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Matthew Hopkins

1620 - 1647

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Matthew Hopkins (c. 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He was mainly active in East Anglia and claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament. The son of a Puritan minister, Hopkins began his career as a witch-finder in March 1644 and lasted until his retirement in 1647. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Matthew Hopkins is the 13,641st most popular politician (up from 13,972nd in 2024), the 3,311th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,300th in 2019) and the 462nd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Matthew Hopkins ranks 13,641 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Natsir, Bhimsen Thapa, Igor Matovič, Marty Walsh, Ayna Sultanova, and Leon Schlumpf. After him are Henry, 3rd Earl of Lancaster, Juan Bautista Sacasa, Louis Aliot, José Mariano Salas, Miguel Barragán, and Carl Gustaf Mannerheim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1620, Matthew Hopkins ranks 22. Before him are Masaniello, François Bernier, John Evelyn, Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Marguerite Bourgeoys, and William Brouncker, 2nd Viscount Brouncker. After him is Robert Morison. Among people deceased in 1647, Matthew Hopkins ranks 15. Before him are Christen Sørensen Longomontanus, Masaniello, Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft, Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark, Zhu Yuyue, and Pietro Carrera.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Matthew Hopkins ranks 3,312 out of 8,785. Before him are Leonard Whiting (1950), John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), Lydia Becker (1827), Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609), and James Allen (1864). After him are John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), Jeremy Bulloch (1945), James MacMillan (1959), and Maurice Dobb (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Matthew Hopkins ranks 462. Before him are Constance Markievicz (1868), Enoch Powell (1912), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), Robin Cook (1946), and Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609). After him are Elizabeth Fry (1780), Geoffrey Howe (1926), Herbert Lawford (1851), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), Ian Paisley (1926), and William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford (1768).

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