MILITARY PERSONNEL

Datis

600 BC - 490 BC

Datis

Datis or Datus (Greek: Δάτης, Old Iranian: *Dātiya-, Achaemenid Elamite: Da-ti-ya) was a Median noble and admiral who served the Persian Empire during the reign of Darius the Great. He was familiar with Greek affairs and maintained connections with Greek leaders. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Datis has received more than 137,455 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Datis is the 426th most popular military personnel (down from 369th in 2019), the 139th most popular biography from Iran (down from 112th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Datis is most famous for being the conqueror of Athens.

Memorability Metrics

140k
Page Views (PV)
66.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
8.91
Effective Languages (L*)
2.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Datis ranks 426 out of 2,058. Before him are Erasmo of Narni, Shoichi Yokoi, Gaius Claudius Glaber, Yonatan Netanyahu, Walter Nowotny, and Herbert Gille. After him are Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Galdan Boshugtu Khan, Christian Wirth, Günther Lütjens, Xu Huang, and He Jin.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

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Erasmo of Narni
1370 - 1443
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 420
Shoichi Yokoi
1915 - 1997
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 421
Gaius Claudius Glaber
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 422
Yonatan Netanyahu
1946 - 1976
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 423
Walter Nowotny
1920 - 1944
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 424
Herbert Gille
1897 - 1966
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 425
Datis
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 426
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas
1762 - 1806
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 427
Galdan Boshugtu Khan
1644 - 1697
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 428
Christian Wirth
1885 - 1944
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 429
Günther Lütjens
1889 - 1941
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 430
Xu Huang
169 - 227
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 431
He Jin
135 - 189
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 432

Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Datis ranks 34. Before him are Aristagoras, Ibycus, Neriglissar, Demaratus, Lars Porsena, and Hiero I of Syracuse. After him are Horatius Cocles, Hipparchus, Gelon, Artaphernes, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, and Callimachus. Among people deceased in 490 BC, Datis ranks 4. Before him are Pheidippides, Devadatta, and Hippias. After him are Yan Hui, and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.

Others Born in 600 BC

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Aristagoras
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 497 BC
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 28
Ibycus
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 29
Neriglissar
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 30
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 31
Lars Porsena
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 32
Hiero I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 33
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 34
Horatius Cocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 35
Hipparchus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 36
Gelon
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 37
Artaphernes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 38
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 39
Callimachus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 40

Others Deceased in 490 BC

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Pheidippides
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 1
Devadatta
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Hippias
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 3
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 4
Yan Hui
PHILOSOPHER
521 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 5
Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 6