640 BC - 560 BC
Alyattes (Lydian language: 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯𐤤𐤮 Walweteś; Ancient Greek: Ἀλυάττης Aluáttēs; reigned c. 635-585 BC), sometimes described as Alyattes I, was the fourth king of the Mermnad dynasty in Lydia, the son of Sadyattes, grandson of Ardys, and great-grandson of Gyges. He died after a reign of 57 years and was succeeded by his son Croesus.Alyattes was the first monarch who issued coins, made from electrum (and his successor Croesus was the first to issue gold coins). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alyattes of Lydia has received more than 115,860 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Alyattes of Lydia is the 6,805th most popular politician (up from 6,959th in 2019), the 598th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 569th in 2019) and the 285th most popular Turkish Politician.
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Among politicians, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 6,805 out of 15,710. Before him are Orodes III of Parthia, Ur-Nanshe, Arthur Zimmermann, Agilulf, Empress Masako, and Antonio Salandra. After him are Carlos Antonio López, Philip IV of Macedon, Alejandro Toledo, Bonosus, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, and Pertevniyal Sultan.
100 BC - 6
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,799
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,800
1864 - 1940
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,801
555 - 616
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,802
1963 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,803
1853 - 1931
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,804
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 6,805
1792 - 1862
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,806
400 BC - 296 BC
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,807
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,808
300 - 281
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,809
1499 - 1551
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,810
1812 - 1883
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 6,811
Among people born in 640 BC, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 1. Among people deceased in 560 BC, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 3. Before him are Thespis and Alcaeus of Mytilene. After him are Dorieus, Aulus Postumius Albus Regillensis, and Opiter Verginius Tricostus.
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 1
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 2
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 3
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 4
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 5
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 6
Among people born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 598 out of 1,128. Before him are John Kinnamos (1143), Artabazos I of Phrygia (-600), Ariadne (null), Magali Noël (1931), Dani Rodrik (1957), and John IV of Constantinople (600). After him are Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti (1929), Arctinus of Miletus (-800), Phocylides (-560), Constantine Manasses (1130), Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), and Philostorgius (368).
1143 - 1185
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 592
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 593
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 594
1931 - 2015
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 595
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 596
600 - 595
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 597
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 598
1929 - 2013
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 599
800 BC - Present
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 600
560 BC - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 601
1130 - 1187
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 602
1237 - 1275
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 603
368 - 439
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 604
Among politicians born in Turkey, Alyattes of Lydia ranks 285. Before him are Annia Faustina (201), Aquila of Sinope (100), Roman of Bulgaria (930), Argishti II (-800), Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (-120), and Ariadne (null). After him are Bohemond VI of Antioch (1237), Zannanza (-1350), Histiaeus (-550), Maria Palaiologina (1300), Alexandros Mavrokordatos (1791), and Alexander of Tralles (525).
201 - 222
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 279
100 - 200
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 280
930 - 997
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 281
800 BC - 685 BC
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 282
120 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 283
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 284
640 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 285
1237 - 1275
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 286
1350 BC - 1320 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 287
550 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 288
1300 - 1300
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 289
1791 - 1865
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 290
525 - 605
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 291