POLITICIAN

Cicero

106 BC - 43 BC

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Marcus Tullius Cicero ( SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cicero has received more than 10,174,414 page views. His biography is available in 128 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 120 in 2019). Cicero is the 28th most popular politician (down from 24th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Italy (down from 16th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Politician.

Cicero is most famous for his orations in Rome, where he was a lawyer and politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 10M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 85.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 128

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.33

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cicero ranks 28 out of 19,576. Before him are Elizabeth I of England, Vladimir Putin, Louis XVI of France, Benito Mussolini, Hammurabi, and Mao Zedong. After him are Huang Xianfan, Constantine the Great, Winston Churchill, Attila, Osman I, and Umar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 106 BC, Cicero ranks 1. After him are Pompey, and Decimus Laberius. Among people deceased in 43 BC, Cicero ranks 1. After him are Atia, Quintus Tullius Cicero, Verres, Antipater the Idumaean, Publius Cornelius Dolabella, Servius Sulpicius Rufus, Aulus Hirtius, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gaius Cassius Longinus Varus, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, and Quintus Pedius.

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    Cicero

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 85.39

    Rank: 1

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    Pompey

    POLITICIAN

    106 BC - 48 BC

    HPI: 74.11

    Rank: 2

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    Decimus Laberius

    WRITER

    106 BC - 43 BC

    HPI: 49.50

    Rank: 3

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cicero ranks 17 out of 5,161. Before him are Antonio Vivaldi (1678), Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Commodus (161), Thomas Aquinas (1225), and Benito Mussolini (1883). After him are Giordano Bruno (1548), Virgil (-70), Francis of Assisi (1182), Nero (37), Caravaggio (1571), and Petrarch (1304).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Cicero ranks 5. Before him are Julius Caesar (-100), Augustus (-63), Commodus (161), and Benito Mussolini (1883). After him are Nero (37), Marcus Aurelius (121), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Caligula (12), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), and Pontius Pilate (-12).

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