494 BC - 429 BC
Pericles (, Greek: Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Ancient Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Peloponnesian War, and was acclaimed by Thucydides, a contemporary historian, as "the first citizen of Athens". Pericles turned the Delian League into an Athenian empire and led his countrymen during the first two years of the Peloponnesian War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pericles has received more than 4,099,518 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia. Pericles is the 42nd most popular politician (down from 37th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Greece (down from 11th in 2019) 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 42 out of 15,577. Before him are Justinian I, Richard III of England, Umar, Selim II, Franz Joseph I of Austria, and Akhenaten. After him are Maria Theresa, Ulysses S. Grant, Nero, Leon Trotsky, Peter the Great, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
482 - 565
HPI: 84.93
Rank: 36
1452 - 1485
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 37
585 - 644
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 38
1524 - 1574
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 39
1830 - 1916
HPI: 84.70
Rank: 40
1400 BC - 1336 BC
HPI: 84.67
Rank: 41
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 42
1717 - 1780
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 43
1822 - 1885
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 44
37 - 68
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 45
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 46
1672 - 1725
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 47
1882 - 1945
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 48
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 12 out of 936. Before him are Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Democritus (-460), and Epicurus (-341). After him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Aeschylus (-525), Spartacus (-109), Aristophanes (-448), and Euripides (-480).
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 6
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 7
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 8
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 9
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 10
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 11
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 12
1590 - 1651
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 13
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 14
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 15
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 16
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 17
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 18
Among politicians born in Greece, Pericles ranks 2. Before him are Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881). After him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Bayezid II (1447), Demosthenes (-384), Leonidas I (-540), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Solon (-638), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), and Alcibiades (-450).
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 1
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 2
1590 - 1651
HPI: 82.27
Rank: 3
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 4
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 5
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 6
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 7
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 8
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 9
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 10
1769 - 1849
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 11
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 12