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Hadrian

76 - 138

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Hadrian (, HAY-dree-ən; Latin: Publius Aelius Hadrianus [(h)adriˈjaːnus]; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; his branch of the Aelia gens, the Aeli Hadriani, came from the town of Hadria in eastern Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hadrian has received more than 6,831,237 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Hadrian is the 103rd most popular politician (down from 89th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Spain and the 5th most popular Spanish Politician.

Hadrian was most famous for building a wall in Britain.

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  • 88

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  • 10.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hadrian ranks 103 out of 15,577Before him are Theodosius I, Kim Il-sung, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Pontius Pilate, Mehmed III, and Philip IV of France. After him are Mary II of England, Herod the Great, Hermann Göring, Isabella I of Castile, Yasser Arafat, and Pepin the Short.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 76, Hadrian ranks 1 Among people deceased in 138, Hadrian ranks 1After him are Lucius Aelius, Carpocrates, and Marcus Annius Verus.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Hadrian ranks 14 out of 2,932Before him are Diego Velázquez (1599), Trajan (53), Francisco Franco (1892), Philip II of Spain (1527), Hernán Cortés (1485), and Theodosius I (340). After him are Isabella I of Castile (1451), Catherine of Aragon (1485), Ignatius of Loyola (1491), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), and Pope Alexander VI (1431).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Hadrian ranks 5Before him are Trajan (53), Francisco Franco (1892), Philip II of Spain (1527), and Theodosius I (340). After him are Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Charles II of Spain (1661), and Philip III of Spain (1578).