatapu, and other islands. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Tupou I is the 8,631st most popular politician (down from 7,738th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Tonga (down from 4th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Tongan Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of George Tupou I by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, George Tupou I ranks 8,631 out of 19,576. Before him are Paolo Boselli, Joseph Paul-Boncour, Augustus, Grand Duke of Oldenburg, René Moawad, Otto Braun, and Floris V, Count of Holland. After him are Marcus Aemilius Lepidus, Elizabeth Richeza of Poland, Talabuga, Ernst Wollweber, Conrad II, Duke of Bohemia, and Kâzım Karabekir.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1797, George Tupou I ranks 45. Before him are Edward Turner Bennett, Jean Victoir Audouin, Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Antonio Rosmini, Jeremias Gotthelf, and Prince Adolf zu Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen. After him are Pierre Leroux, January Suchodolski, Andrew Smith, Adrien-Henri de Jussieu, Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, and Friedrich von Lütke. Among people deceased in 1893, George Tupou I ranks 29. Before him are George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, José Zorrilla, Heinrich Göbel, Adolf I, Prince of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ford Madox Brown, and Alexander Cunningham. After him are Jacob Moleschott, John O. Westwood, Rudolf Wolf, William Smith, P. G. T. Beauregard, and Anna Bilińska.

Others Born in 1797

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1893

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Tonga

Among people born in Tonga, George Tupou I ranks 6 out of 13. Before him are George Tupou V (1948), Tupou VI (1959), Sālote Tupou III (1900), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941), and Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1918). After him are George Tupou II (1874), Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951), Soane Patita Paini Mafi (1961), Feleti Sevele (1944), Siaosi Sovaleni (1970), and Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala (1985).

Others born in Tonga

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Tonga

Among politicians born in Tonga, George Tupou I ranks 5. Before him are George Tupou V (1948), Sālote Tupou III (1900), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (1941), and Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV (1918). After him are George Tupou II (1874), Pōhiva Tuʻiʻonetoa (1951), Feleti Sevele (1944), and Siaosi Sovaleni (1970).

Tongan born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous