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Napoleon

1769 - 1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte (born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French emperor and military commander who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. He was the leader of the French Republic as First Consul from 1799 to 1804, then of the French Empire as Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and briefly again in 1815. His political and cultural legacy endures as a celebrated and controversial leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Napoleon has received more than 41,775,062 page views. His biography is available in 199 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 195 in 2019). Napoleon is the most popular politician, the most popular biography from France and the most popular French Politician.

Napoleon is most famous for his military conquests and the establishment of the Napoleonic Code.

Memorability Metrics

  • 42M

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  • 94.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 199

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Variety
French Historians Slam Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Inaccuracies: ‘Like Spitting in the Face of French People’
Ridley Scott’s “Napoleon” is a movie that French people love to hate. But despite harsh criticism in France, the historical epic smashed the box office and grossed over $9.76 million from 1.15 million tickets sold in its first two weeks in theaters. Ironicall…
Elskes
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Patheos
Napoleon — an Epic with Epic scope
There are frankly not enough historical movies like this one in the theaters these days, and we are the losers for that. Napoleon Bonaparte who began life in Corsica and ended in exile twice over on islands (Elba then St. Helena) was a complex human being.   …
Ben Witherington
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Biztoc.com
French Historians Slam Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ Inaccuracies: ‘Like Spitting in the Face of French People’
Ridley Scott‘s “Napoleon” is a movie that French people love to hate. But despite harsh criticism in France, the historical epic smashed the box office and grossed over $9.76 million from 1.15 million tickets sold in its first two weeks in theaters. Ironicall…
variety.com
Wednesday, December 6, 2023

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Napoleon ranks 1 out of 15,577. After him are Adolf Hitler, Julius Caesar, Louis XIV of France, Joseph Stalin, Cleopatra, Vladimir Lenin, Thomas Jefferson, Augustus, Charlemagne, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and Vladimir Putin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, Napoleon ranks 1. After him are Alexander von Humboldt, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Georges Cuvier, Michel Ney, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, Jean Lannes, Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ivan Krylov, André-Jacques Garnerin, and William Smith. Among people deceased in 1821, Napoleon ranks 1. After him are John Keats, Joseph de Maistre, John William Polidori, Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon, Duchess of Orléans, Caroline of Brunswick, Franz Karl Achard, William I, Elector of Hesse, Johann Jacob Schweppe, Gregory V of Constantinople, Tudor Vladimirescu, and Jean Rapp.

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In France

Among people born in France, Napoleon ranks 1 out of 6,011. After him are Louis XIV of France (1638), René Descartes (1596), Joan of Arc (1412), Blaise Pascal (1623), Louis Pasteur (1822), Voltaire (1694), Victor Hugo (1802), Claude Monet (1840), Montesquieu (1689), Louis XVI of France (1754), and Jules Verne (1828).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Napoleon ranks 1. After him are Louis XIV of France (1638), Louis XVI of France (1754), Napoleon III (1808), Louis XV of France (1710), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Henry IV of France (1553), Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor (1122), Philip IV of France (1268), Louis XIII of France (1601), Claudius (-10), and Francis I of France (1494).

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