MILITARY PERSONNEL
Perdiccas
355 BC - 321 BC
Perdiccas
Perdiccas (Greek: Περδίκκας, Perdikkas; c. 355 BC – 321/320 BC) was a general of Alexander the Great. He took part in the Macedonian campaign against the Achaemenid Empire, and, following Alexander's death in 323 BC, rose to become supreme commander of the imperial army, as well as regent for Alexander's half brother and intellectually disabled successor, Philip Arridaeus (Philip III). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perdiccas has received more than 410,685 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
410k
Page Views (PV)
69.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
11.09
Effective Languages (L*)
2.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Perdiccas by language
Over the past year Perdiccas has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 68,212 views, followed by Russian (15,903), and Spanish (12,508). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Hungarian (937.14%), Latin (65.67%), and Polish (42.83%)
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.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Miloš Obilić
1350 - 1389
HPI: 70.01
Rank: 102
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 103
George S. Patton
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 104
Zhang Fei
167 - 221
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 105
Andrea Doria
1466 - 1560
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 106
Theodor Eicke
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 107
Perdiccas
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 108
Robert E. Lee
1807 - 1870
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 109
Klaus Barbie
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 110
Pancho Villa
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 111
Stilicho
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 112
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
1916 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 113
Axel von Fersen the Younger
1755 - 1810
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 114
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
Go to all RankingsPerdiccas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 1
Peithon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
355 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 321 BC
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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Perdiccas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 2
Craterus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 3
King Xian of Zhou
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4
Neoptolemus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 5
Archon of Pella
ATHLETE
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 6
