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Historical FiguresGaining attentionUpdated dailyHow fame is measured

#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#2	—	Naruhito	Japan	Historical Figures	90.4	22.6
#20	—	Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	71.8	23.8
#22	—	Harald V of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	71.3	29.5
#26	—	Leopold II of Belgium	—	Historical Figures	70.0	27.3
#35	—	Edward I of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	67.7	15.3
#37	—	Henry II of England	France	Historical Figures	67.0	9.5
#40	—	Henry VII of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	66.8	15.0
#43	—	Edward III of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	66.6	9.3
#45	—	Theodoric the Great	—	Historical Figures	66.2	15.0
#48	—	Pepin the Short	—	Historical Figures	66.0	15.5
#54	—	Victor Emmanuel II of Italy	Italy	Historical Figures	65.6	15.7
#57	—	Catherine I of Russia	—	Historical Figures	65.3	19.6
#59	—	Cnut the Great	—	Historical Figures	65.2	22.6
#61	—	Charles VI of France	France	Historical Figures	65.0	13.8
#70	—	Edward II of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	64.6	16.3
#75	—	Charles VII of France	France	Historical Figures	64.4	15.0
#78	—	Darius III	—	Historical Figures	64.1	15.2
#79	—	Æthelred the Unready	—	Historical Figures	64.1	25.0
#80	—	Richard II of England	France	Historical Figures	64.1	14.2
#81	—	Umberto I of Italy	Italy	Historical Figures	64.0	15.7
#83	—	Ludwig II of Bavaria	Germany	Historical Figures	63.9	15.8
#94	—	Mehmet Ali Ağca	Turkey	Historical Figures	62.7	14.9
#95	—	Louis VIII of France	France	Historical Figures	62.7	16.7
#96	—	Godfrey of Bouillon	France	Historical Figures	62.7	19.5
#97	—	Olav V of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	62.6	20.5
#99	—	Haakon VII of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	62.5	16.2
#100	—	Sigismund III Vasa	Sweden	Historical Figures	62.4	16.1
#104	—	George I of Greece	—	Historical Figures	62.1	16.4
#106	—	Patrizia Reggiani	Italy	Historical Figures	62.0	15.0
#108	—	Alexios I Komnenos	—	Historical Figures	61.9	15.0
#109	—	Manuel I Komnenos	—	Historical Figures	61.9	15.0
#116	—	Frederick William I of Prussia	—	Historical Figures	61.3	15.0
#119	—	Man in the Iron Mask	—	Historical Figures	61.1	11.3
#123	—	Chūichi Nagumo	Japan	Historical Figures	60.9	18.9
#127	—	Harthacnut	—	Historical Figures	60.8	10.1
#128	—	Charles XV of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	60.8	6.4
#131	—	Harald Bluetooth	—	Historical Figures	60.7	6.4
#134	—	Christian X of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	60.6	16.8
#136	—	Oscar II of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	60.5	4.8
#142	—	Edmund Ironside	—	Historical Figures	60.3	15.0
#144	—	Charles IV of France	France	Historical Figures	60.3	15.0
#145	—	Edward the Martyr	—	Historical Figures	60.2	32.3
#146	—	H Himiko	—	Historical Figures	60.2	5.7
#147	—	Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.	United States	Historical Figures	60.1	4.1
#152	—	Christian VII of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.9	19.7
#156	—	Prajadhipok	—	Historical Figures	59.8	11.9
#157	—	Augustus III of Poland	Germany	Historical Figures	59.8	18.0
#159	—	Eric of Pomerania	—	Historical Figures	59.8	25.0
#161	—	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar	—	Historical Figures	59.8	8.2
#165	—	Frederick VIII of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.5	7.3
#166	—	Ferdinand I of Romania	Germany	Historical Figures	59.5	15.2
#176	—	Henry IV of Castile	Spain	Historical Figures	59.1	11.1
#178	—	Mongkut	—	Historical Figures	59.1	4.6
#180	—	Frederick VI of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.0	16.3
#181	—	Emperor Xian of Han	China	Historical Figures	59.0	5.3
#191	—	Cao Rui	—	Historical Figures	58.8	28.7
#194	—	Emperor Zhongzong of Tang	—	Historical Figures	58.7	17.6
#196	—	Kōgyoku	Japan	Historical Figures	58.6	6.8
#199	—	Ubba	—	Historical Figures	58.6	15.1