POLITICIAN
Cyrus the Younger
500 BC - 401 BC
Cyrus the Younger
Cyrus the Younger (Old Persian: 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁 Kūruš; Ancient Greek: Κῦρος Kyros; died 401 BC) was an Achaemenid prince and general. He ruled as satrap of Lydia and Ionia from 408 to 401 BC. Son of Darius II and Parysatis, he died in 401 BC in battle during a failed attempt to oust his elder brother, Artaxerxes II, from the Persian throne. The history of Cyrus and of the retreat of his Greek mercenaries is told by Xenophon in his Anabasis. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cyrus the Younger has received more than 383,711 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Cyrus the Younger is the 1,701st most popular politician (down from 1,376th in 2019).
Cyrus the Younger is most famous for his failed attempt to take over the Persian Empire from his brother, King Artaxerxes II.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
66.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
9.00
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Cyrus the Younger ranks 1,701 out of 19,576. Before him are Rudolf von Laban, Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Pyotr Stolypin, Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, and Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. After him are Tedros Adhanom, Theresa May, Afonso III of Portugal, Arthur Balfour, Bernhard von Bülow, and Libius Severus.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Rudolf von Laban
1879 - 1958
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,695
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 1,696
Pyotr Stolypin
1862 - 1911
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,697
Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia
1708 - 1728
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,698
Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours
1479 - 1516
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,699
Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,700
Cyrus the Younger
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 1,701
Tedros Adhanom
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,702
Theresa May
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,703
Afonso III of Portugal
1210 - 1279
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 1,704
Arthur Balfour
1848 - 1930
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 1,705
Bernhard von Bülow
1849 - 1929
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 1,706
Libius Severus
420 - 465
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 1,707
Contemporaries
Among people born in 500 BC, Cyrus the Younger ranks 11. Before him are Xanthippe, Ezra, Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, and Cratylus. After him are Xerxes II of Persia, Pāṇini, Nicias, Sogdianus of Persia, Pleistarchus, and Meton of Athens. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Cyrus the Younger ranks 3. Before him are Zechariah, and Ezra. After him are Agathon, Agis II, Clearchus of Sparta, and Megabyzus.
Others Born in 500 BC
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Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 8
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Cratylus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 11
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 12
Pāṇini
LINGUIST
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 13
Nicias
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 14
Sogdianus of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 15
Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 16
Meton of Athens
MATHEMATICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 401 BC
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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 2
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 3
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 4
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 6
Megabyzus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
516 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7
