68 BC - 8 BC
Gaius Cilnius Maecenas ([ˈɡäːiʊs̠ ˈkɪɫ̪niʊs̠ mäe̯ˈkeːnäːs̠] 13 April 68 BC – 8 BC) was a friend and political advisor to Octavian (who later reigned as emperor Augustus). He was also an important patron for the new generation of Augustan poets, including both Horace and Virgil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Maecenas has received more than 447,591 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Gaius Maecenas is the 6th most popular public worker, the 430th most popular biography from Italy (up from 446th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Public Worker.
Gaius Maecenas was a Roman statesman and advisor to Augustus Caesar. He is most famous for his role in establishing the cultural and intellectual life of Rome.
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Among public workers, Gaius Maecenas ranks 6 out of 15. Before him are Draco, Emperor Taishō, Alois Hitler, Joseph Fouché, and Mikhail Kalinin. After him are Thomas Cromwell, Robert Walpole, Demetrius of Phalerum, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Markus Wolf, and John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 2
1837 - 1903
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 3
1759 - 1820
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 4
1875 - 1946
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 5
68 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 6
1485 - 1540
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 7
1676 - 1745
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 8
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 9
1941 - 2010
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 10
1923 - 2006
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 11
1713 - 1792
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 12
Among people born in 68 BC, Gaius Maecenas ranks 1. After him is Arsinoe IV of Egypt. Among people deceased in 8 BC, Gaius Maecenas ranks 2. Before him is Horace. After him is Polemon I of Pontus.
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 1
68 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 2
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Gaius Maecenas ranks 430 out of 4,668. Before him are Hippasus (-600), Pope Benedict III (810), Pope Sergius IV (970), Pope Marinus II (932), Pope Celestine IV (1200), and Arturo Toscanini (1867). After him are Jacopo Peri (1561), Pope Honorius I (585), Pope Symmachus (460), Salvatore Riina (1930), Roberto Benigni (1952), and Parmigianino (1503).
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 424
810 - 858
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 425
970 - 1012
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 426
932 - 946
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 427
1200 - 1241
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 428
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 429
68 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 430
1561 - 1633
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 431
585 - 638
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 432
460 - 514
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 433
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 434
1952 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 435
1503 - 1540
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 436
Among public workers born in Italy, Gaius Maecenas ranks 1.