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#	Δ	Person	Country	Category	Fame	Momentum
#145	—	Edward the Martyr	—	Historical Figures	60.2	32.3
#22	—	Harald V of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	71.3	29.5
#191	—	Cao Rui	—	Historical Figures	58.8	28.7
#26	—	Leopold II of Belgium	—	Historical Figures	70.0	27.3
#18	—	Louis XV of France	France	Historical Figures	72.8	26.2
#79	—	Æthelred the Unready	—	Historical Figures	64.1	25.0
#159	—	Eric of Pomerania	—	Historical Figures	59.8	25.0
#20	—	Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	71.8	23.8
#59	—	Cnut the Great	—	Historical Figures	65.2	22.6
#2	—	Naruhito	Japan	Historical Figures	90.4	22.6
#97	—	Olav V of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	62.6	20.5
#152	—	Christian VII of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.9	19.7
#57	—	Catherine I of Russia	—	Historical Figures	65.3	19.6
#96	—	Godfrey of Bouillon	France	Historical Figures	62.7	19.5
#123	—	Chūichi Nagumo	Japan	Historical Figures	60.9	18.9
#157	—	Augustus III of Poland	Germany	Historical Figures	59.8	18.0
#194	—	Emperor Zhongzong of Tang	—	Historical Figures	58.7	17.6
#28	—	Empress Elisabeth of Austria	Germany	Historical Figures	69.1	16.8
#134	—	Christian X of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	60.6	16.8
#95	—	Louis VIII of France	France	Historical Figures	62.7	16.7
#104	—	George I of Greece	—	Historical Figures	62.1	16.4
#70	—	Edward II of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	64.6	16.3
#180	—	Frederick VI of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.0	16.3
#99	—	Haakon VII of Norway	Norway	Historical Figures	62.5	16.2
#126	—	Nurhaci	—	Historical Figures	60.9	16.1
#100	—	Sigismund III Vasa	Sweden	Historical Figures	62.4	16.1
#62	—	Charles XII of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	64.9	15.8
#83	—	Ludwig II of Bavaria	Germany	Historical Figures	63.9	15.8
#130	—	Valentinian III	Italy	Historical Figures	60.7	15.8
#73	—	Victor Emmanuel III of Italy	Italy	Historical Figures	64.6	15.7
#11	—	Juan Carlos I of Spain	Spain	Historical Figures	77.4	15.7
#81	—	Umberto I of Italy	Italy	Historical Figures	64.0	15.7
#54	—	Victor Emmanuel II of Italy	Italy	Historical Figures	65.6	15.7
#13	—	Mehmed the Conqueror	Turkey	Historical Figures	76.9	15.6
#48	—	Pepin the Short	—	Historical Figures	66.0	15.5
#35	—	Edward I of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	67.7	15.3
#78	—	Darius III	—	Historical Figures	64.1	15.2
#166	—	Ferdinand I of Romania	Germany	Historical Figures	59.5	15.2
#199	—	Ubba	—	Historical Figures	58.6	15.1
#116	—	Frederick William I of Prussia	—	Historical Figures	61.3	15.0
#12	—	Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor	—	Historical Figures	77.4	15.0
#17	—	Alexander I of Russia	—	Historical Figures	73.6	15.0
#25	—	Alexander III of Russia	—	Historical Figures	70.4	15.0
#36	—	Peter III of Russia	Germany	Historical Figures	67.1	15.0
#40	—	Henry VII of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	66.8	15.0
#45	—	Theodoric the Great	—	Historical Figures	66.2	15.0
#69	—	Wilhelmina of the Netherlands	Netherlands	Historical Figures	64.6	15.0
#72	—	Edward IV of England	France	Historical Figures	64.6	15.0
#75	—	Charles VII of France	France	Historical Figures	64.4	15.0
#84	—	Elizabeth Báthory	—	Historical Figures	63.7	15.0
#87	—	Seleucus I Nicator	—	Historical Figures	63.1	15.0
#101	—	Emperor Jimmu	Japan	Historical Figures	62.4	15.0
#103	—	Michael I of Romania	—	Historical Figures	62.1	15.0
#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
#133	—	Louis VI of France	France	Historical Figures	60.6	15.0
#142	—	Edmund Ironside	—	Historical Figures	60.3	15.0
#144	—	Charles IV of France	France	Historical Figures	60.3	15.0
#94	—	Mehmet Ali Ağca	Turkey	Historical Figures	62.7	14.9
#80	—	Richard II of England	France	Historical Figures	64.1	14.2
#61	—	Charles VI of France	France	Historical Figures	65.0	13.8
#164	—	Mary of Lorraine	France	Historical Figures	59.6	12.9
#156	—	Prajadhipok	—	Historical Figures	59.8	11.9
#107	—	Lü Bu	China	Historical Figures	62.0	11.3
#119	—	Man in the Iron Mask	—	Historical Figures	61.1	11.3
#176	—	Henry IV of Castile	Spain	Historical Figures	59.1	11.1
#19	—	Ted Bundy	United States	Historical Figures	72.2	10.7
#60	—	Bayezid II	Turkey	Historical Figures	65.1	10.6
#177	—	Muhammad XII of Granada	Spain	Historical Figures	59.1	10.4
#33	—	Philip II of Macedon	—	Historical Figures	68.3	10.4
#127	—	Harthacnut	—	Historical Figures	60.8	10.1
#49	—	Oda Nobunaga	Japan	Historical Figures	66.0	10.0
#112	—	Naser al-Din Shah Qajar	—	Historical Figures	61.5	10.0
#135	—	Fulk, King of Jerusalem	France	Historical Figures	60.6	10.0
#141	—	Grace O'Malley	—	Historical Figures	60.3	10.0
#184	—	Totila	Italy	Historical Figures	58.9	10.0
#186	—	Olaf II of Denmark	Norway	Historical Figures	58.9	10.0
#37	—	Henry II of England	France	Historical Figures	67.0	9.5
#89	—	Leopold III of Belgium	—	Historical Figures	63.0	9.5
#43	—	Edward III of England	United Kingdom	Historical Figures	66.6	9.3
#161	—	Fath-Ali Shah Qajar	—	Historical Figures	59.8	8.2
#47	—	Louis the Pious	France	Historical Figures	66.1	8.0
#151	—	Charles the Simple	France	Historical Figures	59.9	7.8
#165	—	Frederick VIII of Denmark	—	Historical Figures	59.5	7.3
#88	—	Charles V of France	France	Historical Figures	63.1	7.1
#129	—	Jochi	—	Historical Figures	60.8	7.0
#196	—	Kōgyoku	Japan	Historical Figures	58.6	6.8
#128	—	Charles XV of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	60.8	6.4
#131	—	Harald Bluetooth	—	Historical Figures	60.7	6.4
#120	—	Edmund I	—	Historical Figures	61.0	6.1
#192	—	Friedrich August III of Saxony	Germany	Historical Figures	58.8	6.1
#187	—	Birendra of Nepal	—	Historical Figures	58.9	6.0
#9	—	Akihito	Japan	Historical Figures	77.6	5.9
#146	—	H Himiko	—	Historical Figures	60.2	5.7
#148	—	Tariq ibn Ziyad	—	Historical Figures	60.0	5.6
#181	—	Emperor Xian of Han	China	Historical Figures	59.0	5.3
#136	—	Oscar II of Sweden	Sweden	Historical Figures	60.5	4.8
#178	—	Mongkut	—	Historical Figures	59.1	4.6
#147	—	Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.	United States	Historical Figures	60.1	4.1