303 - 353
Magnus Magnentius (c. 303 – 10 August 353) was a Roman general and usurper against Constantius II. Of Germanic descent, Magnentius served with distinction in Gaul under the emperor Constans. On 18 January 350 Magnentius was acclaimed Augustus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Magnentius has received more than 267,785 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Magnentius is the 2,599th most popular politician (down from 1,776th in 2019), the 867th most popular biography from France (down from 660th in 2019) and the 201st most popular French Politician.
Magnentius was a Roman Emperor who overthrew Constans and ruled for about six months before being overthrown himself. He is most famous for overthrowing Constans and ruling for about six months before being overthrown himself.
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Among politicians, Magnentius ranks 2,599 out of 15,577. Before him are Mentuhotep III, Emperor Go-Sai, Alfred Hugenberg, Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Günter Schabowski, and Dương Văn Minh. After him are Felipe González, Raymond of Poitiers, Chandragupta II, Ramsay MacDonald, Grand Duke George Alexandrovich of Russia, and Amenemhat IV.
2050 BC - 2005 BC
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 2,593
1638 - 1685
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 2,594
1865 - 1951
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2,595
1872 - 1925
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2,596
1929 - 2015
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 2,597
1916 - 2001
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 2,598
303 - 353
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 2,599
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 2,600
1115 - 1149
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 2,601
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 2,602
1866 - 1937
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 2,603
1871 - 1899
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 2,604
1850 BC - 1790 BC
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 2,605
Among people born in 303, Magnentius ranks 1. After him is Wang Xizhi. Among people deceased in 353, Magnentius ranks 1. After him is Decentius.
Among people born in France, Magnentius ranks 867 out of 6,011. Before him are Danielle Darrieux (1917), Juliette Binoche (1964), Martin Schongauer (1450), Paul Delaroche (1797), Georges Brassens (1921), and Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille (1713). After him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), Raymond of Poitiers (1115), James Tissot (1836), Michèle Mercier (1939), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), and Léon Gambetta (1838).
1917 - 2017
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 861
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 862
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 863
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 864
1921 - 1981
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 865
1713 - 1762
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 866
303 - 353
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 867
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 868
1115 - 1149
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 869
1836 - 1902
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 870
1939 - Present
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 871
1092 - 1154
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 872
1838 - 1882
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 873
Among politicians born in France, Magnentius ranks 201. Before him are Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu (1766), Guillaume de Nogaret (1260), Christina of Lorraine (1565), Jules Ferry (1832), Charles III of Navarre (1361), and Gaston Doumergue (1863). After him are Raymond of Poitiers (1115), Adelaide of Maurienne (1092), Léon Gambetta (1838), John I of Aragon (1350), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), and Joseph Babinski (1857).
1766 - 1822
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 195
1260 - 1313
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 196
1565 - 1637
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 197
1832 - 1893
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 198
1361 - 1425
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 199
1863 - 1937
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 200
303 - 353
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 201
1115 - 1149
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 202
1092 - 1154
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 203
1838 - 1882
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 204
1350 - 1396
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 205
1852 - 1924
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 206
1857 - 1932
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 207