828 - 907
Boris I (also Bogoris), venerated as Saint Boris I (Mihail) the Baptizer (Church Slavonic: Борисъ А҃ / Борисъ-Михаилъ Bulgarian: Борис I / Борис-Михаил; died 2 May 907), was the ruler (knyaz) of the First Bulgarian Empire in 852–889. The historian Steven Runciman called him one of the greatest persons in history. Despite a number of military setbacks, the reign of Boris I was marked with significant events that shaped Bulgarian and European history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Boris I of Bulgaria has received more than 349,068 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Boris I of Bulgaria is the 1,982nd most popular politician (down from 1,394th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 18th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Bulgarian Politician.
Boris I of Bulgaria is most famous for his conversion to Christianity and his introduction of Christianity to Bulgaria.
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Among politicians, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1,982 out of 15,577. Before him are Al-Kamil, Gennady Zyuganov, James Callaghan, Tiglath-Pileser III, Constans, and Biljana Plavšić. After him are Emeric, King of Hungary, George of Poděbrady, Emperor Taizong of Song, Jayavarman VII, Donald Rumsfeld, and Emperor Shenzong of Song.
1177 - 1238
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,976
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,977
1912 - 2005
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,978
755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,979
320 - 350
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,980
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 1,981
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 1,982
1174 - 1204
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 1,983
1420 - 1471
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 1,984
939 - 997
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 1,985
1125 - 1218
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 1,986
1932 - 2021
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 1,987
1048 - 1085
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 1,988
Among people born in 828, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 1. After him is Ibn Qutaybah. Among people deceased in 907, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 2. Before him is Árpád. After him are Isma'il ibn Ahmad, Herbert I, Count of Vermandois, and Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria.
845 - 907
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 1
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 2
849 - 907
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 3
850 - 907
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 4
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5
Among people born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 20 out of 372. Before him are Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kubrat (605), and Saint Naum (830). After him are Tiberius II Constantine (520), Tzvetan Todorov (1939), Hristo Stoichkov (1966), Fritz Zwicky (1898), Sylvie Vartan (1944), and Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168).
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 15
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 16
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 17
605 - 665
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 18
830 - 910
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 19
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 20
520 - 582
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 21
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 22
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 23
1898 - 1974
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 24
1944 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
1168 - 1207
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 26
Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Boris I of Bulgaria ranks 13. Before him are Phocas (547), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), and Kubrat (605). After him are Tiberius II Constantine (520), Kaloyan of Bulgaria (1168), Ivan Asen II of Bulgaria (1195), Christian Rakovsky (1873), Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879), and Ivan Shishman of Bulgaria (1350).
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 7
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 8
396 - 457
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 9
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 11
605 - 665
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 13
520 - 582
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 14
1168 - 1207
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 15
1195 - 1241
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 16
1873 - 1941
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 17
1879 - 1923
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 18
1350 - 1395
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 19