188 - 217
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (born Lucius Septimius Bassianus, 4 April 188 – 8 April 217), better known by his nickname Caracalla (), was Roman emperor from 198 to 217 AD. He was a member of the Severan dynasty, the elder son of Emperor Septimius Severus and Empress Julia Domna. Proclaimed co-ruler by his father in 198, he reigned jointly with his brother Geta, co-emperor from 209, after their father's death in 211. His brother was murdered by the Praetorian Guard later that year under orders from Caracalla, who then reigned afterwards as sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caracalla has received more than 3,111,997 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 79 in 2019). Caracalla is the 190th most popular politician (down from 151st in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from France (down from 74th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Politician.
Caracalla was most famous for the Edict of Caracalla, which granted Roman citizenship to all free men in the Roman Empire.
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Among politicians, Caracalla ranks 190 out of 15,577. Before him are Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Donald Trump, Leonidas I, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Louis the Pious. After him are Salvador Allende, Klemens von Metternich, Titus, Edward IV of England, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha.
1741 - 1790
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 184
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 185
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 186
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 187
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 188
778 - 840
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 189
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 190
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 191
1773 - 1859
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 192
41 - 81
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 193
1442 - 1483
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 194
1919 - 1980
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 195
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 196
Among people born in 188, Caracalla ranks 1. Among people deceased in 217, Caracalla ranks 1. After him are Pope Zephyrinus, Julia Domna, and Judah ha-Nasi.
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 1
150 - 217
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 2
160 - 217
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 3
135 - 217
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 4
Among people born in France, Caracalla ranks 82 out of 6,011. Before him are Tacitus (54), Pope Urban II (1042), Marquis de Sade (1740), Gustave Courbet (1819), Irène Joliot-Curie (1897), and Louis the Pious (778). After him are Pierre-Simon Laplace (1749), Edward IV of England (1442), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744), and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520).
54 - 120
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 76
1042 - 1099
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 77
1740 - 1814
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 78
1819 - 1877
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 79
1897 - 1956
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 80
778 - 840
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 81
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 82
1749 - 1827
HPI: 77.98
Rank: 83
1442 - 1483
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 84
1773 - 1850
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 85
1757 - 1836
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 86
1744 - 1829
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 87
1520 - 1594
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 88
Among politicians born in France, Caracalla ranks 18. Before him are Francis I of France (1494), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Louis IX of France (1214), Henry III of France (1551), and Louis the Pious (778). After him are Edward IV of England (1442), Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), Napoleon II (1811), Henry II of France (1519), and Philip V of Spain (1683).
1494 - 1547
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 12
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 13
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 14
1214 - 1270
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 15
1551 - 1589
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 16
778 - 840
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 17
188 - 217
HPI: 78.05
Rank: 18
1442 - 1483
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 19
1773 - 1850
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 20
1757 - 1836
HPI: 77.82
Rank: 21
1811 - 1832
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 22
1519 - 1559
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 23
1683 - 1746
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24