816 - 866
Bardas (Greek: Βάρδας; died 21 April 866) was a Byzantine noble and high-ranking minister. As the brother of Empress Theodora, he rose to high office under Theophilos (r. 829–842). Although sidelined after Theophilos's death by Theodora and Theoktistos, in 855 he engineered Theoktistos's murder and became the de facto regent for his nephew, Michael III (r. 842–867). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bardas has received more than 88,553 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Bardas is the 4,989th most popular politician (down from 4,512th in 2019), the 476th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 249th most popular Turkish Politician.
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Among politicians, Bardas ranks 4,989 out of 15,577. Before him are Caroline Kennedy, Lucius Antonius, Ugolino della Gherardesca, Alexander I of Moldavia, Otto Wels, and María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba. After him are Ernak, Sabuktigin, Boşnak Derviş Mehmed Pasha, Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, and Moša Pijade.
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4,983
81 BC - 39 BC
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4,984
1220 - 1289
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4,985
1400 - 1432
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 4,986
1873 - 1939
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,987
1762 - 1802
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,988
816 - 866
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,989
500 - 469
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,990
942 - 997
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,991
1569 - 1606
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 4,992
1900 - 1988
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 4,993
1866 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 4,994
1890 - 1957
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 4,995
Among people born in 816, Bardas ranks 2. Before him is Pope Formosus. After him is Joseph the Hymnographer. Among people deceased in 866, Bardas ranks 6. Before him are Al-Kindi, Robert the Strong, Linji Yixuan, Liudolf, Duke of Saxony, and Ordoño I of Asturias. After him are Charles the Child, Al-Musta'in, Eberhard of Friuli, and Ranulf I of Aquitaine.
816 - 896
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1
816 - 866
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 2
816 - 886
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 3
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 1
900 - 866
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 2
850 - 866
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 3
805 - 866
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 4
821 - 866
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 5
816 - 866
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 6
847 - 866
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 7
836 - 866
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 8
810 - 866
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 9
820 - 866
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 10
Among people born in Turkey, Bardas ranks 476 out of 1,301. Before him are Cüneyt Arkın (1937), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Rusa I (-800), Heraclius the Elder (600), Mark of Ephesus (1392), and Gülçiçek Hatun (1355). After him are Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Simeon Stylites the Younger (521), Euthymius the Great (377), Callinus (-680), Oribasius (325), and Anna of Savoy (1306).
1937 - 2022
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 470
1637 - 1691
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 471
800 BC - 714 BC
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 472
600 - 610
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 473
1392 - 1444
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 474
1355 - 1389
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 475
816 - 866
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 476
125 BC - 83 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 477
521 - 597
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 478
377 - 473
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 479
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 480
325 - 403
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 481
1306 - 1365
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 482
Among politicians born in Turkey, Bardas ranks 249. Before him are Andriscus (-185), Emine Hatun (1398), Qara Yusuf (1357), Köprülüzade Fazıl Mustafa Pasha (1637), Rusa I (-800), and Gülçiçek Hatun (1355). After him are Philip I Philadelphus (-125), Anna of Savoy (1306), Harpalus (-400), Markos Vafeiadis (1906), Joscelin III, Count of Edessa (1135), and Şahin Giray (1745).
185 BC - 146 BC
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 243
1398 - 1449
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 244
1357 - 1420
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 245
1637 - 1691
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 246
800 BC - 714 BC
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 247
1355 - 1389
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 248
816 - 866
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 249
125 BC - 83 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 250
1306 - 1365
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 251
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 252
1906 - 1992
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 253
1135 - 1200
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 254
1745 - 1787
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 255