173 - 238
Maximinus Thrax (Latin: Gaius Julius Verus Maximinus "Thrax"; c. 173 – 238) was a Roman emperor from 235 to 238. Born of Thracian origin – giving the nickname "Thrax" ("the Thracian") – he rose up through the military ranks, ultimately holding high command in the army of the Rhine under Emperor Severus Alexander. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maximinus Thrax has received more than 2,156,565 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Maximinus Thrax is the 696th most popular politician (down from 633rd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Bulgaria (up from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Bulgarian Politician.
Maximinus Thrax was a Roman Emperor from 235 to 238. He is most famous for being the first emperor to be born outside of Italy, and for his persecution of Christians in the empire.
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Among politicians, Maximinus Thrax ranks 696 out of 15,577. Before him are Edvard Beneš, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Enrico Dandolo, Childeric III, Henry I of England, and Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Ilse Koch, Smenkhkare, John the Fearless, Leonid Kravchuk, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, and Françoise-Athénaïs de Rochechouart, Marquise de Montespan.
1884 - 1948
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 690
1900 - 1979
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 691
1107 - 1205
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 692
714 - 754
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 693
1068 - 1135
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 694
1165 - 1197
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 695
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 696
1906 - 1967
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 697
1400 BC - 1334 BC
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 698
1371 - 1419
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 699
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 700
1937 - 2021
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 701
1640 - 1707
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 702
Among people born in 173, Maximinus Thrax ranks 1. Among people deceased in 238, Maximinus Thrax ranks 1. After him are Balbinus, Gordian I, Pupienus, Gordian II, Julius Pollux, and Gaius Julius Verus Maximus.
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 1
178 - 238
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 2
159 - 238
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 3
170 - 238
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 4
190 - 238
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 5
200 - 238
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 6
216 - 238
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 7
Among people born in Bulgaria, Maximinus Thrax ranks 8 out of 372. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Flavius Aetius (390), Elias Canetti (1905), Belisarius (505), Galerius (250), and Georgi Dimitrov (1882). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Phocas (547), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), and Diogenes of Apollonia (-460).
1673 - 1736
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 2
390 - 454
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 3
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 4
505 - 565
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 5
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 7
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 8
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 9
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 10
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 11
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 12
396 - 457
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 13
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 14
Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Maximinus Thrax ranks 4. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Galerius (250), and Georgi Dimitrov (1882). After him are Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), Todor Zhivkov (1911), Phocas (547), Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), and Kubrat (605).
1673 - 1736
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 1
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 4
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 6
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 7
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 8
396 - 457
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 9
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 11
605 - 665
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12