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Leonidas II

315 BC - 235 BC

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Leonidas II (; Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας Β΄, Leōnídas B', "Lion's son, Lion-like") was the 28th Agiad King of Sparta from 254 to 242 BC and from 241 to 235 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonidas II has received more than 121,851 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Leonidas II is the 2,897th most popular politician (up from 3,291st in 2019).

Leonidas II is most famous for leading the Spartans to victory in the Battle of Thermopylae against the Persians.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.90

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Leonidas II ranks 2,897 out of 19,576. Before him are Rayhana bint Zayd, Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Ashraf Ghani, Violant of Hungary, Wilhelm Cuno, and Wilhelm Miklas. After him are Henry of Bohemia, Kanishka, Yigal Allon, Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Robert I, Duke of Burgundy, and Guillaume de Nogaret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 315 BC, Leonidas II ranks 4. Before him are Theocritus, Arcesilaus, and Aratus.  Among people deceased in 235 BC, Leonidas II ranks 1. 

Others Born in 315 BC

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  • Photo of Theocritus

    Theocritus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 260 BC

    HPI: 73.28

    Rank: 1

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    Arcesilaus

    PHILOSOPHER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 71.65

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Aratus

    Aratus

    WRITER

    315 BC - 240 BC

    HPI: 69.78

    Rank: 3

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    Leonidas II

    POLITICIAN

    315 BC - 235 BC

    HPI: 68.45

    Rank: 4

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