MILITARY PERSONNEL

Craterus

370 BC - 321 BC

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Craterus or Krateros (Greek: Κρατερός; c. 370 BC – 321 BC) was a Macedonian general under Alexander the Great and one of the Diadochi. Throughout his life, he was a loyal royalist and supporter of Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Craterus has received more than 276,012 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia. Craterus is the 259th most popular military personnel (down from 228th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Greece (down from 150th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Craterus is most famous for being a Macedonian general and close friend of Alexander the Great.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.55

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.52

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Craterus ranks 259 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl Wolff, Italo Balbo, Ivan Bagramyan, Otto Günsche, Otto Liman von Sanders, and Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque. After him are Hasdrubal Barca, Omar Bradley, Baiju, Zhang Liao, Nikolai Vatutin, and Erwin von Witzleben.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 370 BC, Craterus ranks 2. Before him is Apelles. After him are Cleitus the Black, Eudemus of Rhodes, Callippus, Hui Shi, and Neoptolemus I of Epirus. Among people deceased in 321 BC, Craterus ranks 3. Before him are Aristotle, and Perdiccas. After him are King Xian of Zhou, Neoptolemus, and Archon of Pella.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Craterus ranks 164 out of 1,024. Before him are Euclid of Megara (-435), Cleobulus (-590), Aeschines (-389), Cleon (-450), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Spyridon Louis (1873). After him are Nicias (-500), Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Thaïs (-400), Callisthenes (-360), and Hippocrates of Chios (-470).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Craterus ranks 17. Before him are Parmenion (-400), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Lysander (-401), Pausanias (null), and Desmond Doss (1919). After him are Thrasybulus (-440), Nearchus (-356), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), George Maniakes (998), Conon (-401), and Callimachus (-600).

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