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Caranus of Macedon

900 BC - 800 BC

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Caranus or Karanos (Greek: Κάρανος, romanized: Káranos) was the first king of the ancient greek kingdom of Macedonia according to later traditions. According to Herodotus, however, the first king was Perdiccas I. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Caranus of Macedon has received more than 218,464 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Caranus of Macedon is the 2,981st most popular politician (up from 3,742nd in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 239th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular Greek Politician.

Caranus of Macedon was most famous for his victory over the Illyrians in 478 BC.

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  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.37

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Caranus of Macedon ranks 2,981 out of 19,576. Before him are Mihailo Obrenović, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Calchas, Zechariah of Israel, Telipinu, and Syphax. After him are Emperor Sujin, King Huiwen of Qin, Bülent Ecevit, Kenneth MacAlpin, Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Latife Uşşaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900 BC, Caranus of Macedon ranks 10. Before him are Uzziah, Shalmaneser III, Jehu, Jehoram of Judah, Jehoash of Israel, and Ahaziah of Judah. After him are Jehoahaz of Israel, Shammuramat, Menua, Takelot II, Hazael, and Coenus of Macedon. Among people deceased in 800 BC, Caranus of Macedon ranks 4. Before him are Hoshea, Titus Tatius, and Jotham of Judah. After him are Shammuramat, Tarpeia, Shabaka, Coenus of Macedon, Coroebus of Elis, Bakenranef, Tefnakht, and Ben-Hadad III.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Caranus of Macedon ranks 202 out of 1,024. Before him are Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark (1914), Exekias (-501), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Telamon (null), Bacchylides (-490), and Calchas (null). After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Gotse Delchev (1872), Philostratus (170), Cleomenes III (-260), Stilpo (-359), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Caranus of Macedon ranks 72. Before him are Theophano (941), Karolos Papoulias (1929), Herodes Atticus (101), Berenice I of Egypt (-340), Telamon (null), and Calchas (null). After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Gotse Delchev (1872), Cleomenes III (-260), Thessalonike of Macedon (-352), Andreas Papandreou (1919), and Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950).

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