596 BC - 546 BC
Croesus ( KREE-səs; Lydian: 𐤨𐤭𐤬𐤥𐤦𐤮𐤠𐤮 Krowisas; Phrygian: Akriaewais; Ancient Greek: Κροῖσος, romanized: Kroisos; Latin: Croesus; reigned: c. 585 – c. 546 BC) was the king of Lydia, who reigned from 585 BC until his defeat by the Persian king Cyrus the Great in 547 or 546 BC. According to Herodotus, he reigned 14 years. Croesus was renowned for his wealth; Herodotus and Pausanias noted that his gifts were preserved at Delphi. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Croesus has received more than 1,478,286 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 60 in 2019). Croesus is the 303rd most popular politician (down from 291st in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 46th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Turkish Politician.
Croesus was the king of Lydia, in what is now Turkey. He is most famous for being the first person to mint coins.
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Among politicians, Croesus ranks 303 out of 15,577. Before him are Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Cardinal Mazarin, Raúl Castro, Sulla, Hugh Capet, and Jacques Chirac. After him are Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Solon, Louis XVIII of France, Sargon of Akkad, Viktor Yanukovych, and Park Chung-hee.
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 297
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 298
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 299
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 300
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 301
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 302
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 303
1578 - 1637
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 304
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 305
1755 - 1824
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 306
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 307
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 308
1917 - 1979
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 309
Among people born in 596 BC, Croesus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 546 BC, Croesus ranks 3. Before him are Thales of Miletus and Anaximander.
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 1
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 2
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 3
Among people born in Turkey, Croesus ranks 53 out of 1,301. Before him are Ahmed II (1643), Margaret the Virgin (292), Epictetus (50), Mehmed V (1844), Hatice Sultan (1496), and Xenophanes (-570). After him are Ertuğrul (1198), Julian (331), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), and Mustafa II (1664).
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 47
292 - 307
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 48
50 - 135
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 49
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 50
1496 - 1538
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 51
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 52
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 53
1198 - 1281
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 54
331 - 363
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 55
1725 - 1789
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 56
1522 - 1543
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 57
1404 - 1453
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 58
1664 - 1703
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 59
Among politicians born in Turkey, Croesus ranks 32. Before him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Mahmud II (1785), Ahmed II (1643), Mehmed V (1844), and Hatice Sultan (1496). After him are Ertuğrul (1198), Julian (331), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Mustafa II (1664), and Priam (null).
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 26
1525 - 1561
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 27
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 28
1643 - 1695
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 29
1844 - 1918
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 30
1496 - 1538
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 31
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 32
1198 - 1281
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 33
331 - 363
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 34
1725 - 1789
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 35
1404 - 1453
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 36
1664 - 1703
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 37
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 38