POLITICIAN
Childeric I
440 - 481
Childeric I
Childeric I (; French: Childéric; Latin: Flavius Childericus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hildirīk; died 481 AD) was a Frankish leader in the northern part of imperial Roman Gaul and a member of the Merovingian dynasty, described as a king (Latin rex), both on his Roman-style seal ring, which was buried with him, and in fragmentary later records of his life. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Childeric I has received more than 848,597 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Childeric I is the 898th most popular politician (down from 778th in 2019).
Childeric I was the son of Merovech, who was the son of Clovis I. Childeric I was the last ruler of the Merovingian dynasty. He was famous for being the first king to be buried in a church.
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850k
Page Views (PV)
70.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
7.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Childeric I ranks 898 out of 19,576. Before him are Sebastian of Portugal, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahfiruz Hatun, János Kádár, Sukjong of Joseon, and Cleopatra II of Egypt. After him are Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Kurt von Schleicher, Louis VI of France, Friedrich Ratzel, Charles XV of Sweden, and Xiang Yu.
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Sebastian of Portugal
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HPI: 70.41
Rank: 892
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Childeric I
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HPI: 70.35
Rank: 898
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Friedrich Ratzel
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HPI: 70.35
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Charles XV of Sweden
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HPI: 70.35
Rank: 903
Xiang Yu
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HPI: 70.34
Rank: 904
Contemporaries
Among people born in 440, Childeric I ranks 2. Before him is Pope Felix III. After him are Euric, Vakhtang I of Iberia, Ammonius Hermiae, Emperor Wu of Southern Qi, Shushanik, and Philoxenus of Mabbug. Among people deceased in 481, Childeric I ranks 1. After him is Theodoric Strabo.
Others Born in 440
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Pope Felix III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
440 - 492
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 1
Childeric I
POLITICIAN
440 - 481
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 2
Euric
POLITICIAN
440 - 484
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 3
Vakhtang I of Iberia
POLITICIAN
440 - 502
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 4
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 5
Emperor Wu of Southern Qi
POLITICIAN
440 - 493
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 6
Shushanik
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
440 - 475
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 7
Philoxenus of Mabbug
WRITER
440 - 523
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 8
