COMPANION

Olympias

375 BC - 316 BC

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Olympias (Ancient Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 375–316 BC) was a Greek princess of the Molossians, the eldest daughter of king Neoptolemus I of Epirus, the sister of Alexander I of Epirus, the fourth wife of Philip II, the king of Macedonia and the mother of Alexander the Great. She was extremely influential in Alexander's life and was recognized as de facto leader of Macedon during Alexander's conquests. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olympias has received more than 1,854,755 page views. Her biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Olympias is the 31st most popular companion (down from 26th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from United States (down from 50th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular American Companion.

Olympias was the daughter of King Neoptolemus I of Epirus and Queen Olympias, a descendant of the Greek King Alexander the Great. She was the wife of King Philip II of Macedon and mother of Alexander the Great.

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  • 1.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 76.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Olympias ranks 31 out of 784. Before her are Livia, Roxana, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Mileva Marić, Victoria, Princess Royal, and Hortense de Beauharnais. After her are Caroline of Ansbach, Ingrid of Sweden, Mary Boleyn, Messalina, Maria Theresa of Spain, and Eugénie de Montijo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 375 BC, Olympias ranks 1. After her are Chanakya, Menaechmus, and Aristobulus of Cassandreia. Among people deceased in 316 BC, Olympias ranks 1. After her are Sun Bin, Eumenes, Porus, Peithon, Antigenes, Attalus, and Eudemus.

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    Olympias

    COMPANION

    375 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 76.87

    Rank: 1

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    Sun Bin

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    401 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 70.56

    Rank: 2

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    Eumenes

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    362 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 70.15

    Rank: 3

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    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 69.32

    Rank: 4

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    Peithon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    355 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 63.53

    Rank: 5

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    Antigenes

    POLITICIAN

    350 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 59.52

    Rank: 6

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    Attalus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 59.09

    Rank: 7

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    Eudemus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 54.55

    Rank: 8

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Olympias ranks 164 out of 20,380. Before her are John Steinbeck (1902), Denzel Washington (1954), Frank Lloyd Wright (1867), Herbert Hoover (1874), Dale Carnegie (1888), and Jackson Pollock (1912). After her are Barry Barish (1936), Sharon Tate (1943), Amelia Earhart (1897), Paul Newman (1925), William James Sidis (1898), and Judy Garland (1922).

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Among COMPANIONS In United States

Among companions born in United States, Olympias ranks 2. Before her are Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929). After her are Priscilla Presley (1945), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Linda McCartney (1941), Martha Washington (1731), Mary Todd Lincoln (1818), Mamie Eisenhower (1896), Pat Nixon (1912), Abigail Adams (1744), Neilia Hunter Biden (1942), and Ellen Axson Wilson (1860).

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