126 - 193
Publius Helvius Pertinax (, PER-tin-ax; 1 August 126 – 28 March 193) was Roman emperor for the first three months of 193. He succeeded Commodus to become the first emperor during the tumultuous Year of the Five Emperors. Born the son of a freed slave, Pertinax became an officer in the army. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pertinax has received more than 2,596,067 page views. His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Pertinax is the 444th most popular politician (down from 341st in 2019), the 206th most popular biography from Italy (down from 165th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Italian Politician.
Pertinax is most famous for being the first emperor of Rome to be killed by a mob.
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Among politicians, Pertinax ranks 444 out of 15,577. Before him are Feodor I of Russia, Clara Zetkin, Emperor Gaozu of Han, George I of Great Britain, Vitellius, and Miklós Horthy. After him are Guy of Lusignan, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Hongwu Emperor, Otho, Merneptah, and Babur.
1557 - 1598
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 438
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 439
256 BC - 195 BC
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 440
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 441
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 442
1868 - 1957
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 443
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 444
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 445
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 446
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 447
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 448
1300 BC - 1203 BC
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 449
1483 - 1530
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 450
Among people born in 126, Pertinax ranks 1. Among people deceased in 193, Pertinax ranks 1. After him are Didius Julianus, Xiao He, Marcia, and Manlia Scantilla.
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 1
133 - 193
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 2
257 BC - 193
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 3
200 - 193
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 4
200 - 193
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 5
Among people born in Italy, Pertinax ranks 206 out of 4,668. Before him are Pope Eugene IV (1383), Pope Gregory VIII (1100), Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448), Pope Boniface IX (1350), Pope Clement XIII (1693), and Vitellius (15). After him are Pope Clement IX (1600), Otho (32), Adriano Celentano (1938), Enrico Caruso (1873), Sergio Leone (1929), and Farinelli (1705).
1383 - 1447
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 200
1100 - 1187
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 201
1448 - 1494
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 202
1350 - 1404
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 203
1693 - 1769
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 204
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 205
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 206
1600 - 1669
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 207
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 208
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 209
1873 - 1921
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 210
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 211
1705 - 1782
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 212
Among politicians born in Italy, Pertinax ranks 34. Before him are Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Nerva (30), Galba (-3), Pompey (-106), Servius Tullius (-600), and Vitellius (15). After him are Otho (32), Lucius Verus (130), Didius Julianus (133), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), Sonia Gandhi (1946), and Sergio Mattarella (1941).
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 28
30 - 98
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 29
3 BC - 69
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 30
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 31
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 32
15 - 69
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 33
126 - 193
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 34
32 - 69
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 35
130 - 169
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 36
133 - 193
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 37
1805 - 1872
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 38
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 39
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 40