Politician

Henry II of England

1133 - 1189

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Henry II of England

His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2024). Henry II of England is the 531st most popular politician (down from 371st in 2024), the 198th most popular biography from France (down from 153rd in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Politician.

Henry II of England is most famous for his role in the murder of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Henry II of England ranks 531 out of 19,576. Before him are William R. King, Siad Barre, Justin Trudeau, Alexander Kerensky, Gustaf V of Sweden, and Leopold I of Belgium. After him are Hongwu Emperor, Charles III of Spain, Miklós Horthy, Olaf Tryggvason, Shehbaz Sharif, and Mahathir Mohamad.

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William R. King
1786 - 1853
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 525
Siad Barre
1919 - 1995
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 526
Justin Trudeau
1971 - Present
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 527
Alexander Kerensky
1881 - 1970
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 528
Gustaf V of Sweden
1858 - 1950
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 529
Leopold I of Belgium
1790 - 1865
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 530
Henry II of England
1133 - 1189
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 531
Hongwu Emperor
1328 - 1398
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 532
Charles III of Spain
1716 - 1788
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 533
Miklós Horthy
1868 - 1957
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 534
Olaf Tryggvason
963 - 1000
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 535
Shehbaz Sharif
1951 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 536
Mahathir Mohamad
1925 - Present
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 537

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1133, Henry II of England ranks 1. After him are Sigurd II of Norway, Agnes of Courtenay, Stephen IV of Hungary, Hōnen, Al-Zafir, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre, and Saint Thorlak. Among people deceased in 1189, Henry II of England ranks 1. After him are Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Gerard de Ridefort, William II of Sicily, Benkei, Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony, Humbert III, Count of Savoy, Frederick, Duke of Bohemia, and Emperor Shizong of Jin.

Others Born in 1133

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Henry II of England
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1189
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
Sigurd II of Norway
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1155
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 2
Agnes of Courtenay
COMPANION
1133 - 1185
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 3
Stephen IV of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1165
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 4
Hōnen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1133 - 1212
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 5
Al-Zafir
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1154
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 6
Urraca of Castile, Queen of Navarre
COMPANION
1133 - 1179
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 7
Saint Thorlak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1133 - 1193
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1189

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Henry II of England
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1189
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1159 - 1189
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 2
Gerard de Ridefort
POLITICIAN
1141 - 1189
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 3
William II of Sicily
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1189
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 4
Benkei
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1155 - 1189
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 5
Matilda of England, Duchess of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1156 - 1189
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 6
Humbert III, Count of Savoy
NOBLEMAN
1136 - 1189
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 7
Frederick, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1142 - 1189
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 8
Emperor Shizong of Jin
POLITICIAN
1123 - 1189
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 9