MILITARY PERSONNEL
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
268 BC - 208 BC
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
Marcus Claudius Marcellus (; c. 270 – 208 BC), five times elected as consul of the Roman Republic, was an important Roman military leader during the Gallic War of 225 BC and the Second Punic War. Marcellus gained the most prestigious award a Roman general could earn, the spolia opima, for killing the Gallic military leader and king Viridomarus in single combat in 222 BC at the Battle of Clastidium. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcus Claudius Marcellus has received more than 370,192 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Marcus Claudius Marcellus is the 218th most popular military personnel (up from 249th in 2019).
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman general who, in the Second Punic War, defeated Hannibal at the Battle of the Metaurus.
Memorability Metrics
370k
Page Views (PV)
65.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
8.01
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Over the past year Marcus Claudius Marcellus has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 70,276 views, followed by Italian (16,646), and Russian (13,723). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are German (108.33%), Alemannic (105.43%), and Latin (94.81%)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 218 out of 2,058. Before him are Sun Ce, Andranik, Muhammad bin Qasim, Han Xin, Friedrich Olbricht, and Wilhelm Burgdorf. After him are Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, Andrey Yeryomenko, Djemal Pasha, Wilhelm List, Kurt Student, and Franz Stangl.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 212
Andranik
1865 - 1927
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 213
Muhammad bin Qasim
695 - 715
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 214
Han Xin
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 215
Friedrich Olbricht
1888 - 1944
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 216
Wilhelm Burgdorf
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 217
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 218
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
1643 - 1690
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 219
Andrey Yeryomenko
1892 - 1970
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 220
Djemal Pasha
1872 - 1922
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 221
Wilhelm List
1880 - 1971
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 222
Kurt Student
1890 - 1978
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 223
Franz Stangl
1908 - 1971
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 224
Contemporaries
Among people born in 268 BC, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 208 BC, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 3. Before him are Li Si, and Chrysippus. After him is Chen Sheng.
Others Born in 268 BC
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Li Si
POLITICIAN
280 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 1
Chrysippus
PHILOSOPHER
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 2
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 3
Chen Sheng
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
250 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 4
