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George VI

1895 - 1952

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George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first Head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949. The future George VI was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. His father ascended the throne as George V in 1910. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George VI is the 20th most popular politician (up from 309th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 79th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Politician.

George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was the last Emperor of India and the first monarch of the House of Windsor.

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Among politicians, George VI ranks 20 out of 19,576. Before him are Indira Gandhi, Vladimir Lenin, Saladin, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Kublai Khan, and Qin Shi Huang. After him are Franz Joseph I of Austria, Louis XVI of France, Andrew Jackson, Vladimir Putin, Charles I of England, and Charlemagne.

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Among people born in 1895, George VI ranks 1. After him are Zog I of Albania, Amin al-Husseini, Grand Duchess Olga Nikolaevna of Russia, Santiago Bernabéu Yeste, Juan Perón, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Orff, Buster Keaton, Anna Freud, Ernst Jünger, and Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen. Among people deceased in 1952, George VI ranks 1. After him are Maria Montessori, Knut Hamsun, Eva Perón, John Dewey, Alexandra Kollontai, Chaim Weizmann, Wilm Hosenfeld, Paul Éluard, Karen Horney, Benedetto Croce, and Sven Hedin.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George VI ranks 8 out of 8,785. Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533), Henry VIII of England (1491), Adam Smith (1723), William Shakespeare (1564), Charles, Prince of Wales (1948), and Charles Darwin (1809). After him are Francis Bacon (1561), Charles I of England (1600), Charlie Chaplin (1889), George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), and Elizabeth II (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, George VI ranks 2. Before him are Elizabeth I of England (1533). After him are Charles I of England (1600), George V (1865), James VI and I (1566), Edward VI of England (1537), Edward VIII (1894), George III of the United Kingdom (1738), Winston Churchill (1874), Charles II of England (1630), Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665), and John, King of England (1166).

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