POLITICIAN
Balash
500 - 488
Balash
Balash (Middle Persian: 𐭥𐭥𐭣𐭠𐭧𐭱𐭩, Wardākhsh/Walākhsh) was the Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 484 to 488. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Balash has received more than 111,257 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Balash is the 4,015th most popular politician (up from 4,233rd in 2019).
Balash is most famous for its use in the traditional dish, Balash-e-Bademjan.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
61.09
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Balashes by language
Over the past year Balash has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 15,955 views, followed by Persian (14,837), and Russian (4,002). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (606.06%), Zazaki (66.22%), and Western Punjabi (58.52%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Balash ranks 4,015 out of 19,576. Before him are Fanny Elssler, Leo I, King of Armenia, Kayqubad III, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, Prince Valdemar of Denmark, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. After him are Kim Kyong-hui, Vladimir Kryuchkov, Ayşe Sultan, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Zhelyu Zhelev, and Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Fanny Elssler
1810 - 1884
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,009
Leo I, King of Armenia
1150 - 1219
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,010
Kayqubad III
1300 - 1303
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,011
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
1755 - 1801
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,012
Prince Valdemar of Denmark
1858 - 1939
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,013
Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia
1110 - 1174
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 4,014
Balash
500 - 488
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,015
Kim Kyong-hui
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,016
Vladimir Kryuchkov
1924 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,017
Ayşe Sultan
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,018
Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan
1470 - 1524
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,019
Zhelyu Zhelev
1935 - 2015
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 4,020
Kʼinich Janaabʼ Pakal
603 - 683
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 4,021
Contemporaries
Among people born in 500, Balash ranks 13. Before him are Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. After him are Priscian, Antipope Laurentius, Muqan Qaghan, Ernak, Hormizd III, and Theudigisel. Among people deceased in 488, Balash ranks 1. After him are Leontius, and Illus.
Others Born in 500
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Basiliscus
POLITICIAN
500 - 476
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 7
Nonnus
WRITER
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Sigismund of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
500 - 524
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 9
Yazdegerd II
POLITICIAN
500 - 457
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
Ildico
COMPANION
500 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
Gundobad
POLITICIAN
500 - 516
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 12
Balash
POLITICIAN
500 - 488
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 13
Priscian
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 600
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 14
Antipope Laurentius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 507
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 15
Muqan Qaghan
POLITICIAN
500 - 572
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 16
Ernak
POLITICIAN
500 - 469
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 17
Hormizd III
POLITICIAN
500 - 459
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 18
Theudigisel
POLITICIAN
500 - 549
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 19
