COMPANION
Hecuba
Hecuba
Hecuba (; also Hecabe; Ancient Greek: Ἑκάβη, romanized: Hekábē, pronounced [hekábɛ:]) was a queen in Greek mythology, the wife of King Priam of Troy during the Trojan War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hecuba has received more than 988,531 page views. Her biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Hecuba is the 75th most popular companion (down from 72nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Turkey (up from 153rd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Companion.
Hecuba is most famous for being the wife of Priam, the king of Troy. She is also famous for being the mother of Hector, Paris, and Cassandra.
Memorability Metrics
990k
Page Views (PV)
73.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
47
Languages Editions (L)
11.03
Effective Languages (L*)
2.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Hecuba ranks 75 out of 784. Before her are Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Poppaea Sabina, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, Maria Feodorovna, Sawda bint Zamʿa, and Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary. After her are Sita, Sepp Dietrich, Blanche of Castile, Rabia Bala Hatun, Julia the Elder, and Athaliah.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
1901 - 2004
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 69
Poppaea Sabina
30 - 65
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 70
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
1868 - 1914
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 71
Maria Feodorovna
1847 - 1928
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 72
Sawda bint Zamʿa
589 - 674
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 73
Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary
1932 - 2001
HPI: 73.82
Rank: 74
Hecuba
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 75
Sita
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 76
Sepp Dietrich
1892 - 1966
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 77
Blanche of Castile
1188 - 1252
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 78
Rabia Bala Hatun
1258 - Present
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 79
Julia the Elder
39 BC - 14
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 80
Athaliah
900 BC - 860 BC
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 81
In Turkey
Among people born in Turkey, Hecuba ranks 11 out of 169. Before her are Valerian (200), Stefan Dušan (1308), Michael VIII Palaiologos (1224), Julius Nepos (430), Ulfilas (311), and Posidonius (-135). After her are Balbinus (178), Kayqubad I (1188), Samuel of Bulgaria (958), Clement of Ohrid (840), Dionysius Exiguus (475), and Gülfem Hatun (1500).
Others born in Turkey
Go to all RankingsValerian
POLITICIAN
200 - 260
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 5
Stefan Dušan
POLITICIAN
1308 - 1355
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 6
Michael VIII Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1224 - 1282
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 7
Julius Nepos
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 8
Ulfilas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
311 - 383
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 9
Posidonius
PHILOSOPHER
135 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 10
Hecuba
COMPANION
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 11
Balbinus
POLITICIAN
178 - 238
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 12
Kayqubad I
POLITICIAN
1188 - 1237
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 13
Samuel of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
958 - 1014
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 14
Clement of Ohrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
840 - 916
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 15
Dionysius Exiguus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
475 - 544
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 16
Gülfem Hatun
COMPANION
1500 - 1561
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 17
Among COMPANIONS In Turkey
Among companions born in Turkey, Hecuba ranks 1. After her are Gülfem Hatun (1500), and Laodice I (-300).
Hecuba
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 1
Gülfem Hatun
1500 - 1561
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 2
Laodice I
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 3