Military Personnel

Spartacus

Thracian gladiator who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic

109 BC - 71 BC

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Spartacus

His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2024). Spartacus is the 18th most popular military personnel (down from 10th in 2024), the 29th most popular biography from Greece (down from 26th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Spartacus was a Thracian slave who led a major slave rebellion in the Roman Republic.

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#18 / 2,188

Spartacus ranks #18 of 2,188 Military Personnels worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

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Spartacus's biography appears in 85 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Military Personnels.

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Despite a life of just 38 years, Spartacus ranks #18 among all Military Personnels in history.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Spartacus ranks 18 out of 2,188. Before him are Erwin Rommel, Tokugawa Ieyasu, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Charles Martel, Prince Eugene of Savoy, and Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. After him are Vasily Zaitsev, Romulus Augustulus, Flavius Aetius, Jochi, Simo Häyhä, and Belisarius.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 12
Tokugawa Ieyasu
1542 - 1616
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 13
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 14
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 15
Prince Eugene of Savoy
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 16
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
1757 - 1834
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 17
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 18
Vasily Zaitsev
1915 - 1991
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 19
Romulus Augustulus
460 - 527
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 20
Flavius Aetius
390 - 454
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 21
Jochi
1181 - 1227
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 22
Simo Häyhä
1905 - 2002
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 23
Belisarius
505 - 565
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 24

Contemporaries

Among people born in 109 BC, Spartacus ranks 1. After him are Catiline, and Gaius Marius the Younger. Among people deceased in 71 BC, Spartacus ranks 1. After him are Gannicus, and Marcus Antonius Creticus.

Others Born in 109 BC

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Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Catiline
POLITICIAN
109 BC - 62 BC
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 2
Gaius Marius the Younger
POLITICIAN
109 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 71 BC

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Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Gannicus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 2
Marcus Antonius Creticus
POLITICIAN
115 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 3

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Spartacus ranks 29 out of 1,135. Before him are Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Sappho (-630), Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), and Draco (-650). After him are Xenophon (-430), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), and Gorgias (-483).

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Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 23
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 24
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 25
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 26
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 27
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 28
Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 29
Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 30
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 32
Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 33
Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 35