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Achaemenes

800 BC - 700 BC

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Achaemenes (Old Persian: 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 Haxāmaniš; Ancient Greek: Ἀχαιμένης Akhaiménēs; Latin: Achaemenēs) was the progenitor (apical ancestor) of the Achaemenid dynasty of rulers of Persia. Other than his role as an apical ancestor, nothing is known of his life or actions. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Achaemenes has received more than 397,066 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Achaemenes is the 1,511th most popular politician (up from 1,662nd in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Iran (down from 66th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Iranian Politician.

Achaemenes is most famous for being the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, which ruled Persia from 550 BC to 330 BC.

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  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 67.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Achaemenes ranks 1,511 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin I, Latin Emperor, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, King Elah, Hans Luther, Pepi I Meryre, and Herod Agrippa. After him are Clara Petacci, Constantine VIII, Nitocris, Carlos Menem, Theuderic I, and José Eduardo dos Santos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Achaemenes ranks 10. Before him are Amos, Lycurgus of Sparta, Hezekiah, Hoshea, Esarhaddon, and Manasseh of Judah. After him are Titus Tatius, Jotham of Judah, Candaules, Piye, Zechariah of Israel, and Taharqa. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Achaemenes ranks 3. Before him are Isaiah, and Hesiod. After him are Nahum, Tyrtaeus, Gyges of Lydia, Jehoahaz of Judah, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Callinus, Shebitku, and Ariaramnes.

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  • Photo of Amos

    Amos

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    800 BC - 745 BC

    HPI: 73.04

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Lycurgus of Sparta

    Lycurgus of Sparta

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 730 BC

    HPI: 71.84

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Hezekiah

    Hezekiah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 697 BC

    HPI: 70.75

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Hoshea

    Hoshea

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 68.78

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Esarhaddon

    Esarhaddon

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 669 BC

    HPI: 68.33

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Manasseh of Judah

    Manasseh of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 642 BC

    HPI: 67.63

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Achaemenes

    Achaemenes

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 67.53

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Titus Tatius

    Titus Tatius

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 67.44

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Jotham of Judah

    Jotham of Judah

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 65.51

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Candaules

    Candaules

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 760 BC

    HPI: 63.71

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Piye

    Piye

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 716 BC

    HPI: 63.16

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Zechariah of Israel

    Zechariah of Israel

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 752 BC

    HPI: 63.08

    Rank: 15

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    Taharqa

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 664 BC

    HPI: 62.49

    Rank: 16

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Others Deceased in 700 BC

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Achaemenes ranks 68 out of 631. Before him are Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyrus I (-690), Mohammad Khatami (1943), Abbas Kiarostami (1940), and Ibn Majah (824). After him are Öljaitü (1280), Shapur II (309), Babak Khorramdin (798), Bayazid Bastami (804), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Achaemenes ranks 33. Before him are Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyrus I (-690), and Mohammad Khatami (1943). After him are Öljaitü (1280), Shapur II (309), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742), Xerxes II of Persia (-500), and Gaykhatu (1300).

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