POLITICIAN

Pelopidas

450 BC - 364 BC

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Pelopidas (; Greek: Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth century Theban hegemony. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pelopidas has received more than 174,575 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Pelopidas is the 3,250th most popular politician (down from 3,052nd in 2019), the 215th most popular biography from Greece (down from 209th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular Greek Politician.

Pelopidas is most famous for his role in the liberation of Thebes from the Spartan garrison in 379 BC.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.03

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Pelopidas by language

Over the past year Pelopidas has had the most page views in the with 22,773 views, followed by Greek (11,282), and Italian (6,312). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Belarusian (82.35%), Basque (60.66%), and Catalan (41.67%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pelopidas ranks 3,250 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustav Ritter von Kahr, Raymond VI, Count of Toulouse, Radomir Putnik, Zhao Bing, Hetepheres I, and István Tisza. After him are Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden, Emperor Kaika, François Vatel, Robert II, Count of Flanders, Magnus III of Sweden, and Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Pelopidas ranks 8. Before him are Polykleitos, Diotima of Mantinea, Malachi, Amyntas III of Macedon, Cleon, and Nectanebo I. After him are Archidamus II, Amyrtaeus, Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Alcidamas, and Artabanus of Persia. Among people deceased in 364 BC, Pelopidas ranks 1. 

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    Pelopidas

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 364 BC

    HPI: 62.47

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 215 out of 1,024. Before him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135). After him are Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), and Lafcadio Hearn (1850).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 83. Before him are Andreas Papandreou (1919), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Demaratus (-600), Agis IV (-265), and Antiochus IX Cyzicenus (-135). After him are Cecrops I (null), Ephialtes (-590), Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark (1903), Antiphon (-480), Pausanias of Sparta (null), and Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906).

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