37 - 68
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.
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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.
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 26
585 - 644
HPI: 89.18
Rank: 27
1809 - 1865
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 28
1819 - 1901
HPI: 89.14
Rank: 29
1962 - Present
HPI: 89.09
Rank: 30
1931 - Present
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 31
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 32
1754 - 1793
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 33
482 - 565
HPI: 88.45
Rank: 34
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
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.
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 1
10 - 68
HPI: 82.38
Rank: 2
100 - 68
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
35 - 68
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 4
25 - 68
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 5
25 - 68
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 6
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 7
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).
1469 - 1527
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 12
1883 - 1945
HPI: 90.01
Rank: 13
1225 - 1274
HPI: 89.88
Rank: 14
1813 - 1901
HPI: 89.79
Rank: 15
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 16
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 17
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 18
1548 - 1600
HPI: 88.92
Rank: 19
1571 - 1610
HPI: 88.46
Rank: 20
1182 - 1226
HPI: 88.40
Rank: 21
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 22
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.35
Rank: 23
1304 - 1374
HPI: 88.25
Rank: 24
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).
100 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 95.84
Rank: 1
63 BC - 14
HPI: 93.32
Rank: 2
1883 - 1945
HPI: 90.01
Rank: 3
106 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 4
161 - 192
HPI: 89.25
Rank: 5
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 6
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 7
12 - 41
HPI: 87.76
Rank: 8
12 BC - 38
HPI: 87.14
Rank: 9
1449 - 1492
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 10
42 BC - 37
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 11
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 85.10
Rank: 12