NOBLEMAN
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
1540 - 1616
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; c. 1550 – 10 July [N.S. 20 July] 1616) was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown's conquest of Ireland during the Elizabethan era. He was born into the O'Neill clan, Tír Eoghain's ruling noble family, during a violent succession conflict which saw his father assassinated. At the age of eight he was relocated to the Pale where he was raised by an English family. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone is the 1,349th most popular nobleman (down from 1,313th in 2024). (down from 4,327th in 2019)
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Among noblemen, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ranks 1,349 out of 1,415. Before him are Udul-kalama, Isabella of Urgell, Infanta Sofía of Spain, Prince Félix of Luxembourg, Cuthred of Kent, and Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria. After him are Ladies of Llangollen, Pratap Singh Shah, James, Viscount Severn, Pierre Casiraghi, Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco, and Æthelric of Deira.
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Udul-kalama
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,343
Isabella of Urgell
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 1,344
Infanta Sofía of Spain
2007 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 1,345
Prince Félix of Luxembourg
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 1,346
Cuthred of Kent
800 - 807
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,347
Prince Pedro, Duke of Calabria
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,348
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
1540 - 1616
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 1,349
Ladies of Llangollen
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,350
Pratap Singh Shah
1751 - 1777
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,351
James, Viscount Severn
2007 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,352
Pierre Casiraghi
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,353
Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco
2003 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 1,354
Æthelric of Deira
600 - 604
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 1,355
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1540, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ranks 30. Before him are Michael Rohoza, Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni, Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser, Edmund Campion, and Alessandro Striggio. Among people deceased in 1616, Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ranks 21. Before him are Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Francis Beaumont, Matthias de l'Obel, Richard Hakluyt, Vitsentzos Kornaros, and Cornelis Ketel.
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Michael Rohoza
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1599
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 24
Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde
WRITER
1540 - 1598
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 25
ʽAbd al-Qadir Badayuni
HISTORIAN
1540 - 1615
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 26
Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser
EXPLORER
1540 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 27
Edmund Campion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1540 - 1581
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 28
Alessandro Striggio
COMPOSER
1540 - 1592
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 29
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1616
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 30
Others Deceased in 1616
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Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt
NOBLEMAN
1573 - 1616
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 15
Francis Beaumont
WRITER
1584 - 1616
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 16
Matthias de l'Obel
BIOLOGIST
1538 - 1616
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 17
Richard Hakluyt
WRITER
1552 - 1616
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 18
Vitsentzos Kornaros
WRITER
1553 - 1616
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 19
Cornelis Ketel
PAINTER
1548 - 1616
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 20
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
NOBLEMAN
1540 - 1616
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 21
