450 - 541
Eraric (died 541) was briefly King of the Ostrogoths, elected as the most distinguished among the Rugians in the confederation of the Ostrogoths. The Goths were vexed at the presumption of the Rugians, but nevertheless they recognized Eraric. He summoned a council directed to convincing the confederation to make peace with the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian, under Roman suzerainty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eraric has received more than 63,052 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Eraric is the 3,388th most popular politician (down from 3,294th in 2019).
Eraric is most famous for his work on the "Ecclesiastical History" (Ecclesiastica Historia) which is a history of the Church from the time of Jesus to the death of Pope Leo I in 461.
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Among politicians, Eraric ranks 3,388 out of 15,577. Before him are Marie of Prussia, Lucius Aelius, Adam Jerzy Czartoryski, Herodes Atticus, Dionysius II of Syracuse, and Halsten Stenkilsson. After him are Titus Quinctius Flamininus, Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma, Seretse Khama, Choummaly Sayasone, Norodom Ranariddh, and Yasuhiro Nakasone.
1825 - 1889
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,382
101 - 138
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,383
1770 - 1861
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,384
101 - 177
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,385
397 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,386
1050 - 1081
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,387
450 - 541
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,388
229 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,389
1930 - 2010
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 3,390
1921 - 1980
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 3,391
1936 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 3,392
1944 - 2021
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 3,393
1918 - 2019
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 3,394
Among people born in 450, Eraric ranks 9. Before him are Pope Anastasius II, Huneric, Mazdak, Gunthamund, Ildibad, and Thrasamund. After him are Emperor Kenzō, Emperor Keitai, Gesalec, Aegidius, Dhu Nuwas, and Gondioc. Among people deceased in 541, Eraric ranks 2. Before him is Ildibad. After him is Wehha of East Anglia.
450 - 498
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 3
450 - 484
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 4
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 5
450 - 477
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 6
450 - 541
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 7
450 - 523
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 8
450 - 541
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 9
450 - 487
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 10
450 - 531
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 11
450 - 512
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 12
450 - 465
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 13
450 - 523
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 14
450 - 473
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 15
450 - 541
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 1
450 - 541
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 2
500 - 541
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 3