POLITICIAN

Claudius

10 BC - 54

Photo of Claudius

Icon of person Claudius

Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( KLAW-dee-əs, Classical Latin: [tɪˈbɛri.ʊs ˈkɫau̯di.ʊs ˈkae̯sar au̯ˈɡʊstʊs ɡɛrˈmaːnɪkʊs]; 1 August 10 BC – 13 October AD 54), or Claudius, was a Roman emperor, ruling from AD 41 to 54. A member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, Claudius was born to Drusus and Antonia Minor at Lugdunum in Roman Gaul, where his father was stationed as a military legate. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Claudius has received more than 7,497,335 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 89 in 2019). Claudius is the 167th most popular politician (down from 124th in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from France (down from 50th in 2019) and the 14th most popular French Politician.

Claudius is most famous for being the emperor of Rome from 41-54 AD. He was the last emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and the last emperor to rule over a united Roman Empire.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 78.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 93

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Claudius ranks 167 out of 19,576. Before him are Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire, Cardinal Richelieu, Mehmed IV, Francis I of France, and Vespasian. After him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lech Wałęsa, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and George W. Bush.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 10 BC, Claudius ranks 2. Before him is Mary Magdalene. After him are James, son of Alphaeus, and Lucius Vitellius the Elder. Among people deceased in 54, Claudius ranks 1. After him are Tiberius Claudius Narcissus, Stachys the Apostle, Domitia Lepida the Younger, Ban Biao, Caratacus, and Marcus Junius Silanus.

Others Born in 10 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 54

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In France

Among people born in France, Claudius ranks 62 out of 6,770. Before him are Gustave Eiffel (1832), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), Charles Perrault (1628), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780), Sarah Bernhardt (1844), and Francis I of France (1494). After him are Arthur Rimbaud (1854), Louis Philippe I (1773), Louis de Funès (1914), Michel Foucault (1926), François Rabelais (1494), and Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933).

Others born in France

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Claudius ranks 14. Before him are Henry IV of France (1553), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Louis XIII of France (1601), Philip IV of France (1268), Cardinal Richelieu (1585), and Francis I of France (1494). After him are Louis Philippe I (1773), Charles X of France (1757), Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Louis the Pious (778), Henry III of France (1551), and Louis XVII of France (1785).

French born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous