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Narses

478 - 574

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Narses (also sometimes written Nerses; Latin pronunciation: [ˈnarseːs]; Armenian: Նարսես; Greek: Ναρσής; 478–573) was, with Belisarius, one of the great generals in the service of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I during the Roman reconquest that took place during Justinian's reign. Narses was a Romanized Armenian. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Narses has received more than 385,130 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Narses is the 116th most popular military personnel (down from 109th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Turkey (down from 150th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Military Personnel.

Narses is most famous for being the Byzantine general who defeated the Ostrogoths and conquered Italy.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.17

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Narses ranks 116 out of 1,468. Before him are Alexander Selkirk, Eli Cohen, Abu Muslim, Cimon, Semyon Timoshenko, and Erich von Falkenhayn. After him are Theodor Eicke, Yi Sun-sin, Stilicho, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Ludwig Beck, and Nero Claudius Drusus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 478, Narses ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 574, Narses ranks 1. After him are Pope John III, Cleph, and Conall mac Comgaill.

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    Narses

    478 - 574

    HPI: 69.17

    Rank: 1

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In Turkey

Among people born in Turkey, Narses ranks 151 out of 1,301. Before him are Nabonidus (-555), Pope Vitalian (600), Zeno (425), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Saint Nino (296), and Michael VII Doukas (1050). After him are Stilicho (359), Hecuba (null), Abdullah Öcalan (1949), Saint Timothy (17), Mesrop Mashtots (361), and Basil I (811).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Turkey

Among military personnels born in Turkey, Narses ranks 1. After him are Stilicho (359), Dragut (1485), Eumenes (-362), Andranik (1865), Thomas the Slav (800), Laskarina Bouboulina (1771), Osman Nuri Pasha (1832), Heraclius the Elder (600), Kemal Reis (1451), Bardas Skleros (1000), and Sosthenes of Macedon (-400).

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