494 BC - 429 BC
Pericles (; Attic Greek: Περικλῆς Periklēs, pronounced [pe.ri.klɛ̂ːs] in Classical Attic; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a prominent and influential Greek statesman, orator and general of Athens during its golden age, specifically the time between the Persian and the Peloponnesian Wars. He was descended, through his mother, from the powerful and historically-influential Alcmaeonid family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pericles has received more than 2,769,489 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Pericles is the 37th most popular politician (up from 53rd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Greece and the 2nd most popular Greek Politician.
Pericles is most famous for his leadership of Athens during the Peloponnesian War. He is also well known for his funeral oration, which is one of the most famous speeches in history.
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Among politicians, Pericles ranks 37 out of 15,710. Before him are Mikhail Gorbachev, Nero, Louis XVI of France, Justinian I, Marcus Aurelius, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Huang Xianfan, Qin Shi Huang, David, Richard III of England, Maria Theresa, and Martin Van Buren.
1931 - Present
HPI: 89.08
Rank: 31
37 - 68
HPI: 89.02
Rank: 32
1754 - 1793
HPI: 88.73
Rank: 33
482 - 565
HPI: 88.45
Rank: 34
121 - 180
HPI: 88.39
Rank: 35
1500 - 1558
HPI: 88.24
Rank: 36
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 37
1899 - 1982
HPI: 88.19
Rank: 38
258 BC - 210 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 39
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 40
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 41
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 42
1782 - 1862
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 43
Among people born in 494 BC, Pericles ranks 1. Among people deceased in 429 BC, Pericles ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Pericles ranks 11 out of 855. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Pythagoras (-570), Spartacus (-109), Sophocles (-497), and Epicurus (-341). After him are Democritus (-460), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), El Greco (1541), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Aristophanes (-448), and Plutarch (46).
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 5
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.52
Rank: 6
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 7
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 8
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 88.52
Rank: 9
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 10
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 11
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 12
1921 - Present
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 13
1541 - 1614
HPI: 85.68
Rank: 14
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 15
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 85.44
Rank: 16
46 - 127
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Greece, Pericles ranks 2. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881). After him are Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Demosthenes (-384), Leonidas I (-540), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Alcibiades (-450), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Solon (-638), and Peisistratos (-600).
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.37
Rank: 1
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 2
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 85.57
Rank: 3
1590 - 1651
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 4
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 5
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 6
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 7
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 8
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 10
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 11
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 12