375 BC - 316 BC
Olympias (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 1,713,262 page views. Her biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Olympias is the 26th most popular companion (up from 33rd in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Greece (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek 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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Among companions, Olympias ranks 26 out of 673. Before her are Bathsheba, Elizabeth of York, Joseph Bonaparte, Aspasia, Victoria, Princess Royal, and Catherine Howard. After her are Queen Silvia of Sweden, Messalina, Klara Hitler, Anne of Cleves, Mileva Marić, and Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon.
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 20
1466 - 1503
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 21
1768 - 1844
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 22
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 23
1840 - 1901
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 24
1523 - 1542
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 25
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 26
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 27
17 - 48
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 28
1860 - 1907
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 29
1515 - 1557
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 30
1875 - 1948
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 31
1635 - 1719
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 32
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 Eumenes, Sun Bin, Porus, Peithon, Antigenes, and Eudemus.
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 1
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 2
375 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 3
375 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Olympias ranks 50 out of 936. Before her are Alcibiades (-450), Peisistratos (-600), Draco (-650), Pindar (-517), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), and Praxiteles (-395). After her are Handan Sultan (1574), Theophrastus (-371), Menander (-342), Pope Sixtus II (215), Xanthippe (-500), and Polykleitos (-450).
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 44
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 45
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 46
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 47
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 48
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 49
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 50
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 51
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 52
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 53
215 - 258
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 54
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 55
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 56
Among companions born in Greece, Olympias ranks 2. Before her are Nurbanu Sultan (1525). After her are Gorgo, Queen of Sparta (-506), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Alexandra of Yugoslavia (1921), Princess Irene, Duchess of Aosta (1904), Aspasia Manos (1896), and Eusebia (400).
1525 - 1583
HPI: 79.47
Rank: 1
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 2
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 3
1896 - 1982
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 4
1921 - 1993
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 5
1904 - 1974
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 6
1896 - 1972
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 7
400 - 360
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 8