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Pelagius of Asturias

685 - 737

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Pelagius (Spanish: Pelayo; c. 685 – 737) was a Hispano-Visigoth nobleman who founded the Kingdom of Asturias in 718. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelagius of Asturias has received more than 627,688 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Pelagius of Asturias is the 1,418th most popular politician (down from 1,357th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Spain (down from 114th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Spanish Politician.

Pelagius of Asturias is most famous for his work in the fields of mathematics and astronomy. He was one of the first people to calculate the circumference of the Earth.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pelagius of Asturias ranks 1,418 out of 15,577Before him are Leo von Caprivi, Henry II of Navarre, Antoine of Navarre, Louise Mountbatten, Engelbert Dollfuss, and La Malinche. After him are Ernst Thälmann, Soong Ching-ling, Louis II of Italy, Anastas Mikoyan, Yitzhak Shamir, and Dongmyeong of Goguryeo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 685, Pelagius of Asturias ranks 2Before him is Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After him are Kul Tigin, Chlothar IV, Shantideva, Maslama ibn Abd al-Malik, and Theodbert of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 737, Pelagius of Asturias ranks 1After him are Theuderic IV and Orso Ipato.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pelagius of Asturias ranks 120 out of 2,932Before him are Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Vincent of Saragossa (300), Ibn Tufail (1110), Henry II of Navarre (1503), and Seneca the Elder (-54). After him are Miguel de Unamuno (1864), Manuel Azaña (1880), Baltasar Gracián (1601), Javier Solana (1942), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), and Paco de Lucía (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Pelagius of Asturias ranks 39Before him are Peter of Castile (1334), Ferdinand III of Castile (1199), Alfonso V of Aragon (1396), Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), and Henry II of Navarre (1503). After him are Manuel Azaña (1880), Margaret Theresa of Spain (1651), Ferdinand I of Aragon (1380), John II of Castile (1405), Ferdinand I of León (1016), and Ferdinand I of Naples (1423).