MILITARY PERSONNEL
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon (Ancient Greek: Ἀλέξανδρος, romanized: Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), most commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia. He succeeded his father Philip II to the throne in 336 BC at the age of 20 and spent most of his ruling years conducting a lengthy military campaign throughout Western Asia, Central Asia, parts of South Asia, and Egypt. By the age of 30, he had created one of the largest empires in history, stretching from Greece to northwestern India. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander the Great has received more than 43,197,557 page views. His biography is available in 201 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 195 in 2019). Alexander the Great is the 2nd most popular military personnel, the 4th most popular biography from Greece (down from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Greek Military Personnel.
Alexander the Great is most famous for his military conquests.
Memorability Metrics
43M
Page Views (PV)
92.48
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
201
Languages Editions (L)
13.57
Effective Languages (L*)
6.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Alexander the Great ranks 2 out of 2,058. Before him are Genghis Khan. After him are Timur, Joan of Arc, Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Spartacus, Adolf Eichmann, and Oda Nobunaga.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Genghis Khan
1162 - 1227
HPI: 96.62
Rank: 1
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 2
Timur
1336 - 1405
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 3
Joan of Arc
1412 - 1431
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 4
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 5
Karl Dönitz
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 6
Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 7
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 8
Khalid ibn al-Walid
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 9
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 10
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 11
Oda Nobunaga
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 356 BC, Alexander the Great ranks 1. After him are Hephaestion, Nearchus, King Huiwen of Qin, and Leonnatus. Among people deceased in 323 BC, Alexander the Great ranks 1. After him are Stateira II, Drypetis, Harpalus, Parysatis II, Sisygambis, Cynane, Leosthenes, and Meleager.
Others Born in 356 BC
Go to all RankingsAlexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Hephaestion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 2
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
King Huiwen of Qin
POLITICIAN
356 BC - 311 BC
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 4
Leonnatus
POLITICIAN
356 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 323 BC
Go to all RankingsAlexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Stateira II
POLITICIAN
346 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2
Drypetis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3
Harpalus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4
Parysatis II
COMPANION
350 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 5
Sisygambis
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 6
Cynane
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 7
Leosthenes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 8
Meleager
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Alexander the Great ranks 4 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristotle (-384), Plato (-427), and Socrates (-470). After him are Pythagoras (-570), Homer (-800), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Pericles (-494), Democritus (-460), and Epicurus (-341).
Others born in Greece
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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 5
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 6
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 7
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 9
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 10
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece
Among military personnels born in Greece, Alexander the Great ranks 1. After him are Spartacus (-109), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Themistocles (-524), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Parmenion (-400), and Mardonius (-600).
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 2
Ptolemy I Soter
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 3
Themistocles
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 4
Pyrrhus of Epirus
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 5
Miltiades
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 6
Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
Hephaestion
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 8
Cimon
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 9
Pittacus of Mytilene
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 10
Parmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 11
Mardonius
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 12
