POLITICIAN

Harpalus

400 BC - 323 BC

Harpalus

Harpalus (Greek: Ἅρπαλος), son of Machatas, was a Macedonian aristocrat and childhood friend of Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC. Harpalus was repeatedly entrusted with official duties by Alexander and absconded with large sums of money on three occasions. Alexander appointed him treasurer of his empire in Babylon in 330 BC. In 324 BC he fled from Babylon to Athens with a large sum of money. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harpalus has received more than 75,843 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Harpalus is the 4,338th most popular politician (up from 5,076th in 2019), the 75th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 481st in 2019) and the 55th most popular Turkish Politician.

Harpalus is most famous for being a soldier in Alexander the Great's army.

Memorability Metrics

76k
Page Views (PV)
60.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
9.62
Effective Languages (L*)
1.51
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Harpalus ranks 4,338 out of 19,576. Before him are Amintore Fanfani, Eumenes I, Gentius, Alexandros Papagos, Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca, and Pentawer. After him are Stephanus of Byzantium, Harthacnut I of Denmark, Olave Baden-Powell, Muhammad al-Nasir, Yaqub Beg, and Huang Chao.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Amintore Fanfani
1908 - 1999
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 4,332
Eumenes I
250 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 4,333
Gentius
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,334
Alexandros Papagos
1883 - 1955
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,335
Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca
1782 - 1824
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,336
Pentawer
1173 BC - 1155 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,337
Harpalus
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,338
Stephanus of Byzantium
501 - 600
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4,339
Harthacnut I of Denmark
880 - 1000
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4,340
Olave Baden-Powell
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4,341
Muhammad al-Nasir
1200 - 1213
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4,342
Yaqub Beg
1820 - 1877
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4,343
Huang Chao
801 - 884
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 4,344

Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Harpalus ranks 19. Before him are Spitamenes, Drypetis, Ephorus, Mithridates I of Pontus, Stateira I, and Agnodice. After him are Lais of Corinth, Arete of Cyrene, Chares of Lindos, Hegesias of Cyrene, Dinocrates, and Attalus. Among people deceased in 323 BC, Harpalus ranks 4. Before him are Alexander the Great, Stateira II, and Drypetis. After him are Parysatis II, Sisygambis, Cynane, Leosthenes, and Meleager.

Others Born in 400 BC

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Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 13
Drypetis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 14
Ephorus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 15
Mithridates I of Pontus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 16
Stateira I
COMPANION
400 BC - 331 BC
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 17
Agnodice
PHYSICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 18
Harpalus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 19
Lais of Corinth
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 20
Arete of Cyrene
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 21
Chares of Lindos
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 22
Hegesias of Cyrene
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 23
Dinocrates
ARCHITECT
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 24
Attalus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 25

Others Deceased in 323 BC

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Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Stateira II
POLITICIAN
346 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2
Drypetis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 3
Harpalus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 4
Parysatis II
COMPANION
350 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 5
Sisygambis
POLITICIAN
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 6
Cynane
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 7
Leosthenes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 8
Meleager
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 9