600 BC - 490 BC
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.
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Among military personnels, Datis ranks 369 out of 1,468. Before 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.
148 - 220
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 363
685 - 731
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 364
1473 - 1528
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 365
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 366
1762 - 1833
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 367
1905 - 1944
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 368
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 369
1879 - 1949
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 370
1316 - 1388
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 371
1850 - 1928
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 372
1890 - 1943
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 373
800 - 823
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 374
1899 - 1944
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 375
Among people born in 600 BC, Datis ranks 28. Before 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 3. Before him are Pheidippides and Hippias. After him are Yan Hui and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 22
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 23
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 24
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 25
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 26
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 27
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 28
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 29
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 30
600 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 31
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 32
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 33
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 34
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 1
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 2
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 3
521 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 4
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 5
Among people born in Iran, Datis ranks 112 out of 528. Before 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).
873 - 934
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 106
1704 - 1740
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 107
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 108
580 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 109
1733 - 1807
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 110
1732 - 1740
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 111
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 112
1933 - 1977
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 113
1933 - 1981
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 114
1893 - 1947
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 115
360 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 116
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 117
1209 - 1271
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 118
Among military personnels born in Iran, Datis ranks 4. Before 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).
990 - 1063
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 1
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 2
600 - 592
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 3
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 4
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 5
1951 - 2001
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 6
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 7
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 8
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 9
1957 - 2020
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 10