212 BC - 166 BC
Perseus (Greek: Περσεύς, Perseus; c. 212 – 166 BC) was the last king (Basileus) of the Antigonid dynasty, who ruled the successor state in Macedon created upon the death of Alexander the Great. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Perseus of Macedon has received more than 203,470 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Perseus of Macedon is the 1,276th most popular politician (down from 1,122nd in 2019), the 108th most popular biography from Greece (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular Greek Politician.
Perseus of Macedon is most famous for his defeat of the Gorgon Medusa, who had snakes for hair and could turn anyone who looked at her to stone.
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Among politicians, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1,276 out of 15,710. Before him are Totila, Archduke Otto of Austria, Francis, Duke of Guise, Stjepan Mesić, Walther Funk, and Lech Kaczyński. After him are Briseis, Theodore I Laskaris, Michelle Bachelet, Johan de Witt, Maximilian II of Bavaria, and Galeazzo Ciano.
500 - 552
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 1,270
1865 - 1906
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 1,271
1519 - 1563
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 1,272
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 1,273
1890 - 1960
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 1,274
1949 - 2010
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 1,275
212 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,276
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,277
1174 - 1221
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,278
1951 - Present
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,279
1625 - 1672
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,280
1811 - 1864
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 1,281
1903 - 1944
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 1,282
Among people born in 212 BC, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1. Among people deceased in 166 BC, Perseus of Macedon ranks 1. After him is Mattathias.
Among people born in Greece, Perseus of Macedon ranks 108 out of 855. Before him are Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Phaedrus (-20), and Dionysius the Areopagite (100). After him are Pope Eleutherius (171), Melissus of Samos (-470), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Scopas (-395), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), and Hippias (-443).
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 102
1935 - 2012
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 103
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 104
1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 105
20 BC - 50
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 106
100 - 100
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 107
212 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 108
171 - 189
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 109
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 110
238 BC - 179 BC
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 111
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 112
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 113
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 114
Among politicians born in Greece, Perseus of Macedon ranks 41. Before him are Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), Polycrates (-600), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Alexander of Greece (1893), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), and Ephialtes of Trachis (-550). After him are Philip V of Macedon (-238), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Creon (null), Philoctetes (null), Phryne (-371), and Ioannis Metaxas (1871).
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 35
600 BC - 515 BC
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 36
1192 - 1254
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 37
1893 - 1920
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 38
1789 - 1848
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 39
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 40
212 BC - 166 BC
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 41
238 BC - 179 BC
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 42
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 43
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 44
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 45
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 46
1871 - 1941
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 47