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Aristides

550 BC - 467 BC

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Aristides ( ARR-ih-STY-deez; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστείδης, romanized: Aristeídēs, Attic Greek: [aristěːdɛːs]; 530–468 BC) was an ancient Athenian statesman. Nicknamed "the Just" (δίκαιος, díkaios), he flourished at the beginning of Athens' Classical period and is remembered for his generalship in the Persian War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristides has received more than 382,383 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Aristides is the 1,143rd most popular politician (down from 887th in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Greece (down from 87th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Greek Politician.

Aristides is most famous for his honesty and fairness. He was a general in the Peloponnesian War, and he was known to be a just and fair man.

Memorability Metrics

  • 380k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aristides ranks 1,143 out of 19,576. Before him are Roh Moo-hyun, Valerius Severus, Probus, Emperor Taizu of Song, U Thant, and John III of Portugal. After him are James II of England, Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, Theophilos, Baldur von Schirach, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550 BC, Aristides ranks 5. Before him are Darius the Great, Cambyses II, Hecataeus of Miletus, and Zechariah. After him are Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, Mahākāśyapa, Atossa, Kapila, Goujian, and Labashi-Marduk. Among people deceased in 467 BC, Aristides ranks 1. After him is Pausanias.

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    Aristides

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 467 BC

    HPI: 69.08

    Rank: 1

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    Pausanias

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    HPI: 65.50

    Rank: 2

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aristides ranks 97 out of 1,024. Before him are Lysimachus (-361), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Alexander of Greece (1893), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), and Simonides of Ceos (-556). After him are Saint Titus (13), Philomena (291), Agrippina the Elder (-14), Nestor (null), Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), and Diotima of Mantinea (-450).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Aristides ranks 34. Before him are Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Galla Placidia (388), Creon (null), Lysimachus (-361), Alexander of Greece (1893), and Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789). After him are Agrippina the Elder (-14), Nestor (null), Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), John V Palaiologos (1332), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), and Necho II (-625).

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