MILITARY PERSONNEL
Horatius Cocles
600 BC - Today
Horatius Cocles
Publius Horatius Cocles was an officer in the army of the early Roman Republic who famously defended the Pons Sublicius from the invading army of Etruscan King Lars Porsena of Clusium in the late 6th century BC, during the war between Rome and Clusium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horatius Cocles has received more than 772,310 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Horatius Cocles is the 438th most popular military personnel (down from 379th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Vatican City and the most popular Military Personnel.
Horatius Cocles is most famous for defending the bridge over the Tiber River at Rome in 508 BC.
Memorability Metrics
770k
Page Views (PV)
61.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Horatius Cocles ranks 438 out of 2,058. Before him are He Jin, August Neidhardt von Gneisenau, Mikhail Kirponos, Osman Nuri Pasha, Zinovy Rozhestvensky, and Pavel Nakhimov. After him are Petre Dumitrescu, Viktor Kulikov, Yoshiko Kawashima, Erich Kempka, Muqali, and Vjekoslav Luburić.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHe Jin
135 - 189
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 432
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau
1760 - 1831
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 433
Mikhail Kirponos
1892 - 1941
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 434
Osman Nuri Pasha
1832 - 1900
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 435
Zinovy Rozhestvensky
1848 - 1909
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 436
Pavel Nakhimov
1802 - 1855
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 437
Horatius Cocles
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 438
Petre Dumitrescu
1882 - 1950
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 439
Viktor Kulikov
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 440
Yoshiko Kawashima
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 441
Erich Kempka
1910 - 1975
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 442
Muqali
1170 - 1223
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 443
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 444
Contemporaries
Among people born in 600 BC, Horatius Cocles ranks 35. Before him are Ibycus, Neriglissar, Demaratus, Lars Porsena, Hiero I of Syracuse, and Datis. After him are Hipparchus, Gelon, Artaphernes, Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, Callimachus, and Amestris.
Others Born in 600 BC
Go to all RankingsIbycus
WRITER
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 29
Neriglissar
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 30
Demaratus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 31
Lars Porsena
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 32
Hiero I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 33
Datis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 34
Horatius Cocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 35
Hipparchus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 514 BC
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 36
Gelon
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 37
Artaphernes
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 493 BC
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 38
Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 39
Callimachus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 40
Amestris
COMPANION
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 41
In Vatican City
Among people born in Vatican City, Horatius Cocles ranks 3 out of 4. Before him are Robert Bellarmine (1542), and Lucius Junius Brutus (-600). After him are Spurius Lartius (-600).
Others born in Vatican City
Go to all RankingsRobert Bellarmine
PHYSICIAN
1542 - 1621
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1
Lucius Junius Brutus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 2
Horatius Cocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3
Spurius Lartius
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 4
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Vatican City
Among military personnels born in Vatican City, Horatius Cocles ranks 1.