Politician
Khosrow I
King of Kings of Iranians and non-Iranians
501 - 579
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Khosrow I
His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2024). Khosrow I is the 754th most popular politician (down from 575th in 2024), the 28th most popular biography from Iran and the 11th most popular Iranian Politician.
Khosrow I was the king of Persia from 531-579 AD. He is most famous for his conquest of the Byzantine Empire and his introduction of Zoroastrianism as the state religion.
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#28 / 800
Khosrow I ranks #28 among 800 people in Pantheon born in Iran, inside the top 4% of that group.
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Khosrow I's biography appears in 60 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 94% of all Politicians.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Khosrow I ranks 754 out of 20,022. Before him are Chun Doo-hwan, Umberto II of Italy, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Hassan II of Morocco, and Leonid Kuchma. After him are Anna of Russia, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Leo III the Isaurian, Kim Jong Un, Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, and James Madison.
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HPI: 77.25
Rank: 748
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HPI: 77.25
Rank: 749
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HPI: 77.24
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Jean-Baptiste Colbert
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HPI: 77.24
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Hassan II of Morocco
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HPI: 77.24
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HPI: 77.21
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Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 754
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HPI: 77.21
Rank: 755
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HPI: 77.20
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Leo III the Isaurian
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HPI: 77.19
Rank: 757
Kim Jong Un
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HPI: 77.19
Rank: 758
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1850 - 1937
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 759
James Madison
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HPI: 77.18
Rank: 760
Contemporaries
Among people born in 501, Khosrow I ranks 1. After him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Imru' al-Qais, Icel of Mercia, Pyeongwon of Goguryeo, Eulogius of Alexandria, Artabanes, Daṇḍin, Anwon of Goguryeo, Bridei I, Anastasia the Patrician, and Bharavi. Among people deceased in 579, Khosrow I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Benedict I. After him is Theodric of Bernicia.
Others Born in 501
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POLITICIAN
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 1
Stephanus of Byzantium
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 2
Imru' al-Qais
WRITER
501 - 544
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 3
Icel of Mercia
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 4
Pyeongwon of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
501 - 590
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 5
Eulogius of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
501 - 608
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 6
Artabanes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
501 - Present
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 7
Daṇḍin
WRITER
501 - 700
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 8
Anwon of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
501 - 545
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 9
Bridei I
POLITICIAN
501 - 584
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 10
Anastasia the Patrician
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
501 - 576
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 11
Bharavi
WRITER
501 - 600
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 579
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Pope Benedict I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
525 - 579
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 1
Khosrow I
POLITICIAN
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 2
Theodric of Bernicia
POLITICIAN
500 - 579
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 3
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Khosrow I ranks 28 out of 800. Before him are Al-Tabari (839), Bodhidharma (483), Malik-Shah I (1055), Tughril (990), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), and Tahmasp I (1514). After him are Ferdowsi (940), Nader Shah (1688), Mansur Al-Hallaj (858), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), and Nasir al-Din al-Tusi (1201).
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Al-Tabari
PHILOSOPHER
839 - 923
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 22
Bodhidharma
PHILOSOPHER
483 - 540
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 23
Malik-Shah I
POLITICIAN
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 24
Tughril
MILITARY PERSONNEL
990 - 1063
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 25
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 26
Tahmasp I
POLITICIAN
1514 - 1576
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 27
Khosrow I
POLITICIAN
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 28
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 29
Nader Shah
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1747
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 30
Mansur Al-Hallaj
WRITER
858 - 922
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 31
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
817 - 875
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 32
Nizam al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1092
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 33
Nasir al-Din al-Tusi
WRITER
1201 - 1274
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 34
Among Politicians In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Khosrow I ranks 11. Before him are Darius III (-380), Ali Khamenei (1939), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), and Tahmasp I (1514). After him are Nader Shah (1688), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Darius II (-475), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Rashid-al-Din Hamadani (1247), and Ardashir I (180).
Darius III
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 5
Ali Khamenei
1939 - 2026
HPI: 81.36
Rank: 6
Cambyses II
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 7
Malik-Shah I
1055 - 1092
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 8
Xerxes II of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 9
Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 10
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 11
Nader Shah
1688 - 1747
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 12
Nizam al-Mulk
1018 - 1092
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 13
Darius II
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 76.34
Rank: 14
Antiochus III the Great
241 BC - 187 BC
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 15
Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
1247 - 1318
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 16
Ardashir I
180 - 242
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 17
