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Carus

230 - 283

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Marcus Aurelius Carus (c. 222 – July or August 283) was Roman emperor from 282 to 283. During his short reign, Carus fought the Germanic tribes and Sarmatians along the Danube frontier with success. He died while campaigning against the Sassanid Empire and is believed to have died of unnatural causes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carus has received more than 1,048,106 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Carus is the 1,330th most popular politician (up from 1,475th in 2019), the 481st most popular biography from France (up from 545th in 2019) and the 115th most popular French Politician.

Carus is most famous for his work on the circulatory system. He was one of the first people to propose that the heart pumps blood through the body.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 57

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.03

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carus ranks 1,330 out of 19,576. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Olaf Tryggvason, Abaqa Khan, Alexios V Doukas, Charles-Henri Sanson, and Maymunah bint al-Harith. After him are Leo VI the Wise, Seongjong of Joseon, Tsai Ing-wen, Harald Bluetooth, Conrad IV of Germany, and Lucullus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 230, Carus ranks 1. After him is Hostilian. Among people deceased in 283, Carus ranks 1. After him are Pope Eutychian, and Anatolius of Laodicea.

Others Born in 230

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    Carus

    POLITICIAN

    230 - 283

    HPI: 68.23

    Rank: 1

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    Hostilian

    POLITICIAN

    230 - 251

    HPI: 67.08

    Rank: 2

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In France

Among people born in France, Carus ranks 481 out of 6,770. Before him are Alfred de Musset (1810), Ambroise Paré (1510), Yves Klein (1928), Charles-Henri Sanson (1739), Adolphe Adam (1803), and Pierre Richard (1934). After him are Patrick Modiano (1945), Genevieve (423), Jean Arp (1886), Jacques Delors (1925), Mireille Darc (1938), and Hippolyte Fizeau (1819).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Carus ranks 115. Before him are Henri, Count of Chambord (1820), Ludwig I of Bavaria (1786), Emmanuel Macron (1977), Caroline Bonaparte (1782), Stephen, King of England (1095), and Charles-Henri Sanson (1739). After him are Antoine of Navarre (1518), Christine Lagarde (1956), Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928), William II of England (1056), Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550), and Aristide Briand (1862).

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