POLITICIAN

Cleph

550 - 574

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Cleph (also Clef, Clepho, or Kleph) was king of the Lombards from 572 to 574. He succeeded Alboin, to whom he was not related by blood. He was a violent and terrifying figure to the Romans and Byzantines struggling to maintain control of the Italian Peninsula. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cleph has received more than 68,565 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Cleph is the 6,279th most popular politician (up from 6,749th in 2019).

Memorability Metrics

  • 69k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cleph ranks 6,279 out of 19,576Before him are Antonio Salandra, Zeki Velidi Togan, Yong Ji, Édouard Balladur, Günther Quandt, and Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours. After him are Sisygambis, Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia, Mariamne I, Hong Tianguifu, Mary Robinson, and Morarji Desai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 550, Cleph ranks 13Before him are John the Merciful, Anastasius of Persia, Saint Gall, Liuva I, Garibald I of Bavaria, and Tardu. After him are Arioald, Menander Protector, Yeongyang of Goguryeo, Eulji Mundeok, Shibi Khan, and John Moschus. Among people deceased in 574, Cleph ranks 3Before him are Narses, and Pope John III. After him is Conall mac Comgaill.

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