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John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer

1924 - 1992

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Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (24 January 1924 – 29 March 1992), styled Viscount Althorp until June 1975, was a British peer, military officer, and courtier. He was the father of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the maternal grandfather of William, Prince of Wales, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer is the 4,751st most popular politician (down from 3,084th in 2019), the 1,100th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 665th in 2019) and the 209th most popular British Politician.

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer is most famous for being the father of Diana, Princess of Wales.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ranks 4,751 out of 19,576. Before him are Mao Anying, Alexander II of Scotland, Chryses of Troy, Mirian III of Iberia, Lajos Batthyány, and Ivan Serov. After him are Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Ntfombi of Eswatini, Moussa Traoré, Nana Akufo-Addo, John Forsyth, and Katsura Tarō.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ranks 73. Before him are Eva Marie Saint, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Roberts Blossom, André Franquin, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Antoni Ramallets. After him are Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Tomiichi Murayama, Moktar Ould Daddah, Black Dahlia, Torsten Wiesel, and Ephraim Kishon. Among people deceased in 1992, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ranks 48. Before him are Wanda Rutkiewicz, Sidney Nolan, Markos Vafeiadis, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Sam Walton, and John Ireland. After him are H. L. A. Hart, Chris McCandless, Jean-Claude Pascal, James E. Webb, José Ferrer, and Lev Gumilyov.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ranks 1,100 out of 8,785. Before him are Tom Hardy (1977), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), William Adelin (1103), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), Eddie Clarke (1950), and Alexander II of Scotland (1198). After him are H. L. A. Hart (1907), Mel B (1975), Diana Mosley (1910), Elizabeth Tudor (1492), Emma, Lady Hamilton (1765), and John Ambrose Fleming (1849).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer ranks 209. Before him are Ed Miliband (1969), Anne of York (1475), Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset (1506), Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764), Thomas Wyatt the Younger (1521), and Alexander II of Scotland (1198). After him are Elizabeth Tudor (1492), Daniel Burley Woolfall (1852), James Oglethorpe (1696), Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk (1484), Philippa of England (1394), and Arthur Drewry (1891).

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