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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Datis

600 BC - 490 BC

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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 122,729 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Datis is the 369th most popular military personnel (down from 323rd in 2019), the 112th most popular biography from Iran (down from 99th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Iranian Military Personnel.

Datis is most famous for being the conqueror of Athens.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Datis ranks 369 out of 1,468Before him are Huang Zhong, Kul Tigin, Georg von Frundsberg, Vasily Arkhipov, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, and Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim. After him are Henri Giraud, Choe Yeong, Luigi Cadorna, Viktor Lutze, Thomas the Slav, and Bronislav Kaminski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Datis ranks 28Before him are Thespis, Theano, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cleomenes I, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Ibycus. After him are Lars Porsena, Demaratus, Neriglissar, Horatius Cocles, Artaphernes, and Hipparchus. Among people deceased in 490 BC, Datis ranks 3Before him are Pheidippides and Hippias. After him are Yan Hui and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.

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In Iran

Among people born in Iran, Datis ranks 112 out of 528Before him are Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah (873), Tahmasp II (1704), Yazdegerd II (500), Bardiya (-580), Magtymguly Pyragy (1733), and Abbas III (1732). After him are Ali Shariati (1933), Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1933), Qazi Muhammad (1893), Arses of Persia (-360), Mulla Sadra (1571), and Haji Bektash Veli (1209).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Iran

Among military personnels born in Iran, Datis ranks 4Before him are Tughril (990), Qasem Soleimani (1957), and Bahram Chobin (600). After him are Harpagus (-700), Jalil Zandi (1951), Esmail Ghaani (1957), Hossein Salami (1960), Mohammad Ali Jafari (1957), and Nasser Shabani (1957).