420 - 476
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 1,184,045 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Orestes is the 1,490th most popular politician (down from 1,479th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 46th in 2019) and the 15th 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.
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Among politicians, Orestes ranks 1,490 out of 15,577. Before him are Numerian, Christian V of Denmark, Elisa Bonaparte, Theodore I Laskaris, Lucius Junius Brutus, and Djedefre. After him are Æthelflæd, John Sigismund Zápolya, Ferenc Szálasi, Pepi II Neferkare, Ḫattušili III, and Archduchess Maria Elisabeth of Austria.
254 - 284
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,484
1646 - 1699
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,485
1777 - 1820
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,486
1174 - 1221
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1,487
600 BC - 509 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,488
2600 BC - 2570 BC
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,489
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,490
869 - 918
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,491
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 1,492
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,493
2284 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 1,494
1267 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,495
1743 - 1808
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 1,496
Among people born in 420, Orestes ranks 3. Before him are Pope Simplicius and Anthemius. After him are Majorian, Libius Severus, Julia of Corsica, Thorismund, Valamir, and Rutilius Claudius Namatianus. Among people deceased in 476, Orestes ranks 1. After him is Basiliscus.
420 - 483
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 1
420 - 472
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 2
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 3
420 - 461
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 4
420 - 465
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 5
420 - 450
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 6
420 - 453
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 7
420 - 465
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 8
420 - 500
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 9
Among people born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 40 out of 866. Before him are Edward Teller (1908), Zoltán Kodály (1882), Joseph Pulitzer (1847), Ágota Kristóf (1935), Viktor Orbán (1963), and László Kubala (1927). After him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Imre Lakatos (1922), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Anne of Bohemia and Hungary (1503), and Lajos Kossuth (1802).
1908 - 2003
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 34
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 35
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 36
1935 - 2011
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 37
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 38
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 39
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 40
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 41
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 42
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 43
1148 - 1196
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 44
1503 - 1547
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 45
1802 - 1894
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 46
Among politicians born in Hungary, Orestes ranks 15. Before him are Árpád (845), Andrew II of Hungary (1175), Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria (1868), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Elizabeth of Luxembourg (1409), and Viktor Orbán (1963). After him are John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Béla III of Hungary (1148), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Coloman, King of Hungary (1070), and Emeric Thököly (1657).
845 - 907
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 9
1175 - 1235
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 10
1868 - 1924
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 11
1371 - 1395
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 12
1409 - 1442
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 13
1963 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 14
420 - 476
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 15
1540 - 1571
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 16
1239 - 1272
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 17
1148 - 1196
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 18
1802 - 1894
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 19
1070 - 1116
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 20
1657 - 1705
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 21