466 - 511
Clovis (Latin: Chlodovechus; reconstructed Frankish: *Hlodowig; c. 466 – 27 November 511) was the first king of the Franks to unite all of the Frankish tribes under one ruler, changing the form of leadership from a group of royal chieftains 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 succeeded his father, Childeric I, as a king of 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 2,012,672 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Clovis I is the 122nd most popular politician (up from 139th in 2019), the 6th 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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Among politicians, Clovis I ranks 122 out of 15,710. Before him are Harald Fairhair, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Angela Merkel, Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Henry V of England. After him are Louis XIII of France, Kösem Sultan, Vespasian, Cardinal Richelieu, Hatshepsut, and Alfred the Great.
850 - 933
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 116
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 117
1954 - Present
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 118
1741 - 1790
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 119
912 - 973
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 120
1386 - 1422
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 121
466 - 511
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 122
1601 - 1643
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 123
1590 - 1651
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 124
9 - 79
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 125
1585 - 1642
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 126
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.54
Rank: 127
849 - 899
HPI: 84.51
Rank: 128
Among people born in 466, Clovis I ranks 1. After him is Emperor Ankan. Among people deceased in 511, Clovis I ranks 1.
Among people born in Belgium, Clovis I ranks 6 out of 899. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Jan van Eyck (1395), Pepin the Short (715), Audrey Hepburn (1929), and Charles Martel (688). After him are René Magritte (1898), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), and Anthony van Dyck (1599).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 1
1395 - 1441
HPI: 85.66
Rank: 2
715 - 768
HPI: 85.16
Rank: 3
1929 - 1993
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 4
688 - 741
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 5
466 - 511
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 6
1898 - 1967
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 7
1862 - 1949
HPI: 82.63
Rank: 8
1514 - 1564
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 9
1835 - 1909
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 10
1908 - 2009
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 11
1599 - 1641
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 12
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), Philip I of Castile (1478), Albert II of Belgium (1934), Leopold III of Belgium (1901), Mary of Burgundy (1457), Albert I of Belgium (1875), Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy (1480), Mary of Hungary (1505), and Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor (1697).
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 1
715 - 768
HPI: 85.16
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466 - 511
HPI: 84.74
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1835 - 1909
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1478 - 1506
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 5
1934 - Present
HPI: 79.89
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1901 - 1983
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 7
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 8
1875 - 1934
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 9
1480 - 1530
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 10
1505 - 1558
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 11
1697 - 1745
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 12