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Ariovistus

101 BC - 54 BC

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Ariovistus was a leader of the Suebi and other allied Germanic peoples in the second quarter of the 1st century BC. He and his followers took part in a war in Gaul, assisting the Arverni and Sequani in defeating their rivals, the Aedui. They then settled in large numbers into conquered Gallic territory, in the Alsace region. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ariovistus has received more than 291,530 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Ariovistus is the 1,886th most popular politician (up from 2,387th in 2019), the 643rd most popular biography from France (up from 805th in 2019) and the 147th most popular French Politician.

Ariovistus was a king of the Suebi tribe who was defeated by Julius Caesar in 58 BC.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ariovistus ranks 1,886 out of 19,576. Before him are Kitbuqa, King Wen of Zhou, Oswald Mosley, Sophia Alekseyevna of Russia, Emperor Hui of Han, and Conrad of Montferrat. After him are Yejong of Joseon, Ḫattušili III, Gaykhatu, Tang of Shang, Cao Rui, and Ismail II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 101 BC, Ariovistus ranks 1. After him are Julia Minor, Ptolemy Apion, Rhodogune of Parthia, Ariarathes VIII of Cappadocia, and Manius Aquillius. Among people deceased in 54 BC, Ariovistus ranks 2. Before him is Catullus. After him are Julia, Aurelia Cotta, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, Mithridates IV of Parthia, and Dumnorix.

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In France

Among people born in France, Ariovistus ranks 643 out of 6,770. Before him are Chlodomer (495), Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741), Hugues de Payens (1074), Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661), Emma of Normandy (985), and W. Somerset Maugham (1874). After him are François Guizot (1787), Louis Blériot (1872), Maurice Chevalier (1888), Hugh the Great (898), Ferdinand Cheval (1836), and Ansgar (801).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Ariovistus ranks 147. Before him are Fulk, King of Jerusalem (1092), Léon Blum (1872), Félix Faure (1841), Charles II of Navarre (1332), Marie François Sadi Carnot (1837), and Paul Doumer (1857). After him are Simone Veil (1927), Nicolas Fouquet (1615), Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus (-90), Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy (1528), Jean Jaurès (1859), and Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608).

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