135 - 194
Gaius Pescennius Niger (c. 135 – 194) was a Roman usurper from 193 to 194 during the Year of the Five Emperors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pescennius Niger has received more than 320,056 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Pescennius Niger is the 2,277th most popular politician (down from 1,782nd in 2019), the 809th most popular biography from Italy (down from 671st in 2019) and the 160th most popular Italian Politician.
Pescennius niger is most famous for being a black, lichen-like fungus that grows on the walls of caves and rock surfaces.
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Among politicians, Pescennius Niger ranks 2,277 out of 15,577. Before him are Alfonso VII of León and Castile, Theodoric II, Emperor Itoku, Porus, Qutb al-Din Aibak, and Paul Doumer. After him are Louis the Blind, Seleucus II Callinicus, Amenemhat II, Jacques Pierre Brissot, Johannes Rau, and Birger Jarl.
1105 - 1157
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 2,271
426 - 466
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2,272
553 BC - 477 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2,273
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2,274
1150 - 1210
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 2,275
1857 - 1932
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2,276
135 - 194
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2,277
880 - 928
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2,278
265 BC - 225 BC
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2,279
1950 BC - 1885 BC
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 2,280
1754 - 1793
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 2,281
1931 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 2,282
1210 - 1266
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 2,283
Among people born in 135, Pescennius Niger ranks 1. After him are He Jin and Judah ha-Nasi. Among people deceased in 194, Pescennius Niger ranks 1.
135 - 194
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 1
135 - 189
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2
135 - 217
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Pescennius Niger ranks 809 out of 4,668. Before him are Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), Gian Maria Volonté (1933), Giulia Farnese (1474), Occhiali (1519), Gianni Rivera (1943), and Pietro Lorenzetti (1280). After him are Domenico Modugno (1928), Silvio Piola (1913), Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Giosuè Carducci (1835), Bernardo Provenzano (1933), and Tancred, King of Sicily (1138).
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 803
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 804
1474 - 1524
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 805
1519 - 1587
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 806
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 807
1280 - 1348
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 808
135 - 194
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 809
1928 - 1994
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 810
1913 - 1996
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 811
1498 - 1526
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 812
1835 - 1907
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 813
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 814
1138 - 1194
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 815
Among politicians born in Italy, Pescennius Niger ranks 160. Before him are Herod Agrippa II (28), Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776), Palmiro Togliatti (1893), Ferdinand, Duke of Parma (1751), Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797), and Occhiali (1519). After him are Giovanni dalle Bande Nere (1498), Tancred, King of Sicily (1138), William I of Sicily (1126), Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (1701), Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy (1587), and Alfonso II of Naples (1448).
28 - 100
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 154
1776 - 1847
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 155
1893 - 1964
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 156
1751 - 1802
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 157
1797 - 1870
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 158
1519 - 1587
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 159
135 - 194
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 160
1498 - 1526
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 161
1138 - 1194
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 162
1126 - 1166
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 163
1701 - 1773
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 164
1587 - 1637
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 165
1448 - 1495
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 166