MILITARY PERSONNEL
Abraha
600 - 600
Abraha
Abraha (Ge’ez: አብርሃ) (also spelled Abreha, died presumably 570 CE) was an Aksumite military leader who controlled the Kingdom of Himyar (modern-day Yemen) and a large part of present-day Saudi Arabia for over 30 years in the 6th century. Originally a general in the Aksumite army that invaded Yemen around 525 CE, Abraha seized power by deposing the Christian Himyarite king installed by Kaleb. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abraha has received more than 711,650 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Abraha is the 158th most popular military personnel (up from 166th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Ethiopia (up from 55th in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Military Personnel.
Abraha was most famous for leading a military expedition against Mecca in the year 570 AD.
Memorability Metrics
710k
Page Views (PV)
67.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
6.69
Effective Languages (L*)
2.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Abraha ranks 158 out of 2,058. Before him are Antipater, Paul Tibbets, Pittacus of Mytilene, Józef Poniatowski, Alfred von Schlieffen, and Semyon Timoshenko. After him are Hermann Fegelein, Alexander Selkirk, Joseph Joffre, Louis, Grand Condé, Joachim Peiper, and Semyon Budyonny.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntipater
397 BC - 319 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 152
Paul Tibbets
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 153
Pittacus of Mytilene
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 154
Józef Poniatowski
1763 - 1813
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 155
Alfred von Schlieffen
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 156
Semyon Timoshenko
1895 - 1970
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 157
Abraha
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 158
Hermann Fegelein
1906 - 1945
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 159
Alexander Selkirk
1676 - 1721
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 160
Joseph Joffre
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 161
Louis, Grand Condé
1621 - 1686
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 162
Joachim Peiper
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 163
Semyon Budyonny
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 164
Contemporaries
Among people born in 600, Abraha ranks 11. Before him are Jordanes, Musaylimah, Abdullah ibn Masud, Pope Vitalian, Bahira, and Pope John IV. After him are Maria al-Qibtiyya, Abdullah ibn Muhammad, Muadh ibn Jabal, Abu Dhar al-Ghifari, Pope Theodore I, and Bahram Chobin. Among people deceased in 600, Abraha ranks 2. Before him is Jordanes. After him are Qasim ibn Muhammad, Abd Manaf ibn Qusai, Stephanus of Byzantium, Priscian, Leander of Seville, Sophia, Eutocius of Ascalon, Bharavi, Hrólfr Kraki, and David the Invincible.
Others Born in 600
Go to all RankingsJordanes
WRITER
600 - 600
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 5
Musaylimah
POLITICIAN
600 - 632
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 6
Abdullah ibn Masud
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 650
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 7
Pope Vitalian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 672
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 8
Bahira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 700
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 9
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 10
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 11
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 12
Abdullah ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 615
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 13
Muadh ibn Jabal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 640
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 14
Abu Dhar al-Ghifari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 652
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 15
Pope Theodore I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 649
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 16
Bahram Chobin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 592
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 600
Go to all RankingsJordanes
WRITER
600 - 600
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 1
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
Qasim ibn Muhammad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
598 - 600
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 3
Abd Manaf ibn Qusai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
430 - 600
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 4
Stephanus of Byzantium
POLITICIAN
501 - 600
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 5
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 6
Leander of Seville
PHYSICIAN
534 - 600
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 7
Sophia
POLITICIAN
530 - 600
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 8
Eutocius of Ascalon
MATHEMATICIAN
480 - 600
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 9
Bharavi
WRITER
501 - 600
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 10
Hrólfr Kraki
POLITICIAN
596 - 600
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 11
David the Invincible
PHILOSOPHER
600 - 600
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 12
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 4 out of 105. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Selassie (1892), and Zewditu (1876). After him are Menelik II (1844), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), and Sahle-Work Zewde (1950).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsAbebe Bikila
ATHLETE
1932 - 1973
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
Haile Selassie
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 2
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 3
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 4
Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 5
Mengistu Haile Mariam
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 6
Menelik I
POLITICIAN
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 7
Onuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 8
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 9
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 10
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 12
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Ethiopia
Among military personnels born in Ethiopia, Abraha ranks 1. After him are Malik Ambar (1548).