POLITICIAN
Hormizd II
300 - 309
Hormizd II
Hormizd II (also spelled Hormozd or Ohrmazd; Middle Persian: 𐭠𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭬𐭦𐭣) was king (shah) of the Sasanian Empire. He ruled for six years and five months, from 303 to 309. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hormizd II has received more than 136,140 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hormizd II is the 3,457th most popular politician (up from 3,640th in 2019).
Hormizd II is most famous for his victory over the Romans in the Battle of Edessa.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
67.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
6.35
Effective Languages (L*)
3.09
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Hormizd II ranks 3,457 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry II the Pious, Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, João Lourenço, Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud, Jacob Kettler, and Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal. After him are Nikolai Tikhonov, Sigismund Báthory, Cleopatra Thea, Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony, Imagawa Yoshimoto, and Robert Kocharyan.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenry II the Pious
1196 - 1241
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 3,451
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
1200 - 1221
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 3,452
João Lourenço
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 3,453
Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 3,454
Jacob Kettler
1610 - 1682
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,455
Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal
1887 - 1908
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,456
Hormizd II
300 - 309
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,457
Nikolai Tikhonov
1905 - 1997
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,458
Sigismund Báthory
1572 - 1613
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,459
Cleopatra Thea
164 BC - 121 BC
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3,460
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
1867 - 1944
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 3,461
Imagawa Yoshimoto
1519 - 1560
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 3,462
Robert Kocharyan
1954 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 3,463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 300, Hormizd II ranks 17. Before him are Macarius of Egypt, Asanga, Narseh, Erasmus of Formia, Expeditus, and Vātsyāyana. After him are Volusianus, Zeno of Verona, Saturnin, Carausius, Antipope Felix II, and Bahram III. Among people deceased in 309, Hormizd II ranks 3. Before him are Pope Marcellus I, and Saint Menas. After him are Pamphilus of Caesarea, Adur Narseh, Domitius Alexander, Quirinus of Sescia, and Valerius Romulus.
Others Born in 300
Go to all RankingsMacarius of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 391
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 11
Asanga
PHILOSOPHER
300 - 301
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 12
Narseh
POLITICIAN
300 - 302
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 13
Erasmus of Formia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 14
Expeditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 303
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 15
Vātsyāyana
WRITER
300 - 500
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 16
Hormizd II
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 17
Volusianus
POLITICIAN
300 - 253
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 18
Zeno of Verona
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 371
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 19
Saturnin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 300
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 20
Carausius
POLITICIAN
300 - 293
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 21
Antipope Felix II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 365
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 22
Bahram III
POLITICIAN
300 - 293
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 309
Go to all RankingsPope Marcellus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
255 - 309
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 1
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 2
Hormizd II
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 3
Pamphilus of Caesarea
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
240 - 309
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 4
Adur Narseh
POLITICIAN
250 - 309
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 5
Domitius Alexander
POLITICIAN
300 - 309
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 6
Quirinus of Sescia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 309
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 7
Valerius Romulus
POLITICIAN
294 - 309
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 8