244 - 311
Diocletian (, DYE-ə-KLEE-shən; Latin: Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, Ancient Greek: Διοκλητιανός, romanized: Diokletianós; 242/245 – 311/312), nicknamed Jovius, was Roman emperor from 284 until his abdication in 305. He was born Diocles to a family of low status in the Roman province of Dalmatia. Diocles rose through the ranks of the military early in his career, eventually becoming a cavalry commander for the army of Emperor Carus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diocletian has received more than 4,903,482 page views. His biography is available in 79 different languages on Wikipedia. Diocletian is the 115th most popular politician (down from 60th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Croatia and the 2nd most popular Croatian Politician.
Diocletian is most famous for being the emperor of Rome from 284-305 AD. He is also known for being the last of the so-called "Five Good Emperors."
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Among politicians, Diocletian ranks 115 out of 15,577. Before him are Pepin the Short, Louis XIII of France, Philip II of Macedon, Hatshepsut, Tiberius, and Clovis I. After him are Cyrus the Great, Mustafa I, Murad I, Bayezid I, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Amenhotep III.
715 - 768
HPI: 80.80
Rank: 109
1601 - 1643
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 110
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 111
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 112
42 BC - 37
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 113
466 - 511
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 114
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 115
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 116
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 117
1326 - 1389
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 118
1354 - 1403
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 119
912 - 973
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 120
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 121
Among people born in 244, Diocletian ranks 1. Among people deceased in 311, Diocletian ranks 1. After him are Galerius, Dorothea of Caesarea, Pope Peter I of Alexandria, and Methodius of Olympus.
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 1
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
279 - 311
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 3
300 - 311
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4
260 - 311
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 5
Among people born in Croatia, Diocletian ranks 3 out of 589. Before him are Nikola Tesla (1856) and Josip Broz Tito (1892). After him are Rüstem Pasha (1500), Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Valens (328), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), Laura Antonelli (1941), János Kádár (1912), Pope John IV (600), and Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711).
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 2
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 3
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 4
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 5
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 7
321 - 375
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 8
1941 - 2015
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 9
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 10
600 - 642
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 11
1711 - 1787
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Croatia, Diocletian ranks 2. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892). After him are Rüstem Pasha (1500), Valens (328), Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), János Kádár (1912), Crispus (305), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Tomislav of Croatia (null), Ivan Ribar (1881), and Stjepan Radić (1871).
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 1
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 2
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 3
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 4
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 5
321 - 375
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 7
305 - 326
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
1373 - 1435
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 9
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 10
1881 - 1968
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 11
1871 - 1928
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 12