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Cleitus the Black

370 BC - 328 BC

Cleitus the Black

Cleitus the Black (Greek: Κλεῖτος ὁ μέλας; c. 375 BC – 328 BC) was an officer of the Macedonian army led by Alexander the Great. He saved Alexander's life at the Battle of the Granicus in 334 BC and was killed by him in a drunken quarrel six years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleitus the Black has received more than 599,005 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Cleitus the Black is the 3,341st most popular politician (down from 3,274th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 358th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Turkish Politician.

Cleitus the Black is most famous for his death. He was killed by Alexander the Great after he accidentally wounded him in a quarrel.

Memorability Metrics

600k
Page Views (PV)
62.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
5.97
Effective Languages (L*)
2.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Cleitus the Blacks by language

Over the past year Cleitus the Black has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 84,723 views, followed by Russian (11,975), and Spanish (11,211). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Spanish (49.24%), Dutch (44.48%), and Portuguese (42.52%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cleitus the Black ranks 3,341 out of 19,576. Before him are Alar Karis, Eleonora Gonzaga, Ulrich von Jungingen, Ma Ying-jeou, Rudolf II, Duke of Austria, and Frank B. Kellogg. After him are Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Kurt Zeitzler, Offa of Mercia, P. W. Botha, Chiyou, and Mieszko II Lambert.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Alar Karis
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 3,335
Eleonora Gonzaga
1598 - 1655
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 3,336
Ulrich von Jungingen
1360 - 1410
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 3,337
Ma Ying-jeou
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 3,338
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria
1270 - 1290
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 3,339
Frank B. Kellogg
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 3,340
Cleitus the Black
370 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,341
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
1941 - 2020
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,342
Kurt Zeitzler
1895 - 1963
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,343
Offa of Mercia
800 - 796
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,344
P. W. Botha
1916 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,345
Chiyou
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,346
Mieszko II Lambert
990 - 1034
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 3,347

Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Cleitus the Black ranks 3. Before him are Apelles, and Craterus. After him are Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Hui Shi, and Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Among people deceased in 328 BC, Cleitus the Black ranks 2. Before him is Spitamenes. After him are Mazaeus, and Erigyius.