Politician

Lorenzo de' Medici

Italian statesman and de facto dictator of the Florentine Republic

1449 - 1492

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Lorenzo de' Medici

His biography is available in 73 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2024). Lorenzo de' Medici is the 160th most popular politician (down from 109th in 2024), the 71st most popular biography from Italy (down from 38th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Politician.

Lorenzo de' Medici is most famous for being the ruler of Florence during the Renaissance. He was a patron of the arts and helped bring the Renaissance to Florence.

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Lorenzo de' Medici ranks #160 of 20,022 Politicians worldwide, placing them among the top 1% of the profession.

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Lorenzo de' Medici's biography appears in 73 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Politicians.

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Despite a life of just 43 years, Lorenzo de' Medici ranks #160 among all Politicians in history.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Lorenzo de' Medici ranks 160 out of 20,022. Before him are Henry IV of France, Uthman, Murad III, Ahmed I, Herod the Great, and Silvio Berlusconi. After him are Titus, Diocletian, Hatshepsut, Hermann Göring, George Marshall, and Mary, Queen of Scots.

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HPI: 84.36
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HPI: 84.14
Rank: 160
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HPI: 84.07
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HPI: 84.07
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1449, Lorenzo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, Aldus Manutius, Axayacatl, Bona of Savoy, Sidonie of Poděbrady, Sankardev, Mandukhai, Catherine of Poděbrady, and Margaret of Thuringia. Among people deceased in 1492, Lorenzo de' Medici ranks 1. After him are Pope Innocent VIII, Piero della Francesca, Jami, Elizabeth Woodville, Casimir IV Jagiellon, Antoine Busnois, Gülbahar Hatun, Beatrice of Silva, Sonni Ali, Jaume Huguet, and Christina Abrahamsdotter.

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Lorenzo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1492
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 1
George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1478
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 2
Aldus Manutius
DESIGNER
1449 - 1515
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 3
Axayacatl
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1481
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 4
Bona of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1503
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 5
Sidonie of Poděbrady
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1510
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 6
Sankardev
WRITER
1449 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 7
Mandukhai
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1510
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 8
Catherine of Poděbrady
COMPANION
1449 - 1464
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 9
Margaret of Thuringia
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1501
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 10