630 BC - 562 BC
Nebuchadnezzar II (; Babylonian cuneiform: Nabû-kudurri-uṣur, meaning "Nabu, watch over my heir"; Biblical Hebrew: נְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּר Nəḇūḵaḏneṣṣar), also spelled Nebuchadrezzar II, was the second Neo-Babylonian emperor, ruling from the death of his father Nabopolassar in 605 BC to his own death in 562 BC. Historically known as Nebuchadnezzar the Great, he is typically regarded as the empire's greatest king. Nebuchadnezzar remains famous for his military campaigns in the Levant, for his construction projects in his capital, Babylon, including the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, and for the role he plays in Jewish history. Ruling for 43 years, Nebuchadnezzar was the longest-reigning king of the Babylonian dynasty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nebuchadnezzar II has received more than 6,330,256 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Nebuchadnezzar II is the 52nd most popular politician (up from 65th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Iraq and the 4th most popular Iraqi Politician.
Nebuchadnezzar II is most famous for the construction of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Among politicians, Nebuchadnezzar II ranks 52 out of 15,577. Before him are Leon Trotsky, Peter the Great, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Angela Merkel, Saddam Hussein, and Boris Yeltsin. After him are Nikita Khrushchev, Marcus Aurelius, Fidel Castro, Ahmed I, Martin Van Buren, and Josip Broz Tito.
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 46
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 47
1882 - 1945
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 48
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 49
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 50
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.89
Rank: 51
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 52
1894 - 1971
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 53
121 - 180
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 54
1926 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 55
1590 - 1617
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 56
1782 - 1862
HPI: 83.59
Rank: 57
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 58
Among people born in 630 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II ranks 1. After him are Sappho, Jehoahaz of Judah, Stesichorus, and Amytis of Media. Among people deceased in 562 BC, Nebuchadnezzar II ranks 1. After him is Amel-Marduk.
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 1
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 2
630 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 3
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 4
630 BC - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 5
Among people born in Iraq, Nebuchadnezzar II ranks 5 out of 338. Before him are Abraham (-1813), Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), and Saddam Hussein (1937). After him are Abu Hanifa (698), Ashurbanipal (-685), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Sarah (-1803), Al-Kindi (801), Ibn al-Haytham (965), and Mani (216).
1813 BC - 1638 BC
HPI: 91.87
Rank: 1
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 2
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 3
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 4
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 5
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 6
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 7
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 8
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 9
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 10
965 - 1039
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 11
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Iraq, Nebuchadnezzar II ranks 4. Before him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), and Saddam Hussein (1937). After him are Ashurbanipal (-685), Sargon of Akkad (-2300), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786).
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 1
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 2
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 3
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 4
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 5
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 6
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 7
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 8
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 9
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
570 - 628
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 11
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 12