600 BC - 509 BC
Lucius Junius Brutus (fl. 6th century BC) was the semi-legendary founder of the Roman Republic, and traditionally one of its first consuls in 509 BC. He was reputedly responsible for the expulsion of his uncle the Roman king Tarquinius Superbus after the suicide of Lucretia, which led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. He was involved in the abdication of fellow consul Tarquinius Collatinus, and executed two of his sons for plotting the restoration of the Tarquins.He was claimed as an ancestor of the Roman gens Junia, including Decimus Junius Brutus, and Marcus Junius Brutus, the most famous of Julius Caesar's assassins. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucius Junius Brutus has received more than 916,719 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Lucius Junius Brutus is the 1,488th most popular politician (down from 1,133rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Vatican City (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Politician.
Lucius Junius Brutus is most famous for overthrowing the last king of Rome, Tarquin the Proud, and establishing the Roman Republic.
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Among politicians, Lucius Junius Brutus ranks 1,488 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis II, Prince of Monaco, Mentuhotep II, Numerian, Christian V of Denmark, Elisa Bonaparte, and Theodore I Laskaris. After him are Djedefre, Orestes, Æthelflæd, John Sigismund Zápolya, Ferenc Szálasi, and Pepi II Neferkare.
1870 - 1949
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 1,482
2100 BC - 2013 BC
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,483
254 - 284
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,484
1646 - 1699
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,485
1777 - 1820
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,486
1174 - 1221
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,487
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,488
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,489
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,490
869 - 918
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,491
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,492
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,493
2284 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,494
Among people born in 600 BC, Lucius Junius Brutus ranks 20. Before him are Alexander I of Macedon, Yaśodharā, Polycrates, Mardonius, Chilon of Sparta, and Bias of Priene. After him are Hippias, Thespis, Theano, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, Cleomenes I, and Mahapajapati Gotami. Among people deceased in 509 BC, Lucius Junius Brutus ranks 2. Before him is Lucretia. After him are Sextus Tarquinius and Spurius Lucretius Tricipitinus.
600 BC - 454 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 14
600 BC - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 15
600 BC - 515 BC
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 16
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 17
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 18
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 19
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 20
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 21
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 22
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 23
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 24
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 25
600 BC - Present
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 26
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 2
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 3
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 4
Among people born in Vatican City, Lucius Junius Brutus ranks 2 out of 4. Before him are Robert Bellarmine (1542). After him are Horatius Cocles (-600) and Spurius Lartius (-600).
1542 - 1621
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 1
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 2
600 BC - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 4
Among politicians born in Vatican City, Lucius Junius Brutus ranks 1. After him are Spurius Lartius (-600).