SOCIAL ACTIVIST

Hereward the Wake

1035 - 1072

Hereward the Wake

Hereward the Wake (Old English pronunciation /ˈhɛ.rɛ.ward/ HEH-reh-ward, modern English pronunciation / HEH-ri-wəd) (also known as Hereward the Outlaw or Hereward the Exile) was an Anglo-Saxon nobleman and a leader of local resistance to the Norman Conquest of England. His base when he led the rebellion against the Norman rulers was the Isle of Ely, in eastern England. According to legend, he roamed the Fens, which covers parts of the modern counties of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Norfolk, and led popular opposition to William the Conqueror. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hereward the Wake is the 470th most popular social activist (up from 478th in 2019), the 3,553rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,476th in 2019) and the 29th most popular British Social Activist.

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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS

Among social activists, Hereward the Wake ranks 470 out of 840. Before him are Mirabehn, Saalumarada Thimmakka, Pjetër Arbnori, Surya Sen, Mary Edwards Walker, and Nazik al-Abid. After him are William Lloyd Garrison, Rajendra K. Pachauri, Donald Watson, Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed, Sugathakumari, and Pretty Boy Floyd.

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Mirabehn
1892 - 1982
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 464
Saalumarada Thimmakka
1911 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 465
Pjetër Arbnori
1935 - 2006
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 466
Surya Sen
1894 - 1934
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 467
Mary Edwards Walker
1832 - 1919
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 468
Nazik al-Abid
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 469
Hereward the Wake
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 470
William Lloyd Garrison
1805 - 1879
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 471
Rajendra K. Pachauri
1940 - 2020
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 472
Donald Watson
1910 - 2005
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 473
Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed
1872 - 1963
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 474
Sugathakumari
1934 - 2020
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 475
Pretty Boy Floyd
1904 - 1934
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 476

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1035, Hereward the Wake ranks 8. Before him are Robert I, Count of Flanders, Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy, Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia, Welf I, Duke of Bavaria, Constantine I, Prince of Armenia, and Hermann of Salm. Among people deceased in 1072, Hereward the Wake ranks 13. Before him are Ali Hujwiri, Bagrat IV of Georgia, Al-Qushayri, Adalbert of Hamburg, Asadi Tusi, and Ordulf, Duke of Saxony. After him are Hawise, Duchess of Brittany, and Stigand.

Others Born in 1035

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Robert I, Count of Flanders
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1093
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 2
Henry, son of Robert I of Burgundy
COMPANION
1035 - 1074
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1092
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 4
Welf I, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1101
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 5
Constantine I, Prince of Armenia
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1102
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 6
Hermann of Salm
POLITICIAN
1035 - 1088
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 7
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 1072

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Ali Hujwiri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1009 - 1072
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 7
Bagrat IV of Georgia
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1072
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 8
Al-Qushayri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
986 - 1072
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 9
Adalbert of Hamburg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1072
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 10
Asadi Tusi
WRITER
999 - 1072
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 11
Ordulf, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1022 - 1072
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 12
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 13
Hawise, Duchess of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1037 - 1072
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 14
Stigand
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 15

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Hereward the Wake ranks 3,554 out of 8,785. Before him are Danny Rose (1990), Peter Phillips (1977), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868), Bernard Sumner (1956), and John Alcott (1930). After him are Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham (1402), Fred Martin (1929), Aldhelm (639), Ted Drake (1912), Henry Peach Robinson (1830), and William Robert Brooks (1844).

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Danny Rose
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 3,548
Peter Phillips
NOBLEMAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 3,549
Erskine Hamilton Childers
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1974
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3,550
Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1927
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 3,551
Bernard Sumner
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 3,552
John Alcott
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1986
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,553
Hereward the Wake
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1035 - 1072
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,554
Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham
POLITICIAN
1402 - 1460
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 3,555
Fred Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,556
Aldhelm
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
639 - 709
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3,557
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,558
Henry Peach Robinson
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1901
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,559
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 3,560