12 - 41
Gaius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (31 August 12 – 24 January 41), better known by his nickname Caligula (), was Roman emperor from AD 37 until his assassination in AD 41. He was the son of the Roman general Germanicus and Agrippina the Elder, Augustus' granddaughter, members of the first ruling family of the Roman Empire. He was born two years before Tiberius was made emperor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caligula has received more than 15,769,796 page views. His biography is available in 108 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 103 in 2019). Caligula is the 65th most popular politician (down from 49th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Italy (down from 27th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Politician.
Caligula was the emperor of Rome from 37 to 41 AD. He is most famous for his cruelty and insatiable desire for power.
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Among politicians, Caligula ranks 65 out of 15,577. Before him are Benjamin Franklin, Mehmed the Conqueror, Nicholas II of Russia, Henry Kissinger, John F. Kennedy, and Margaret Thatcher. After him are James K. Polk, Mary I of England, Hillary Clinton, Huang Xianfan, Muammar Gaddafi, and Ronald Reagan.
1706 - 1790
HPI: 83.56
Rank: 59
1432 - 1481
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 60
1868 - 1918
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 61
1923 - 2023
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 62
1917 - 1963
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 63
1925 - 2013
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 64
12 - 41
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 65
1795 - 1849
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 66
1516 - 1558
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 67
1947 - Present
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 68
1899 - 1982
HPI: 82.93
Rank: 69
1942 - 2011
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 70
1911 - 2004
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 71
Among people born in 12, Caligula ranks 1. Among people deceased in 41, Caligula ranks 1. After him are Milonia Caesonia, Julia Drusilla, Cassius Chaerea, and Cunobeline.
12 - 41
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 1
7 - 41
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 2
39 - 41
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 3
12 BC - 41
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 4
100 BC - 41
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Caligula ranks 28 out of 4,668. Before him are Caravaggio (1571), Nero (37), Ovid (-43), Sandro Botticelli (1445), Marcus Aurelius (121), and Petrarch (1304). After him are Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Alessandro Volta (1745), Florence Nightingale (1820), Niccolò Paganini (1782), Parmenides (-501), and Horace (-65).
1571 - 1610
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 22
37 - 68
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 23
43 BC - 17
HPI: 84.24
Rank: 24
1445 - 1510
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 25
121 - 180
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 26
1304 - 1374
HPI: 83.55
Rank: 27
12 - 41
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 28
1313 - 1375
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 29
1745 - 1827
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 30
1820 - 1910
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 31
1782 - 1840
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 32
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 33
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 34
Among politicians born in Italy, Caligula ranks 8. Before him are Augustus (-63), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), Commodus (161), Nero (37), and Marcus Aurelius (121). After him are Pontius Pilate (-12), Tiberius (-42), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Mark Antony (-83), Vespasian (9), and Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194).
63 BC - 14
HPI: 89.71
Rank: 2
1883 - 1945
HPI: 86.73
Rank: 3
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 4
161 - 192
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 5
37 - 68
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 6
121 - 180
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 7
12 - 41
HPI: 83.19
Rank: 8
12 BC - 38
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 9
42 BC - 37
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 10
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 11
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 12
9 - 79
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 13
1194 - 1250
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 14