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Hippias

600 BC - 490 BC

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Hippias (Ancient Greek: Ἱππίας, romanized: Hippías; c. 570 BC – 490 BC) was the last tyrant of Athens, ruling from 527 to 510 BC. He was one of the Peisistratids, a group of tyrants from the same family in ancient Greece. His father was Pisistratus, who preceded him as ruler of Athens, while his brother Hipparchus may have ruled jointly with him. Hippias also had an illegitimate son, Hegesistratus, whom he made tyrant of Sigeion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hippias has received more than 149,448 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Hippias is the 1,780th most popular politician (down from 1,510th in 2019), the 134th most popular biography from Greece (down from 128th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Greek Politician.

Hippias is most famous for being the head of the Platonic Academy in Athens, Greece.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.29

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.25

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hippias ranks 1,780 out of 19,576. Before him are Félix Faure, John Sigismund, Elector of Brandenburg, Emperor Huizong of Song, Amasis II, Rupert, King of Germany, and John Sigismund Zápolya. After him are Nicholas I of Montenegro, Öz Beg Khan, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Ish-bosheth, Amon of Judah, and Ashurnasirpal II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 600 BC, Hippias ranks 22. Before him are Pheidippides, Bias of Priene, Mardonius, Lucius Junius Brutus, Nahum, and Chilon of Sparta. After him are Thespis, Theano, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cleomenes I, Mahapajapati Gotami, and Aristagoras. Among people deceased in 490 BC, Hippias ranks 3. Before him are Pheidippides, and Devadatta. After him are Datis, Yan Hui, and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus.

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  • Photo of Pheidippides

    Pheidippides

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    600 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 72.62

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Devadatta

    Devadatta

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1000 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 72.34

    Rank: 2

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    Hippias

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 71.29

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Datis

    Datis

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    600 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 66.97

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Yan Hui

    Yan Hui

    PHILOSOPHER

    521 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 65.61

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus

    Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 490 BC

    HPI: 57.98

    Rank: 6

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hippias ranks 134 out of 1,024. Before him are Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), and Philip V of Macedon (-238). After him are Thespis (-600), Antonia Minor (-36), Antipope Alexander V (1339), Tyrtaeus (-700), Pope Hyginus (100), and Andronicus of Rhodes (-100).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Hippias ranks 48. Before him are John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Oruç Reis (1473), Critias (-460), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Perseus of Macedon (-212), and Philip V of Macedon (-238). After him are Antonia Minor (-36), Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776), Georgios Papadopoulos (1919), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), and Gülnuş Sultan (1642).

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