565 BC - 492 BC
Cleisthenes (; Greek: Κλεισθένης, translit. Kleisthénēs Attic Greek: [kle̝ːs.tʰé.nɛːs]; also Clisthenes via Latin: Clīsthenēs Classical Latin: [ˈklʲiːs.t̪ʰɛ.neːs]) was an ancient Athenian lawgiver credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508 BC. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as "the father of Athenian democracy." He was a member of the aristocratic Alcmaeonid clan. He was the younger son of Megacles and Agariste making him the maternal grandson of the tyrant Cleisthenes of Sicyon. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleisthenes has received more than 587,221 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia. Cleisthenes is the 265th most popular politician (up from 273rd in 2019), the 32nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 33rd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Greek Politician.
Cleisthenes was most famous for his reforms, which were aimed at creating a more democratic government.
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Among politicians, Cleisthenes ranks 265 out of 15,710. Before him are Yuri Andropov, Theodore Roosevelt, Yitzhak Rabin, Charles XII of Sweden, Beatrix of the Netherlands, and Martin Bormann. After him are George IV of the United Kingdom, Philippe Pétain, Babur, Louis XVII of France, Matthias Corvinus, and Clara Zetkin.
1914 - 1984
HPI: 82.11
Rank: 259
1858 - 1919
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 260
1922 - 1995
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 261
1682 - 1718
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 262
1938 - Present
HPI: 82.04
Rank: 263
1900 - 1945
HPI: 82.02
Rank: 264
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 265
1762 - 1830
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 266
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.98
Rank: 267
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 268
1785 - 1795
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 269
1443 - 1490
HPI: 81.90
Rank: 270
1857 - 1933
HPI: 81.87
Rank: 271
Among people born in 565 BC, Cleisthenes ranks 1. After him is Anaxandridas II. Among people deceased in 492 BC, Cleisthenes ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Cleisthenes ranks 32 out of 855. Before him are Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Leonidas I (-540), Xenophon (-430), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), and Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318). After him are Myron (-500), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Polybius (-208), Alcibiades (-450), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), and Nurbanu Sultan (1525).
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 26
1478 - 1546
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 27
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 28
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 29
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 30
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 31
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 32
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 33
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 34
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 35
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 36
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 37
1525 - 1583
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 38
Among politicians born in Greece, Cleisthenes ranks 8. Before him are Pericles (-494), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Demosthenes (-384), Leonidas I (-540), and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493). After him are Alcibiades (-450), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Solon (-638), Peisistratos (-600), Constantine II of Greece (1940), and Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308).
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 2
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 3
1590 - 1651
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 4
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 5
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 6
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 7
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 8
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 10
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 11
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 12
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 13
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 14