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Orestes

420 - 476

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Orestes (died 28 August 476) was a Roman general and politician of Pannonian ancestry. He joined the court of Attila the Hun in his native Pannonia, in which he reached a high position, becoming one of Attila's most trusted men. Orestes also held considerable influence in the late Western Roman Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Orestes has received more than 1,280,574 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Orestes is the 3,917th most popular politician (down from 1,486th in 2019), the 114th most popular biography from Hungary (down from 40th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Hungarian Politician.

Orestes is most famous for murdering his mother, Clytemnestra, and her lover, Aegisthus, to avenge the death of his father, Agamemnon.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.23

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Orestes ranks 3,917 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry, Count of Portugal, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba, Ovadia Yosef, Childebert the Adopted, Uldin, and Jean Bart. After him are Sancho III of Castile, Julia Maesa, Phraates IV, Dadabhai Naoroji, Princess Margarita of Greece and Denmark, and Kurmanbek Bakiyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 420, Orestes ranks 7. Before him are Pope Simplicius, Anthemius, Majorian, Libius Severus, Julia of Corsica, and Thorismund. After him are Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 476, Orestes ranks 2. Before him is Basiliscus. After him is Marcus.

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Others Deceased in 476

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    Basiliscus

    POLITICIAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 64.48

    Rank: 1

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    Orestes

    POLITICIAN

    420 - 476

    HPI: 61.23

    Rank: 2

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    Marcus

    NOBLEMAN

    500 - 476

    HPI: 49.13

    Rank: 3

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 114 out of 1,077. Before him are Saint Margaret of Scotland (1045), Döme Sztójay (1883), George Pólya (1887), Ján Kollár (1793), Gyula Grosics (1926), and György Cziffra (1921). After him are Bayan I (600), Saint Emeric of Hungary (1000), Marcel Grossmann (1878), George I Rákóczi (1593), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), and Judit Polgár (1976).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 44. Before him are János Áder (1959), John Corvinus (1473), Stephen IV of Hungary (1133), Pál Teleki (1879), Pál Schmitt (1942), and Döme Sztójay (1883). After him are Bayan I (600), Ladislaus II of Hungary (1131), Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872), Péter Medgyessy (1942), Piali Pasha (1515), and Gyula Horn (1932).

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