POLITICIAN
Nero
37 - 68
Nero
Nero ( NEER-oh; Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus; 15 December 37 – 9 June 68 AD) was the fifth Roman emperor, ruling from 54 to 68. His infamous reign is usually associated with tyranny, extravagance and debauchery. Nero, originally named Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, belonged to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and was adopted as heir by the emperor Claudius, his great-uncle and stepfather. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nero has received more than 9,905,422 page views. His biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 100 in 2019). Nero is the 32nd most popular politician (down from 28th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Italy and the 6th most popular Italian Politician.
Nero was a Roman emperor who is most famous for starting the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD.
Memorability Metrics
9.9M
Page Views (PV)
89.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
101
Languages Editions (L)
11.71
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Nero ranks 32 out of 15,710. Before him are Commodus, Umar, Abraham Lincoln, Queen Victoria, Carles Puigdemont, and Mikhail Gorbachev. After him are Louis XVI of France, Justinian I, Marcus Aurelius, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Pericles, and Huang Xianfan.
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161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 26
Umar
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 27
Abraham Lincoln
1809 - 1865
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 28
Queen Victoria
1819 - 1901
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 29
Carles Puigdemont
1962 - Present
HPI: 89.09
Rank: 30
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 - Present
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 31
Nero
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 32
Louis XVI of France
1754 - 1793
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 33
Justinian I
482 - 565
HPI: 88.45
Rank: 34
Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
Huang Xianfan
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 37, Nero ranks 1. After him is Josephus. Among people deceased in 68, Nero ranks 1. After him are Mark the Evangelist, Philemon, Statilia Messalina, Gaius Julius Vindex, Publius Petronius Turpilianus, and Lucius Clodius Macer.
Others Born in 37
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Others Deceased in 68
Go to all RankingsNero
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 1
Mark the Evangelist
10 - 68
HPI: 82.38
Rank: 2
Philemon
100 - 68
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
Statilia Messalina
35 - 68
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 4
Gaius Julius Vindex
25 - 68
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 5
Publius Petronius Turpilianus
25 - 68
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 6
Lucius Clodius Macer
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 7
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Nero ranks 18 out of 4,088. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), Benito Mussolini (1883), Thomas Aquinas (1225), Giuseppe Verdi (1813), Cicero (-106), and Commodus (161). After him are Giordano Bruno (1548), Caravaggio (1571), Francis of Assisi (1182), Marcus Aurelius (121), Virgil (-70), and Petrarch (1304).
Others born in Italy
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Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 12
Benito Mussolini
1883 - 1945
HPI: 90.01
Rank: 13
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 89.88
Rank: 14
Giuseppe Verdi
1813 - 1901
HPI: 89.79
Rank: 15
Cicero
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 16
Commodus
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 17
Nero
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 18
Giordano Bruno
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.92
Rank: 19
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 88.46
Rank: 20
Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
HPI: 88.40
Rank: 21
Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 22
Virgil
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 23
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 24
Among POLITICIANS In Italy
Among politicians born in Italy, Nero ranks 6. Before him are Julius Caesar (-100), Augustus (-63), Benito Mussolini (1883), Cicero (-106), and Commodus (161). After him are Marcus Aurelius (121), Caligula (12), Pontius Pilate (-12), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), Tiberius (-42), and Mark Antony (-83).
Julius Caesar
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 1
Augustus
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 2
Benito Mussolini
1883 - 1945
HPI: 90.01
Rank: 3
Cicero
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 4
Commodus
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 5
Nero
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 6
Marcus Aurelius
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 7
Caligula
12 - 41
HPI: 87.76
Rank: 8
Pontius Pilate
12 BC - 38
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 9
Lorenzo de' Medici
1449 - 1492
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 10
Tiberius
42 BC - 37
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 11
Mark Antony
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 12
