Politician

Mehmed III

1566 - 1603

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Mehmed III

His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2024). Mehmed III is the 218th most popular politician (down from 120th in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 20th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Politician.

Mehmed III was most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603. Mehmed III is most famous for being the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 to 1603.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Mehmed III ranks 218 out of 19,576. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Haakon VII of Norway, Sun Yat-sen, Lech Wałęsa, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Joanna of Castile, Benjamin Netanyahu, Richard Nixon, Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Deng Xiaoping, and Charles X of France.

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Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 212
Haakon VII of Norway
1872 - 1957
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 213
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 214
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 215
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 216
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
1503 - 1564
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 217
Mehmed III
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 218
Joanna of Castile
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 219
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 220
Richard Nixon
1913 - 1994
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 221
Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
1820 - 1878
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 222
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 223
Charles X of France
1757 - 1836
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 224

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1566, Mehmed III ranks 2. Before him is James VI and I. After him are Sigismund III Vasa, Carlo Gesualdo, Isabella Clara Eugenia, Giambattista Basile, Abraham Bloemaert, Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi, Anna Juliana Gonzaga, Jan Jesenius, Giovanni Baglione, and Sendivogius. Among people deceased in 1603, Mehmed III ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth I. After him are William Gilbert, François Viète, Grace O'Malley, Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, Ahmad al-Mansur, Andrea Cesalpino, Maerten de Vos, Sharafkhan Bidlisi, Şehzade Mahmud, and Pierre Charron.

Others Born in 1566

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James VI and I
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1625
HPI: 89.83
Rank: 1
Mehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 2
Sigismund III Vasa
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1632
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 3
Carlo Gesualdo
COMPOSER
1566 - 1613
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
Isabella Clara Eugenia
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 5
Giambattista Basile
WRITER
1566 - 1632
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 6
Abraham Bloemaert
PAINTER
1566 - 1651
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 7
Mary Magdalene de' Pazzi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1566 - 1607
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 8
Anna Juliana Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 9
Jan Jesenius
PHYSICIAN
1566 - 1621
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 10
Giovanni Baglione
PAINTER
1566 - 1643
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 11
Sendivogius
CHEMIST
1566 - 1636
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1603

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Elizabeth I
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1603
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Mehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 2
William Gilbert
PHYSICIST
1544 - 1603
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 3
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 79.70
Rank: 4
Grace O'Malley
PIRATE
1530 - 1603
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 5
Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress
POLITICIAN
1528 - 1603
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 6
Ahmad al-Mansur
POLITICIAN
1549 - 1603
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 7
Andrea Cesalpino
PHYSICIAN
1519 - 1603
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 8
Maerten de Vos
PAINTER
1532 - 1603
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 9
Sharafkhan Bidlisi
WRITER
1543 - 1603
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 10
Şehzade Mahmud
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1603
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 11
Pierre Charron
PHILOSOPHER
1541 - 1603
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 12

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmed III ranks 31 out of NaN. Before him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Murad I (1326), Anaximander (-610), Orhan (1288), Anaxagoras (-500), and Basil of Caesarea (329). After him are Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), Murad IV (1612), Abdul Hamid II (1842), Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire (1615), Mustafa I (1591), and Aspasia (-470).

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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 25
Murad I
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1389
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 26
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 27
Orhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 28
Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 29
Basil of Caesarea
PHYSICIAN
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 30
Mehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 31
Mithridates VI of Pontus
POLITICIAN
132 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 32
Murad IV
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 33
Abdul Hamid II
POLITICIAN
1842 - 1918
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 34
Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire
POLITICIAN
1615 - 1648
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 35
Mustafa I
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1639
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 36
Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 82.17
Rank: 37