356 BC - 324 BC
Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hephaistíon; c. 356 BC – October 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman 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 1,309,075 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Hephaestion is the 92nd most popular military personnel (down from 73rd in 2019), the 78th most popular biography from Greece (down from 66th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Greek Military Personnel.
Hephaestion is most famous for being Alexander the Great's closest friend and confidant.
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Among military personnels, Hephaestion ranks 92 out of 1,466. Before him are Jan Žižka, Zhao Yun, Albert Kesselring, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Walther von Brauchitsch, and Desmond Doss. After him are Tadeusz Kościuszko, John of Austria, Stilicho, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, Hermann Hoth, and Pancho Villa.
1360 - 1424
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 86
168 - 229
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 87
1885 - 1960
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 88
1896 - 1968
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 89
1881 - 1948
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 90
1919 - 2006
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 91
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 92
1746 - 1817
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 93
1547 - 1578
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 94
359 - 408
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 95
595 - 674
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 96
1885 - 1971
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 97
1878 - 1923
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 98
Among people born in 356 BC, Hephaestion ranks 2. Before him is Alexander the Great. After him are Nearchus and Leonnatus. Among people deceased in 324 BC, Hephaestion ranks 1. After him is Lycurgus of Athens.
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 96.43
Rank: 1
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 2
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 3
356 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 78 out of 855. Before him are Paul of Greece (1901), Lysippos (-390), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Giorgio de Chirico (1888), John V Palaiologos (1332), and Antigonus I Monophthalmus (-382). After him are Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark (1882), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), Lysimachus (-361), Galla Placidia (388), Simonides of Ceos (-556), and George II of Greece (1890).
1901 - 1964
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 72
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 73
270 - 306
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 74
1888 - 1978
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 75
1332 - 1391
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 76
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 77
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 78
1882 - 1944
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 79
1902 - 1963
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 80
361 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 81
388 - 450
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 82
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 83
1890 - 1947
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 84
Among military personnels born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 7. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), Spartacus (-109), Themistocles (-524), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), and Seleucus I Nicator (-358). After him are Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Parmenion (-400), and Lysander (-401).
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 96.43
Rank: 1
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 2
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 3
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 4
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 5
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 6
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 7
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 8
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 9
1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 11
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 12
401 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 13