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Cleitus the Black

370 BC - 328 BC

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Cleitus the Black (Ancient 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 649,256 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

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.30

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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.

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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.

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    Spitamenes

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 62.83

    Rank: 1

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    Cleitus the Black

    POLITICIAN

    370 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 62.30

    Rank: 2

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    Mazaeus

    POLITICIAN

    385 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 55.59

    Rank: 3

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    Erigyius

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 328 BC

    HPI: 52.50

    Rank: 4

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Cleitus the Black ranks 57 out of 169. Before him are Astyanax (null), Pharamond (370), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Gülbahar Hatun (1453), Polyxena (null), and Eutropius (320). After him are Expeditus (300), Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (-200), Papias of Hierapolis (70), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Memnon (null), and Maria of Alania (1053).

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Among POLITICIANS In Turkey

Among politicians born in Turkey, Cleitus the Black ranks 40. Before him are Telipinu (-1600), Deiphobus (null), Astyanax (null), Pharamond (370), Gülbahar Hatun (1453), and Polyxena (null). After him are Nicomedes IV of Bithynia (-200), Seleucus III Ceraunus (-243), Memnon (null), Maria of Alania (1053), Anitta (-1700), and Helenus (null).

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