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John Hawkwood

1320 - 1394

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Sir John Hawkwood (c. 1320 – 17 March 1394) was an English soldier who served as a mercenary leader or condottiero in Italy. As his name was difficult to pronounce for non-English-speaking contemporaries, there are many variations of it in the historical record. He often referred to himself as Haukevvod and in Italy, he was known as Giovanni Acuto, literally meaning "John Sharp" (or "John the Astute") in reference to his "cleverness or cunning". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). John Hawkwood is the 6,696th most popular politician (down from 6,441st in 2024), the 1,498th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,273rd in 2019) and the 264th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Hawkwood ranks 6,695 out of 19,576. Before him are Lloque Yupanqui, Michelle of Valois, Chintila, Geert Adriaans Boomgaard, and Conrad, Margrave of Meissen. After him are Nikolai Golitsyn, Urraca of Portugal, William Waddington, Ōyama Iwao, Neeme Järvi, Langdarma, and Luis of Spain, Count of Chinchón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1320, John Hawkwood ranks 9. Before him are Valdemar IV of Denmark, Bertrand du Guesclin, Ragibagh Khan, Vukašin of Serbia, Blanche of Namur, and Louis I of Naples. After him are Cápac Yupanqui, Galeazzo II Visconti, Danashri, Chen Youliang, Beatrice of Bourbon, Queen of Bohemia, and Otto, Duke of Brunswick-Grubenhagen. Among people deceased in 1394, John Hawkwood ranks 5. Before him are Antipope Clement VII, Anne of Bohemia, Gongyang of Goryeo, and Emperor Chōkei. After him are Mary de Bohun, Constance of Castile, Duchess of Lancaster, Adolf III of the Marck, Nerio I Acciaioli, Dorothea of Montau, and Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Hawkwood ranks 1,498 out of 8,785. Before him are Patrick Head (1946), Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge (1375), Peter Robinson (1948), Ryan Giggs (1973), Adrian Lyne (1941), and Patrick Macnee (1922). After him are Dave Finlay (1958), Norman Lockyer (1836), William Russell (1924), Sam Taylor-Johnson (1967), John Horton Conway (1937), and John Blow (1649).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Hawkwood ranks 264. Before him are Catherine Ashton (1956), 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), and Peter Robinson (1948). 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).

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