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Gundobad

500 - 516

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Gundobad (Latin: Flavius Gundobadus; French: Gondebaud, Gondovald; c. 452 – 516 AD) was King of the Burgundians (473–516), succeeding his father Gundioc of Burgundy. Previous to this, he had been a patrician of the moribund Western Roman Empire in 472–473, three years before its collapse, succeeding his uncle Ricimer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gundobad has received more than 212,511 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Gundobad is the 3,773rd most popular politician (up from 3,913th in 2019), the 1,174th most popular biography from France (up from 1,251st in 2019) and the 284th most popular French Politician.

Gundobad is most famous for being the first king of the Visigoths. He was also the first ruler to convert to Christianity.

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  • 61.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gundobad ranks 3,773 out of 19,576. Before him are Wim Kok, Şehzade Mahmud, Terauchi Masatake, Döme Sztójay, Vakhtang I of Iberia, and Pierre Gemayel. After him are Berengaria of Castile, Vishvamitra, Kim Tu-bong, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Malcolm III of Scotland, and Siraj ud-Daulah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Gundobad ranks 12. Before him are Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, and Ildico. After him are Balash, Priscian, Antipope Laurentius, Muqan Qaghan, Ernak, and Hormizd III. Among people deceased in 516, Gundobad ranks 1. 

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    Gundobad

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 516

    HPI: 61.47

    Rank: 1

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In France

Among people born in France, Gundobad ranks 1,174 out of 6,770. Before him are Paul Sérusier (1864), Sigebert II (602), Maurice Duverger (1917), Claudette Colbert (1903), Pierre Bouguer (1698), and Antipope Gregory VIII (1100). After him are Joan of England, Queen of Sicily (1165), Antoine César Becquerel (1788), Anne de Montmorency (1493), Paulinus of Nola (354), Édith Cresson (1934), and Marcel Pagnol (1895).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Gundobad ranks 284. Before him are Henry I of Navarre (1244), Theuderic II (587), Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville (1746), Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197), Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1655), and Sigebert II (602). After him are Tancred of Hauteville (980), Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (1346), Charibert II (618), Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (1930), Francis III, Duke of Brittany (1518), and Amadeus VI, Count of Savoy (1334).

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