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William Davies Evans

1790 - 1872

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Captain William Davies Evans (27 January 1790 – 3 August 1872) was a seafarer and inventor best known today for the Evans Gambit, a chess opening. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Davies Evans is the 14,081st most popular politician (up from 14,653rd in 2019), the 3,479th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,644th in 2019) and the 482nd most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Davies Evans ranks 14,081 out of 19,576. Before him are Eurymedon, Michael Ignatieff, Centwine of Wessex, Juraj Dobrila, Hartmann, Count of Württemberg, and Harry Cohn. After him are Arthur Meighen, Ivan Evstratiev Geshov, Giovanni I Cornaro, Mutsu Munemitsu, Julian Castro, and Lev Dovator.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1790, William Davies Evans ranks 44. Before him are Ferenc Kölcsey, Ludwig Emil Grimm, Claude Pouillet, Juan Álvarez Mendizábal, Ignaz von Rudhart, and Melchor Múzquiz. After him are Nassau William Senior, Jakob Philipp Fallmerayer, Tommaso Grossi, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, John Ross, and Abel P. Upshur. Among people deceased in 1872, William Davies Evans ranks 57. Before him are Henry Halleck, Dimitrija Demeter, Franz Xaver Fieber, Michele Carafa, Hugo von Mohl, and Andrej Sládkovič. After him are Pierre Charles Fournier de Saint-Amant, Benjamin Briggs, Nikolaos Mantzaros, Bedros Tourian, Frederik Kaiser, and John Frederick Kensett.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 3,480 out of 8,785. Before him are Emma Bunton (1976), Geoff Downes (1952), Paul Potts (1970), Nicholas Clay (1946), Centwine of Wessex (643), and Philip Jackson (1948). After him are Francis Buchanan-Hamilton (1762), Barry Ackroyd (1954), Abraham Darby I (1678), Melita Norwood (1912), John Walter Gregory (1864), and David Don (1799).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Davies Evans ranks 482. Before him are Mother Shipton (1488), Tony Abbott (1957), Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798), Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (1075), Charles Townshend (1725), and Centwine of Wessex (643). After him are Pybba of Mercia (570), John Taylor (1808), Suella Braverman (1980), Jane Marcet (1769), Richard Woodville, 1st Earl Rivers (1405), and Ceolwulf of Wessex (600).

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