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Hannibal

183 BC - 183 BC

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Hannibal (; Punic: 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, romanized: Ḥannībaʿl; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. Hannibal's father, Hamilcar Barca, was a leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War. His younger brothers were Mago and Hasdrubal; his brother-in-law was Hasdrubal the Fair, who commanded other Carthaginian armies. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hannibal has received more than 11,827,885 page views. His biography is available in 110 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 106 in 2019). Hannibal is the 21st most popular politician (down from 18th in 2019), the most popular biography from Tunisia and the most popular Tunisian Politician.

Hannibal is most famous for leading an army of Carthaginian soldiers across the Alps in 218 BC and defeating the Roman army.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 86.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 110

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hannibal ranks 21 out of 15,577. Before him are Saladin, Elizabeth I of England, Jimmy Carter, Winston Churchill, Constantine the Great, and Benito Mussolini. After him are Otto von Bismarck, Hammurabi, Cicero, Mikhail Gorbachev, Attila, and Hurrem Sultan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 183 BC, Hannibal ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 183 BC, Hannibal ranks 1. After him are Scipio Africanus, Philopoemen, Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus, Publius Licinius Crassus Dives, and Agesipolis III.

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    Hannibal

    183 BC - 183 BC

    HPI: 86.56

    Rank: 1

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In Tunisia

Among people born in Tunisia, Hannibal ranks 1 out of 179. After him are Ibn Khaldun (1332), Claudia Cardinale (1938), Tertullian (155), Terence (-185), Cyprian (200), Hamilcar Barca (-275), Habib Bourguiba (1903), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Hasdrubal Barca (-300), Masinissa (-238), and Hanno the Navigator (-633).

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Among POLITICIANS In Tunisia

Among politicians born in Tunisia, Hannibal ranks 1. After him are Habib Bourguiba (1903), Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936), Masinissa (-238), Mago Barca (-243), Clodius Albinus (150), Aemilianus (207), Beji Caid Essebsi (1926), Gunthamund (450), Hasdrubal the Fair (-270), Gordian II (190), and Sophonisba (-300).

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