In Greek mythology, Peleus (; Ancient Greek: Πηλεύς Pēleus) was a hero, king of Phthia, husband of Thetis and the father of their son Achilles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peleus has received more than 1,101,316 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Peleus is the 605th most popular politician (up from 629th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Greece (up from 65th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Greek Politician.
Peleus is most famous for being the father of Achilles.
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Among politicians, Peleus ranks 605 out of 15,577. Before him are Yongzheng Emperor, Frederick IX of Denmark, Gorm the Old, Taejo of Goryeo, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, and Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Honorius, Heydar Aliyev, Charles I of Anjou, Emperor Jimmu, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, and Chun Doo-hwan.
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 599
1899 - 1972
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 600
900 - 958
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 601
877 - 943
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 602
1903 - 1946
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 603
1527 - 1576
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 604
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 605
384 - 423
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 606
1923 - 2003
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 607
1226 - 1285
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 608
711 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 609
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 610
1931 - 2021
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 611
Among people born in Greece, Peleus ranks 64 out of 936. Before him are Miltiades (-540), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Pyrrho (-365), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Antisthenes (-445), and Epaminondas (-418). After him are Vangelis (1943), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Irene of Athens (752), and Isocrates (-436).
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 58
1940 - 2023
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 59
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 60
1938 - Present
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 61
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 62
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 63
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 64
1943 - 2022
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 65
270 - 306
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 66
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 67
1883 - 1957
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 68
752 - 803
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 69
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 70
Among politicians born in Greece, Peleus ranks 19. Before him are Peisistratos (-600), Handan Sultan (1574), Xanthippe (-500), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Constantine II of Greece (1940), and Epaminondas (-418). After him are Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Irene of Athens (752), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Paul of Greece (1901), and Galla Placidia (388).
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 13
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 14
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 15
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 16
1940 - 2023
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 17
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 18
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 19
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 20
752 - 803
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 21
1868 - 1923
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 22
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 23
1901 - 1964
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 24
388 - 450
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 25