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John Lilburne

1614 - 1657

John Lilburne

John Lilburne (c. 1614 – 29 August 1657), also known as Freeborn John, was an English political Leveller before, during and after the English Civil Wars 1642–1650. He coined the term "freeborn rights", defining them as rights with which every human being is born, as opposed to rights bestowed by government or human law. In his early life he was a Puritan, though towards the end of his life he became a Quaker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Lilburne is the 15,654th most popular politician (down from 13,339th in 2019), the 4,358th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,025th in 2019) and the 547th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Lilburne ranks 15,654 out of 19,576. Before him are Cyrille Adoula, Ali Bozer, Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, Elisa Ferreira, Mayawati, and Jean Eyeghé Ndong. After him are Manuel Menéndez, José María Urvina, Aman Tuleyev, Pierre Moscovici, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, and Pauline Marois.

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HPI: 54.55
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Ali Bozer
1925 - 2020
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Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
1907 - 1969
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1955 - Present
HPI: 54.54
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Mayawati
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.54
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Jean Eyeghé Ndong
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.54
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John Lilburne
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 15,661
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1793 - 1847
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 15,662
José María Urvina
1808 - 1891
HPI: 54.53
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Aman Tuleyev
1944 - 2023
HPI: 54.53
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Pierre Moscovici
1957 - Present
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Charles Pahud de Mortanges
1896 - 1971
HPI: 54.53
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Pauline Marois
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 15,667

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1614, John Lilburne ranks 17. Before him are Juan Carreño de Miranda, Élisabeth de Bourbon, Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, Franz Tunder, Gonzales Coques, and Francisco Rizi. Among people deceased in 1657, John Lilburne ranks 23. Before him are Jacob van Eyck, Andrew Bobola, Dilras Banu Begum, Johann Baptist Cysat, Evert van Aelst, and Bartholomeus Breenbergh.

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Juan Carreño de Miranda
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 11
Élisabeth de Bourbon
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1664
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 12
Augustus, Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels
NOBLEMAN
1614 - 1680
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 13
Franz Tunder
COMPOSER
1614 - 1667
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 14
Gonzales Coques
PAINTER
1614 - 1684
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 15
Francisco Rizi
PAINTER
1614 - 1685
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 16
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 17

Others Deceased in 1657

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Jacob van Eyck
COMPOSER
1590 - 1657
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 17
Andrew Bobola
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1657
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 18
Dilras Banu Begum
NOBLEMAN
1622 - 1657
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 19
Johann Baptist Cysat
MATHEMATICIAN
1585 - 1657
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 20
Evert van Aelst
PAINTER
1602 - 1657
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 21
Bartholomeus Breenbergh
PAINTER
1598 - 1657
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 22
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 23

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Lilburne ranks 4,359 out of 8,785. Before him are Evelyn Colyer (1902), Nathaniel Philip Rothschild (1971), Simeon Solomon (1840), Jamie Campbell Bower (1988), Alfred Maudslay (1850), and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931). After him are George Edwards (1694), William Henry Young (1863), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Michael Kitchen (1948), Nevile Henderson (1882), and Ralph Ineson (1969).

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Evelyn Colyer
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HPI: 54.56
Rank: 4,353
Nathaniel Philip Rothschild
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HPI: 54.55
Rank: 4,354
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,355
Jamie Campbell Bower
ACTOR
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,356
Alfred Maudslay
EXPLORER
1850 - 1931
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,357
Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton
HISTORIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,358
John Lilburne
POLITICIAN
1614 - 1657
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 4,359
George Edwards
BIOLOGIST
1694 - 1773
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,360
William Henry Young
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1942
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 4,361
Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,362
Michael Kitchen
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 4,363
Nevile Henderson
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1942
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,364
Ralph Ineson
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 4,365