POLITICIAN

Cyrus I

690 BC - 580 BC

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Cyrus I (Old Persian: Kuruš) or Cyrus I of Anshan or Cyrus I of Persia, was King of Anshan in Persia from c. 600 to 580 BC or, according to others, from c. 652 to 600 BC. Cyrus I of Anshan is the grandfather of Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyrus I has received more than 309,855 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Cyrus I is the 1,458th most popular politician (down from 1,352nd in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Iran (down from 58th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Iranian Politician.

Cyrus the Great is most famous for his conquests in the Persian Empire. Cyrus conquered the Median Empire, the Lydian Empire, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire.

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  • 67.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 46

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.14

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Cyrus I ranks 1,458 out of 19,576. Before him are James V of Scotland, Ismail Haniyeh, Ziying, Alexios I of Trebizond, Carlos I of Portugal, and Leo II. After him are Mohammad Khatami, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Christopher of Bavaria, Margaret Theresa of Spain, Yeonsangun of Joseon, and Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 690 BC, Cyrus I ranks 1. After him is Epimenides. Among people deceased in 580 BC, Cyrus I ranks 1. 

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    Cyrus I

    POLITICIAN

    690 BC - 580 BC

    HPI: 67.75

    Rank: 1

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    Epimenides

    PHILOSOPHER

    690 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 65.51

    Rank: 2

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    Cyrus I

    POLITICIAN

    690 BC - 580 BC

    HPI: 67.75

    Rank: 1

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Cyrus I ranks 64 out of 631. Before him are Báb (1819), Attar of Nishapur (1145), Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), and Masoud Barzani (1946). After him are Mohammad Khatami (1943), Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Ibn Majah (824), Achaemenes (-800), Öljaitü (1280), and Shapur II (309).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iran

Among politicians born in Iran, Cyrus I ranks 31. Before him are Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Moshe Katsav (1945), Cyaxares (-700), Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1934), and Masoud Barzani (1946). After him are Mohammad Khatami (1943), Achaemenes (-800), Öljaitü (1280), Shapur II (309), Abolhassan Banisadr (1933), and Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar (1742).

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