Oliver Cromwell

Politician

Birthday April 25, 1599

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Huntingdon, England

DEATH DATE Sep 3, 1658 (59)

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About

Military leader during the English Civil Wars who served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. A 2020 BBC poll listed him as one of the top ten greatest Britons of all time. 

Before Fame

He was the grandson of a wealthy landowner.

Trivia

He was responsible for the deaths of 3,000 soldiers and numerous Irish civilians. Winston Churchill considered him to be some form of a military dictator. 

Family Life

He and his wife had nine children.

Associated With

He was portrayed by actor Richard Harris in a 1970 biopic.