3 BC - 69
Galba (; born Servius Sulpicius Galba; 24 December 3 BC – 15 January AD 69) was the sixth Roman emperor, ruling from AD 68 to 69. After his adoption by his stepmother, and before becoming emperor, he was known as Livius Ocella Sulpicius Galba. He was the first emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors and assumed the throne following Emperor Nero's suicide. Born into a wealthy family, Galba held at various times the positions of praetor, consul, and governor to the provinces of 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 2,048,379 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Galba is the 375th most popular politician (down from 303rd in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from Italy (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 30th 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 375 out of 15,577. Before him are Henry VI of England, John III Sobieski, Charles IX of France, Dido, Abdulmejid I, and Zenobia. After him are Alaric I, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Francis II of France, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Decius, and Willy Brandt.
1421 - 1471
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 369
1629 - 1696
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 370
1550 - 1574
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 371
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 372
1823 - 1861
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 373
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 374
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 375
376 - 410
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 376
1927 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 377
1544 - 1560
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 378
1368 - 1437
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 379
201 - 251
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 380
1913 - 1992
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 381
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, Sporus, Cartimandua, Evodius, Epaphroditus, and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus.
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 1
3 BC - 65
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 2
3 BC - 53
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 3
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 1
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 2
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 3
20 BC - 69
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 4
10 - 69
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 5
49 - 69
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 6
50 - 69
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 7
50 - 69
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 8
100 - 69
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 9
38 - 69
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 10
Among people born in Italy, Galba ranks 171 out of 4,668. Before him are Gaius Marius (-157), Pope Sixtus V (1520), Artemisia Gentileschi (1593), Pope Martin V (1369), Pope Clement XIV (1705), and Boethius (480). After him are Catherine of Siena (1347), Pope Sixtus IV (1414), Pompey (-106), Pope Clement XI (1649), Catullus (-84), and Pope Pius IV (1499).
157 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 165
1520 - 1590
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 166
1593 - 1653
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 167
1369 - 1431
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 168
1705 - 1774
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 169
480 - 525
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 170
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 171
1347 - 1380
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 172
1414 - 1484
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 173
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 174
1649 - 1721
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 175
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 176
1499 - 1565
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 177
Among politicians born in Italy, Galba ranks 30. Before him are Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Sulla (-138), Numa Pompilius (-753), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), and Nerva (30). After him are Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), Vitellius (15), Pertinax (126), Otho (32), and Lucius Verus (130).
1820 - 1878
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 24
1602 - 1661
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 25
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 26
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 27
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 28
30 - 98
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 29
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 30
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 31
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 32
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 33
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 34
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
130 - 169
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 36