MILITARY PERSONNEL

Demosthenes

412 BC - 413 BC

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Demosthenes (Greek: Δημοσθένης, died 413 BC), son of Alcisthenes, was an Athenian general during the Peloponnesian War. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Demosthenes has received more than 1,823,464 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Demosthenes is the 639th most popular military personnel (down from 603rd in 2019), the 334th most popular biography from Greece (down from 317th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

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  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.54

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Demosthenes ranks 639 out of 2,058. Before him are Tarrare, Harold Lowe, Surena, Franz Hössler, William Bligh, and Hans Speidel. After him are Matthias Kleinheisterkamp, Sergey Biryuzov, Werner Ostendorff, Max Immelmann, Eberhard von Mackensen, and Herta Bothe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 412 BC, Demosthenes ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 413 BC, Demosthenes ranks 3. Before him are Nicias, and Perdiccas II of Macedon. After him is Eurymedon.

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    Demosthenes

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    412 BC - 413 BC

    HPI: 58.54

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Demosthenes ranks 334 out of 1,024. Before him are Cypselus (-700), Alexis Tsipras (1974), Paul of Aegina (625), Katina Paxinou (1900), Alexander V of Macedon (-390), and Nicos Poulantzas (1936). After him are Ariston of Sparta (-550), Zoilus (-400), Antilochus (null), Leonidas of Rhodes (-200), Semonides of Amorgos (-650), and Diagoras of Melos (-450).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Demosthenes ranks 25. Before him are Nearchus (-356), Theodoros Kolokotronis (1770), George Maniakes (998), Conon (-401), Callimachus (-600), and Peucestas (-390). After him are Iphicrates (-415), Peithon (-355), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), Cleombrotus (-600), Markos Botsaris (1790), and Chabrias (-500).

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