MILITARY PERSONNEL

Perdiccas

355 BC - 321 BC

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Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a Macedonian general, successor of Alexander the Great, and regent of Alexander's empire after his death. When Alexander was dying, he entrusted his signet ring to Perdiccas. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perdiccas has received more than 451,368 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Perdiccas is the 108th most popular military personnel (up from 132nd in 2019).

Perdiccas was most famous for being the second in command of Alexander the Great's army.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Perdiccas ranks 108 out of 2,058. Before him are Miloš Obilić, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, George S. Patton, Zhang Fei, Andrea Doria, and Theodor Eicke. After him are Robert E. Lee, Klaus Barbie, Pancho Villa, Stilicho, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, and Axel von Fersen the Younger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 355 BC, Perdiccas ranks 1. After him is Peithon. Among people deceased in 321 BC, Perdiccas ranks 2. Before him is Aristotle. After him are Craterus, King Xian of Zhou, Neoptolemus, and Archon of Pella.

Others Born in 355 BC

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    Perdiccas

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    355 BC - 321 BC

    HPI: 69.72

    Rank: 1

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    Peithon

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    355 BC - 316 BC

    HPI: 57.66

    Rank: 2

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