3 BC - 69
Galba (; Servius Galba Caesar Augustus; Latin: [ˈsɛr.wijʊs ˈgaɫba]; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was Roman emperor from 68 to 69, the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors. He was known as Lucius Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba prior to taking the throne as a result of his adoption by his stepmother, Livia Ocellina. The governor of Hispania at the time of the rebellion of Gaius Julius Vindex in Gaul, he seized the throne following Nero's suicide. Born into a wealthy family, Galba held at various times the offices of praetor, consul, and governor of the provinces Aquitania, Upper Germany, and Africa during the first half of the first century AD. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Galba has received more than 1,396,562 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia. Galba is the 303rd most popular politician (up from 307th in 2019), the 143rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 155th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Italian Politician.
Galba is most famous for being the first emperor of Rome who was not from a senatorial family. He was born in Spain, and he was a soldier before he became emperor.
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Among politicians, Galba ranks 303 out of 15,710. Before him are Elizabeth of Russia, Shimon Peres, Hugh Capet, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hu Jintao, and Constantine XI Palaiologos. After him are Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Jawaharlal Nehru, Lyndon B. Johnson, Alexander Dubček, Philip IV of Spain, and Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor.
1709 - 1762
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 297
1923 - 2016
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 298
940 - 996
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 299
1893 - 1946
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 300
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 301
1404 - 1453
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 302
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 303
1050 - 1106
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 304
1889 - 1964
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 305
1908 - 1973
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 306
1921 - 1992
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 307
1605 - 1665
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 308
1368 - 1437
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 309
Among people born in 3 BC, Galba ranks 1. After him are Lucius Junius Gallio Annaeanus and Aemilia Lepida. Among people deceased in 69, Galba ranks 1. After him are Vitellius, Otho, James, brother of Jesus, Tigellinus, Cartimandua, Evodius, and Epaphroditus.
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 1
3 BC - 65
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 2
3 BC - 53
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 3
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 1
15 - 69
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 2
32 - 69
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 3
20 BC - 69
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 4
10 - 69
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 5
50 - 69
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 6
50 - 69
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 7
100 - 69
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 8
Among people born in Italy, Galba ranks 143 out of 4,088. Before him are Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Pope Sylvester I (300), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Leon Battista Alberti (1404), Catherine of Siena (1347), and Pope Pius VI (1717). After him are Pope Pius VIII (1761), Luigi Galvani (1737), Boethius (480), Paolo Veronese (1528), Agatha of Sicily (235), and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736).
1602 - 1661
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 137
300 - 335
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 138
1463 - 1494
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 139
1404 - 1472
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 140
1347 - 1380
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 141
1717 - 1799
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 142
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 143
1761 - 1830
HPI: 81.37
Rank: 144
1737 - 1798
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 145
480 - 525
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 146
1528 - 1588
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 147
235 - 261
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 148
1736 - 1813
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 149
Among politicians born in Italy, Galba ranks 28. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), Sulla (-138), Pompey (-106), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Nerva (30), and Cardinal Mazarin (1602). After him are Numa Pompilius (-753), Lucius Verus (130), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Pertinax (126), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), and Vitellius (15).
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 22
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 23
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 24
1820 - 1878
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 25
30 - 98
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 26
1602 - 1661
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 27
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 28
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 29
130 - 169
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 30
1869 - 1947
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 31
126 - 193
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 32
1768 - 1835
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 33
15 - 69
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 34