MILITARY PERSONNEL

Parmenion

400 BC - 329 BC

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Parmenion (also Parmenio; Ancient Greek: Παρμενίων; c. 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's strategos (military general). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parmenion has received more than 499,259 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Parmenion is the 182nd most popular military personnel (up from 201st in 2019), the 122nd most popular biography from Greece (up from 139th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Parmenion was a Macedonian general and close friend of Alexander the Great. He was killed by Alexander's son, Alexander IV, in the chaos that followed Alexander's death.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Parmenion ranks 182 out of 2,058. Before him are Akechi Mitsuhide, Michiel de Ruyter, Hans Krebs, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, Khalifa Haftar, and John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough. After him are Felix Steiner, Mardonius, Josip Jelačić, Mikhail Frunze, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, and Maxime Weygand.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 400 BC, Parmenion ranks 2. Before him is Bessus. After him are Tollund Man, Pausanias of Orestis, Nectanebo II, Thaïs, Porus, Atropates, Teos of Egypt, Berossus, Leochares, and Theopompus. Among people deceased in 329 BC, Parmenion ranks 2. Before him is Bessus. After him is Mahapadma Nanda.

Others Born in 400 BC

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  • Photo of Bessus

    Bessus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 68.83

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 66.99

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Tollund Man

    Tollund Man

    CELEBRITY

    400 BC - 384 BC

    HPI: 66.72

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Pausanias of Orestis

    Pausanias of Orestis

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 336 BC

    HPI: 66.22

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Nectanebo II

    Nectanebo II

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 343 BC

    HPI: 64.95

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Porus

    Porus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 64.24

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Atropates

    Atropates

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 360 BC

    HPI: 63.98

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Teos of Egypt

    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Berossus

    Berossus

    WRITER

    400 BC - 300 BC

    HPI: 63.78

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Theopompus

    Theopompus

    HISTORIAN

    400 BC - 320 BC

    HPI: 63.42

    Rank: 12

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Others Deceased in 329 BC

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    Bessus

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 68.83

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Parmenion

    Parmenion

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 66.99

    Rank: 2

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    Mahapadma Nanda

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 329 BC

    HPI: 53.92

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Parmenion ranks 122 out of 1,024. Before him are Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Lysias (-445), Phryne (-371), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Cratylus (-500), and Theo Angelopoulos (1935). After him are Oruç Reis (1473), Critias (-460), Mardonius (-600), Callicrates (-470), Prodicus (-460), and Ioannis Metaxas (1871).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Parmenion ranks 11. Before him are Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), and Pittacus of Mytilene (-650). After him are Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Lysander (-401), Pausanias (null), Desmond Doss (1919), and Craterus (-370).

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