POLITICIAN
Clovis I
466 - 511
Clovis I
Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlōdowig; c. 466 – 27 November 511) was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Franks under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of petty kings to rule by a single king and ensuring that the kingship was passed down to his heirs. He is considered to have been the founder of the Merovingian dynasty, which ruled the Frankish kingdom for the next two centuries. Clovis is important in the historiography of France as "the first king of what would become France." Clovis succeeded his father, Childeric I, as a king of the Salian Franks in 481, and eventually came to rule an area extending from what is now the southern Netherlands to northern France, corresponding in Roman terms to Gallia Belgica (northern Gaul). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Clovis I has received more than 3,298,637 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Clovis I is the 131st most popular politician (down from 114th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Belgium and the 3rd most popular Belgian Politician.
Clovis I is most famous for being the first known Native American culture to use the atlatl, a spear-throwing device.
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79.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
85
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10.52
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Clovis I ranks 131 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis XIII of France, Theodosius I, Cyrus the Great, Philip II of Macedon, Hermann Göring, and Philip IV of France. After him are Murad I, John Major, Herod the Great, Isabella I of Castile, Murad II, and Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 466, Clovis I ranks 1. After him is Emperor Ankan. Among people deceased in 511, Clovis I ranks 1.
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Go to all RankingsIn Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Clovis I ranks 3 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), and Pepin the Short (715). After him are Charles Martel (688), Audrey Hepburn (1929), Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).
Others born in Belgium
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POLITICIAN
1500 - 1558
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 1
Pepin the Short
POLITICIAN
715 - 768
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 2
Clovis I
POLITICIAN
466 - 511
HPI: 79.88
Rank: 3
Charles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 4
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 5
Jan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 6
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 7
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 8
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 9
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 76.48
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Belgium
Among politicians born in Belgium, Clovis I ranks 3. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), and Pepin the Short (715). After him are Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Samo (600), and Baudouin of Belgium (1930).
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1500 - 1558
HPI: 83.97
Rank: 1
Pepin the Short
715 - 768
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 2
Clovis I
466 - 511
HPI: 79.88
Rank: 3
Leopold II of Belgium
1835 - 1909
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 4
Leopold III of Belgium
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 5
Ursula von der Leyen
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 6
Philip I of Castile
1478 - 1506
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 7
Albert II of Belgium
1934 - Present
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 8
Mary of Burgundy
1457 - 1482
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 9
Albert I of Belgium
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 10
Samo
600 - 658
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 11
Baudouin of Belgium
1930 - 1993
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 12