MILITARY PERSONNEL
Hephaestion
356 BC - 324 BC
Hephaestion
Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – October 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hephaestion has received more than 2,310,571 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hephaestion is the 91st most popular military personnel (up from 97th in 2019), the 82nd most popular biography from Greece and the 8th most popular Greek Military Personnel.
Hephaestion is most famous for being Alexander the Great's closest friend and confidant.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
70.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
39
Languages Editions (L)
7.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Hephaestion ranks 91 out of 2,058. Before him are Võ Nguyên Giáp, Ivan Konev, Subutai, Erich Hartmann, Hattori Hanzō, and Walther von Brauchitsch. After him are Lyudmila Pavlichenko, Nero Claudius Drusus, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Albert Kesselring, Heinrich Müller, and Bernard Montgomery.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVõ Nguyên Giáp
1911 - 2013
HPI: 70.88
Rank: 85
Ivan Konev
1897 - 1973
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 86
Subutai
1175 - 1248
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 87
Erich Hartmann
1922 - 1993
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 88
Hattori Hanzō
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 89
Walther von Brauchitsch
1881 - 1948
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 90
Hephaestion
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 91
Lyudmila Pavlichenko
1916 - 1974
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 92
Nero Claudius Drusus
38 BC - 9 BC
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 93
Mikhail Tukhachevsky
1893 - 1937
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 94
Albert Kesselring
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 95
Heinrich Müller
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 96
Bernard Montgomery
1887 - 1976
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 97
Contemporaries
Among people born in 356 BC, Hephaestion ranks 2. Before him is Alexander the Great. After him are Nearchus, King Huiwen of Qin, and Leonnatus. Among people deceased in 324 BC, Hephaestion ranks 1. After him is Lycurgus of Athens.
Others Born in 356 BC
Go to all RankingsAlexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 1
Hephaestion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 2
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
King Huiwen of Qin
POLITICIAN
356 BC - 311 BC
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 4
Leonnatus
POLITICIAN
356 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 324 BC
Go to all RankingsHephaestion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Lycurgus of Athens
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 2
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 82 out of 1,024. Before him are George II of Greece (1890), Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Pope Dionysius (200), and Paul of Greece (1901). After him are Mahfiruz Hatun (1590), Hippias (-443), Irene Papas (1929), Galla Placidia (388), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), and Creon (null).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsGeorge II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 76
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 77
Mikis Theodorakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 78
Philip III of Macedon
POLITICIAN
359 BC - 317 BC
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 79
Pope Dionysius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 80
Paul of Greece
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1964
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 81
Hephaestion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 82
Mahfiruz Hatun
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1620
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 83
Hippias
PHILOSOPHER
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 84
Irene Papas
ACTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 85
Galla Placidia
POLITICIAN
388 - 450
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 86
Giorgio de Chirico
PAINTER
1888 - 1978
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 87
Creon
POLITICIAN
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 88
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece
Among military personnels born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 8. Before him are Spartacus (-109), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Themistocles (-524), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), and Seleucus I Nicator (-358). After him are Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Parmenion (-400), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), and Lysander (-401).
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 2
Ptolemy I Soter
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 3
Themistocles
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 4
Pyrrhus of Epirus
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 5
Miltiades
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 6
Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
Hephaestion
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 8
Cimon
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 9
Pittacus of Mytilene
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 10
Parmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 11
Mardonius
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 12
Djemal Pasha
1872 - 1922
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 13
Lysander
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 14