Politician
Leonidas I
King of Sparta who led Greek forces to a last stand at the Battle of Thermopylae
540 BC - 480 BC
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Leonidas I
His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia. Leonidas I is the 355th most popular politician (down from 241st in 2024), the 40th most popular biography from Greece (down from 32nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Greek Politician.
Leonidas I is most famous for leading a small army of 300 Spartans to victory against the Persian Empire at the Battle of Thermopylae.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Leonidas I ranks 355 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Empress Dowager Cixi, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Lycurgus of Sparta, Alexander I of Russia, and Zoë Porphyrogenita. After him are Edward Heath, Zog I of Albania, Clara Zetkin, François Hollande, Nerva, and Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor.
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HPI: 80.67
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HPI: 80.65
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HPI: 80.63
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Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
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Alexander I of Russia
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HPI: 80.62
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Zoë Porphyrogenita
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Leonidas I
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HPI: 80.62
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Edward Heath
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HPI: 80.61
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HPI: 80.58
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Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor
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HPI: 80.57
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 540 BC, Leonidas I ranks 1. After him are Miltiades, Leotychidas, Amyntas I of Macedon, Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, and Spurius Cassius Viscellinus. Among people deceased in 480 BC, Leonidas I ranks 1. After him are Mahapajapati Gotami, Ephialtes of Trachis, Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis, Cleombrotus, Onomacritus, and Hamilcar I of Carthage.
Others Born in 540 BC
Go to all RankingsLeonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 1
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 2
Leotychidas
NOBLEMAN
540 BC - 469 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 3
Amyntas I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 498 BC
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 4
Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 5
Spurius Cassius Viscellinus
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 6
Others Deceased in 480 BC
Go to all RankingsLeonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 1
Mahapajapati Gotami
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 2
Ephialtes of Trachis
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 3
Appius Claudius Sabinus Regillensis
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 4
Cleombrotus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 5
Onomacritus
WRITER
530 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 6
Hamilcar I of Carthage
POLITICIAN
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Leonidas I ranks 40 out of NaN. Before him are Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Gorgias (-483), Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Cleisthenes (-565), and Lycurgus of Sparta (-800). After him are Peisistratos (-600), Theophrastus (-371), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Miltiades (-540), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), and Pope Sixtus II (215).
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Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 35
Themistocles
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524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 36
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 37
Cleisthenes
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 38
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 39
Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 41
Theophrastus
PHILOSOPHER
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 42
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 43
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 44
Aristarchus of Samos
ASTRONOMER
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 45
Pope Sixtus II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
215 - 258
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 46
Among Politicians In Greece
Among politicians born in Greece, Leonidas I ranks 11. Before him are Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Cleisthenes (-565), and Lycurgus of Sparta (-800). After him are Peisistratos (-600), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Alcibiades (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Xanthippe (-500), and Constantine II of Greece (1940).
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 5
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 6
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 7
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 8
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 10
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 11
Peisistratos
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 12
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 13
Alcibiades
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 14
Irene of Athens
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 15
Xanthippe
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 16
Constantine II of Greece
1940 - 2023
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 17
