POLITICIAN

Godwin, Earl of Wessex

1001 - 1053

Photo of Godwin, Earl of Wessex

Icon of person Godwin, Earl of Wessex

Godwin of Wessex (Old English: Godwine; died 15 April 1053) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex (c. 1020). Godwin was the father of King Harold II (r. January – October 1066) and of Edith of Wessex, who in 1045 married King Edward the Confessor (r. 1042–1066). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Godwin, Earl of Wessex is the 6,723rd most popular politician (down from 5,421st in 2019), the 1,507th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,079th in 2019) and the 265th most popular British Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Godwin, Earl of Wessex by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Godwin, Earl of Wessex ranks 6,723 out of 19,576. Before him are Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu, Emperor Min of Jin, Agustín Muñoz Grandes, Kaykaus II, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, and Pierre Werner. After him are Emperor Shizong of Liao, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Empress Masako, Alexis Tsipras, Ninus, and Shi Le.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1001, Godwin, Earl of Wessex ranks 10. Before him are Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden, Qutalmish, Al-Qa'im, Alberic of Cîteaux, Antipope Adalbert, and Blot-Sweyn. After him are Abd al-Rahman V, Gyda of Sweden, Catherine of Bulgaria, Ibn Butlan, Fakhruddin As'ad Gurgani, and Eustace Grenier. Among people deceased in 1053, Godwin, Earl of Wessex ranks 1. After him are Procopius of Sázava, and Frederick, Margrave of Tuscany.

Others Born in 1001

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1053

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Godwin, Earl of Wessex ranks 1,507 out of 8,785. Before him are Norman Lockyer (1836), William Russell (1924), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), John Horton Conway (1937), John Blow (1649), and Jack W. Szostak (1952). After him are Helen McCrory (1968), Maurice Wilkes (1913), John Wilkins (1614), Arnold Jackson (1891), Gildas (500), and Steve McQueen (1969).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Godwin, Earl of Wessex ranks 265. Before him are John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun (1860), Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1693), Henry Pelham (1694), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), and John Hawkwood (1320). After him are Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March (1287), Harthacnut I of Denmark (880), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), Sid Watkins (1928), Constantine II of Scotland (801), and Jeremy Hunt (1966).

British born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous