268 BC - 208 BC
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 249th most popular military personnel (down from 214th in 2019).
Marcus Claudius Marcellus was a Roman general who, in the Second Punic War, defeated Hannibal at the Battle of the Metaurus.
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Among military personnels, Marcus Claudius Marcellus ranks 249 out of 1,468. Before him are Hans von Seeckt, Muhammad bin Qasim, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Maurice Gamelin, Werner Mölders, and Pedro de Alvarado. After him are Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Zhang Liao, Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, Khalifa Haftar, Andrey Yeryomenko, and Eumenes.
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 243
695 - 715
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 244
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 245
1872 - 1958
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 246
1913 - 1941
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 247
1485 - 1541
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 248
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 249
1755 - 1818
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 250
169 - 222
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 251
1902 - 1947
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 252
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 253
1892 - 1970
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 254
362 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 255
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 Chrysippus and Li Si. After him is Chen Sheng.
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1
280 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 2
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 3
250 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 4