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Brasidas

500 BC - 422 BC

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Brasidas (Greek: Βρασίδας, died 422 BC) was the most distinguished Spartan officer during the first decade of the Peloponnesian War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brasidas has received more than 412,823 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Brasidas is the 2,595th most popular politician (down from 2,439th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Greece (up from 178th in 2019) and the 61st most popular Greek Politician.

Braidas is most famous for the Battle of Thermopylae, in which he was a Spartan general.

Memorability Metrics

  • 410k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.97

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 31

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.23

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Brasidas ranks 2,595 out of 19,576. Before him are Diadumenian, David II of Scotland, Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy, Theodahad, Mircea Snegur, and Atropates. After him are Ted Kennedy, Al-Walid II, Gülbahar Hatun, George V of Hanover, Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg, and Külüg Khan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Brasidas ranks 18. Before him are Xerxes II of Persia, Pāṇini, Nicias, Sogdianus of Persia, Pleistarchus, and Meton of Athens. After him are Zeuxis, Mnesikles, Polygnotus, Archelaus, Eubulides, and Fan Li. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Brasidas ranks 2. Before him is Cleon. After him are Cratinus, and Ion of Chios.

Others Born in 500 BC

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  • Photo of Xerxes II of Persia

    Xerxes II of Persia

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 424 BC

    HPI: 66.42

    Rank: 12

  • Photo of Pāṇini

    Pāṇini

    LINGUIST

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 66.28

    Rank: 13

  • Photo of Nicias

    Nicias

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 413 BC

    HPI: 64.77

    Rank: 14

  • Photo of Sogdianus of Persia

    Sogdianus of Persia

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 423 BC

    HPI: 64.38

    Rank: 15

  • Photo of Pleistarchus

    Pleistarchus

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 458 BC

    HPI: 64.30

    Rank: 16

  • Photo of Meton of Athens

    Meton of Athens

    MATHEMATICIAN

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 64.29

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Brasidas

    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.97

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Zeuxis

    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Mnesikles

    Mnesikles

    ARCHITECT

    500 BC - 460 BC

    HPI: 62.20

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Polygnotus

    Polygnotus

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 61.88

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Archelaus

    Archelaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 430 BC

    HPI: 61.70

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Eubulides

    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Fan Li

    Fan Li

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 448 BC

    HPI: 61.16

    Rank: 24

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Others Deceased in 422 BC

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  • Photo of Cleon

    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 64.92

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Brasidas

    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.97

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Cratinus

    Cratinus

    WRITER

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 59.88

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Ion of Chios

    Ion of Chios

    WRITER

    490 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 56.58

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 176 out of 1,024. Before him are Hippocrates of Chios (-470), Pleistarchus (-500), Meton of Athens (-500), Periander (-700), Agathias (536), and Longus (110). After him are Cleomenes I (-600), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Athenagoras I of Constantinople (1886), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), and Admetus (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Brasidas ranks 61. Before him are Agesilaus II (-444), Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Thaïs (-400), and Pleistarchus (-500). After him are Cleomenes I (-600), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark (1911), Admetus (null), Theophano (941), and Karolos Papoulias (1929).

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