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Justin I

450 - 527

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Justin I (Latin: Iustinus; Ancient Greek: Ἰουστῖνος, romanized: Ioustînos; c. 450 – 1 August 527), also called Justin the Thracian (Latin: Iustinus Thrax; Ancient Greek: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ Θρᾷξ, romanized: Ioustînos ho Thrâix), was Eastern Roman emperor from 518 to 527. Born to a peasant family, he rose through the ranks of the army to become commander of the imperial guard and when Emperor Anastasius I Dicorus died, he out-maneouvered his rivals and was elected as his successor, in spite of being around 68 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Justin I has received more than 881,154 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Justin I is the 757th most popular politician (up from 866th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from North Macedonia and the 2nd most popular Macedonian Politician.

Justin I was the first Byzantine emperor, and he is most famous for the Nika riots.

Memorability Metrics

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  • 75.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Justin I ranks 757 out of 19,576. Before him are Cao Pi, Qaboos bin Said al Said, Martti Ahtisaari, Ptolemy V Epiphanes, Louis, Grand Dauphin, and Marwan I. After him are Cleopatra I Syra, Dmitry Medvedev, Pepi II Neferkare, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, and Enver Pasha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450, Justin I ranks 1. After him are Pope Hormisdas, Pope Anastasius II, Mazdak, Huneric, Gunthamund, Eraric, Ildibad, Emperor Kenzō, Thrasamund, Emperor Keitai, and Aegidius. Among people deceased in 527, Justin I ranks 2. Before him is Romulus Augustulus. After him is Anicia Juliana.

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In North Macedonia

Among people born in North Macedonia, Justin I ranks 4 out of 156. Before him are Justinian I (482), Mother Teresa (1910), and Baba Vanga (1911). After him are Theodahad (480), Kiro Gligorov (1917), Esma Redžepova (1943), Nexhmije Hoxha (1921), Sigeric (370), Ljubiša Samardžić (1936), Stobaeus (401), and Dragoslav Šekularac (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In North Macedonia

Among politicians born in North Macedonia, Justin I ranks 2. Before him are Justinian I (482). After him are Theodahad (480), Kiro Gligorov (1917), Nexhmije Hoxha (1921), Sigeric (370), Stevo Pendarovski (1963), Lazar Koliševski (1914), Konstantin Tih (1240), Fethi Okyar (1880), Boris Trajkovski (1956), and Gjorge Ivanov (1960).

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