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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 176,382 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Pelopidas is the 3,061st most popular politician (down from 2,744th in 2019), the 209th most popular biography from Greece (down from 197th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Greek Politician.

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

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  • 62.12

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.20

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pelopidas ranks 3,061 out of 15,577. Before him are René II, Duke of Lorraine, Sigismund Báthory, Magnus I of Sweden, Casimir I the Restorer, Lydia Litvyak, and Abdul Salam Arif. After him are Princess Louise of Prussia, Abbas III, Ferdinand Čatloš, Clotilde of France, Sophonisba, and Frederick I, Duke of Swabia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Pelopidas ranks 9. Before him are Diotima of Mantinea, Cleon, Malachi, Archidamus II, Nectanebo I, and Amyntas III of Macedon. After him are Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Amyrtaeus, Ptolemy of Aloros, Artabanus of Persia, and King An of Zhou. Among people deceased in 364 BC, Pelopidas ranks 1. 

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 209 out of 936. Before him are Philopoemen (-253), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Euclid of Megara (-435), Thrasybulus (-440), Agis IV (-265), and Lafcadio Hearn (1850). After him are Bacchylides (-490), Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Cylon of Athens (-700), Demaratus (-600), Philostratus (170), and Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 81. Before him are Idomeneus of Crete (null), Prokopis Pavlopoulos (1950), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Andreas Papandreou (1919), Philopoemen (-253), and Agis IV (-265). After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Cylon of Athens (-700), Demaratus (-600), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), and Thessalonike of Macedon (-352).

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