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William Pitt the Younger

1759 - 1806

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William Pitt (28 May 1759 – 23 January 1806) was a British statesman who served as the last prime minister of Great Britain from 1783 until the Acts of Union 1800, and the first prime minister of the United Kingdom from January 1801. He left office in March 1801, but served as prime minister again from 1804 until his death. He was also Chancellor of the Exchequer for all his time as prime minister. He is known as "Pitt the Younger" to distinguish him from his father, William Pitt the Elder, who had also previously served as prime minister. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Pitt the Younger is the 2,084th most popular politician (up from 2,092nd in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 443rd in 2019) and the 108th most popular British Politician.

William Pitt the Younger was a British politician and the youngest Prime Minister in British history. He is most famous for his work as Prime Minister during the French Revolutionary Wars, when he led Britain to victory in the Napoleonic Wars.

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Among politicians, William Pitt the Younger ranks 2,084 out of 19,576. Before him are Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, Pierre Trudeau, Teti, Pedro V of Portugal, Injo of Joseon, and Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria. After him are Samia Suluhu Hassan, James I of Scotland, Tomoe Gozen, Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Yoweri Museveni, and Talal of Jordan.

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Among people born in 1759, William Pitt the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Friedrich Schiller, Georges Danton, Mary Wollstonecraft, and Joseph Fouché. After him are Robert Burns, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, James Edward Smith, Maria Feodorovna, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, and Clotilde of France. Among people deceased in 1806, William Pitt the Younger ranks 5. Before him are Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick. After him are Charles-Henri Sanson, William V, Prince of Orange, Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Carlo Gozzi, Michael Haydn, Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, and Pierre-Charles Villeneuve.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Pitt the Younger ranks 513 out of 8,785. Before him are Andrew Irvine (1902), Howard Staunton (1810), Beatrix Potter (1866), Robert Walpole (1676), Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin (1900), and John Wesley (1703). After him are James I of Scotland (1394), Glenn Hughes (1951), Christopher Hogwood (1941), John Michell (1724), Colin Firth (1960), and Alan Parker (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Pitt the Younger ranks 108. Before him are Llywelyn the Great (1173), Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1220), Keir Starmer (1962), Offa of Mercia (800), Martin Rees (1942), and George Reid (1845). After him are James I of Scotland (1394), Theresa May (1956), Cynric (450), Sweyn II of Denmark (1020), Edmund Crouchback (1245), and James IV of Scotland (1473).

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