420 - 461
Majorian (Latin: Iulius Valerius Maiorianus; died 7 August 461), was the Western Roman emperor from 457 to 461. A prominent commander in the Western military, Majorian deposed Avitus in 457 with the aid of his ally Ricimer. Possessing little more than Italy, Dalmatia, as well as some territory in Hispania and northern Gaul, Majorian campaigned rigorously for three years against the Empire's enemies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Majorian has received more than 859,544 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Majorian is the 1,530th most popular politician (down from 1,246th in 2019).
Majorian was the last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, reigning from 457 to 461. Majorian is most famous for his victory over the Visigoths in 461, which prevented them from invading Italy.
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Among politicians, Majorian ranks 1,530 out of 15,577. Before him are Ioannis Metaxas, Raisa Gorbacheva, Theresa May, Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, Childebert I, and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. After him are Hans Fritzsche, Sarah Palin, Shennong, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Stephen V of Hungary, and Jebe.
1871 - 1941
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,524
1932 - 1999
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,525
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,526
1690 - 1718
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,527
497 - 558
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,528
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,529
420 - 461
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,530
1900 - 1953
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,531
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 1,532
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,533
1500 - 1580
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,534
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,535
1137 - 1225
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 1,536
Among people born in 420, Majorian ranks 4. Before him are Pope Simplicius, Anthemius, and Orestes. After him are Libius Severus, Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 461, Majorian ranks 3. Before him are Pope Leo I and Saint Patrick.
420 - 483
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1
420 - 472
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 2
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 3
420 - 461
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 4
420 - 465
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 5
420 - 450
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
420 - 453
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 7
420 - 465
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
420 - 500
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 9
390 - 461
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 1
385 - 461
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 2
420 - 461
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 3