Politician

Demosthenes

384 BC - 322 BC

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Demosthenes

His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia. Demosthenes is the 281st most popular politician (down from 186th in 2024), the 32nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 30th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Greek Politician.

Demosthenes was a Greek statesman and orator. He is best known for his speeches against the king of Persia, Philip II of Macedon, and the Athenian politician and general, Alexander the Great.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Demosthenes ranks 281 out of 19,576. Before him are Pratibha Patil, Augusto Pinochet, Louis Philippe I, Reinhard Heydrich, Charles I of Austria, and Darius III. After him are Louis XII of France, Wu Zetian, Henry II of France, Ferdinand I of Austria, Babur, and António de Oliveira Salazar.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Pratibha Patil
1934 - Present
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 275
Augusto Pinochet
1915 - 2006
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 276
Louis Philippe I
1773 - 1850
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 277
Reinhard Heydrich
1904 - 1942
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 278
Charles I of Austria
1887 - 1922
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 279
Darius III
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 280
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 281
Louis XII of France
1462 - 1515
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 282
Wu Zetian
624 - 705
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 283
Henry II of France
1519 - 1559
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 284
Ferdinand I of Austria
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 285
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 286
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 287

Contemporaries

Among people born in 384 BC, Demosthenes ranks 2. Before him is Aristotle. Among people deceased in 322 BC, Demosthenes ranks 2. Before him is Diogenes. After him are Heraclides Ponticus, Leonnatus, Hypereides, Cleomenes of Naucratis, and Ariarathes I of Cappadocia.

Others Born in 384 BC

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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 1
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 322 BC

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Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 1
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 2
Heraclides Ponticus
PHILOSOPHER
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 3
Leonnatus
POLITICIAN
356 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 4
Hypereides
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 5
Cleomenes of Naucratis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 6
Ariarathes I of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 7

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Demosthenes ranks 32 out of NaN. Before him are Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Draco (-650), Spartacus (-109), Xenophon (-430), and Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769). After him are Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Gorgias (-483), Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), and Cleisthenes (-565).

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Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 26
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 27
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 28
Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 29
Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 30
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 32
Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 33
Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 35
Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 36
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 37
Cleisthenes
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 38