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Dionysius I of Syracuse

430 BC - 366 BC

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Dionysius I or Dionysius the Elder (c. 432 – 367 BC) was a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He conquered several cities in Sicily and southern Italy, opposed Carthage's influence in Sicily and made Syracuse the most powerful of the Western Greek colonies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dionysius I of Syracuse has received more than 369,261 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Dionysius I of Syracuse is the 1,373rd most popular politician (down from 1,066th in 2019), the 548th most popular biography from Italy (down from 449th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Italian Politician.

Dionysius I of Syracuse is most famous for his tyrannical rule and his military conquests.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 38

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.45

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Dionysius I of Syracuse has had the most page views in the with 70,944 views, followed by Italian (28,839), and Spanish (20,554). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (56,000.00%), Romanian (73.82%), and English (51.59%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1,373 out of 19,576. Before him are Ernst Thälmann, Harold Macmillan, Rodolfo Graziani, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Joachim Gauck, and William II of England. After him are Leo IV the Khazar, Sam Nujoma, Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Emperor Ninkō, Vlad II Dracul, and Amenemhat III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 2. Before him is Xenophon. After him are Cynisca, Aeschines of Sphettus, and Philistus. Among people deceased in 366 BC, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 1. After him is Eurydice I of Macedon.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 548 out of 5,161. Before him are Scipio Aemilianus (-185), Pope Eutychian (300), Caterina Sforza (1463), Filippino Lippi (1457), Pope Stephen VIII (900), and Rodolfo Graziani (1882). After him are Ernesto Teodoro Moneta (1833), Alphonsus Liguori (1696), Anastasia of Sirmium (281), Giulio Caccini (1551), Dominic Savio (1842), and Aloysius Gonzaga (1568).

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Among POLITICIANS In Italy

Among politicians born in Italy, Dionysius I of Syracuse ranks 84. Before him are Conrad IV of Germany (1228), Lucullus (-118), Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), Giulio Andreotti (1919), Scipio Aemilianus (-185), and Rodolfo Graziani (1882). After him are Romano Prodi (1939), Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples (1937), Maria Anna of Savoy (1803), Philip of Swabia (1177), Marcus Furius Camillus (-446), and Gallienus (218).

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