Julius Caesar
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI 93.78215 languages
Julius Caesar is most famous for being a Roman general and politician who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire.
Trending Politicians from Italy This Week
The top 10 Politicians from Italy trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
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Giorgia Meloni
b. 1977
Trending in Italian (#10), German (#52), Spanish (#229), and French (#237) Wikipedia (5,243 views, on Oct 8).
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Vittorio Sgarbi
b. 1952
Trending in Italian (#12) Wikipedia (6,505 views, on Oct 4).
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Altiero Spinelli
1907 - 1986
Trending in Italian (#14) Wikipedia (3,909 views, on Oct 7).
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Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa
1940 - 2010
Trending in Italian (#21) Wikipedia (3,170 views, on Oct 7).
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Ilaria Salis
b. 1984
Trending in Italian (#26) Wikipedia (2,894 views, on Oct 7).
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Enrico Berlinguer
1922 - 1984
Trending in Italian (#50) Wikipedia (2,342 views, on Oct 5).
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Charles I of Hungary
1288 - 1342
Trending in Hungarian (#54) Wikipedia (173 views, on Oct 7).
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Benito Mussolini
1883 - 1945
Trending in Spanish (#57), Portuguese (#64), Italian (#74), Russian (#98), Dutch (#179), French (#254), and English (#278) Wikipedia (1,996...
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Sergio Mattarella
b. 1941
Trending in Italian (#66) and French (#232) Wikipedia (2,201 views, on Oct 4).
- #10
Roberto Gualtieri
b. 1966
Trending in Italian (#75) Wikipedia (1,566 views, on Oct 8).
This page contains a list of the greatest Italians Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 20,022 Politicians, 966 of which were born in Italy. This makes Italy the birth place of the 4th most number of Politicians behind Germany and France.
Top 10 Italian Politicians
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Italian Politicians of all time. This list of famous Italian Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Italian Politicians.
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Augustus
63 BC - 14
HPI 92.03206 languagesAugustus is most famous for being the first emperor of Rome.
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Commodus
161 - 192
HPI 89.7979 languagesCommodus is most famous for his involvement in the murder of his father, Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
#4 Benito Mussolini
1883 - 1945
HPI 88.36153 languagesBenito Mussolini was an Italian fascist dictator who is most famous for his involvement in World War II.
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Cicero
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI 88.19131 languagesCicero is most famous for his orations in Rome, where he was a lawyer and politician.
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Pompey
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI 87.6887 languagesPompey was most famous for his assassination of Julius Caesar.
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Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI 87.41112 languagesMarcus Aurelius was the Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD. He is most famous for his Meditations, a series of personal writings that provide insight into his thoughts and actions.
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Nero
37 - 68
HPI 87.19111 languagesNero was a Roman emperor who is most famous for starting the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
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Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
1768 - 1835
HPI 87.0578 languagesFrancis II, Holy Roman Emperor is most famous for being the last Holy Roman Emperor and for abdicating his throne in 1806.
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Geta
189 - 211
HPI 86.2864 languagesA geta is a traditional Japanese footwear, consisting of a wooden sole and a thong that passes between the big toe and the others.
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Which Politicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Politicians since 1700.
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