300 BC - 159 BC
Pharnaces I (Greek: Φαρνάκης; lived 2nd century BC) was the fifth king of Pontus. Of Persian and Greek ancestry, he was the son of King Mithridates III of Pontus and his wife Laodice, whom he succeeded on the throne. Pharnaces had two siblings: a brother called Mithridates IV of Pontus and a sister called Laodice who both succeeded Pharnaces. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pharnaces I of Pontus has received more than 78,769 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Pharnaces I of Pontus is the 6,516th most popular politician (down from 5,413th in 2019), the 582nd most popular biography from Turkey (down from 504th in 2019) and the 287th most popular Turkish Politician.
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Among politicians, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 6,516 out of 15,577. Before him are Jean Castex, Roland Bonaparte, Ismail Khan, Emperor Takakura, Irina Godunova, and Louis Alexandre, Prince of Lamballe. After him are Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Haakon II of Norway, Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Mamadou Tandja, Al-Mansur Nasir al-Din Muhammad, and Emperor Hanazono.
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 6,510
1858 - 1924
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 6,511
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 6,512
1161 - 1181
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,513
1557 - 1603
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,514
1747 - 1768
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,515
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,516
1678 - 1747
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,517
1147 - 1162
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,518
1878 - 1942
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 6,519
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 6,520
1189 - Present
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 6,521
1297 - 1348
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 6,522
Among people born in 300 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 20. Before him are Pushyamitra Shunga, Gaius Duilius, Berenice, Arsaces II of Parthia, Euthydemus I, and Gaius Claudius Nero. After him are Wiman of Gojoseon, Herodas, Aristo of Chios, Appius Claudius Caudex, Gaius Terentius Varro, and Mithridates III of Pontus. Among people deceased in 159 BC, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 4. Before him are Terence, Eumenes II, and Artaxias I. After him are Sauromaces I of Iberia and Kātyāyana.
300 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 14
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 15
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 16
300 BC - 191 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 17
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 18
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 19
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 20
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 21
300 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 22
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 23
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 24
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 25
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 26
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 1
221 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 2
230 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 3
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 4
250 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 5
200 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 6
Among people born in Turkey, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 582 out of 1,301. Before him are Rhesus of Thrace (null), Adamantios Korais (1748), Leo II, King of Armenia (1236), Namık Kemal (1840), Stachys the Apostle (20), and Yousuf Karsh (1908). After him are Aëtius of Amida (502), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), Ishme-Dagan I (-1780), Artemidorus Ephesius (-150), Artakama (-350), and Eustathius of Antioch (300).
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 576
1748 - 1833
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 577
1236 - 1289
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 578
1840 - 1888
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 579
20 - 54
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 580
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 581
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 582
502 - 575
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 583
900 - 987
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 584
1780 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 585
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 586
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 587
300 - 400
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 588
Among politicians born in Turkey, Pharnaces I of Pontus ranks 287. Before him are Bohemond IV of Antioch (1172), Édouard Balladur (1929), Theodore II Palaiologos (1396), Euthydemus I (-300), Rhesus of Thrace (null), and Leo II, King of Armenia (1236). After him are Ishme-Dagan I (-1780), Anaximenes of Lampsacus (-380), Rufinus (335), Martina (598), Andronikos Doukas (1006), and Alexios III of Trebizond (1338).
1172 - 1233
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 281
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 282
1396 - 1448
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 283
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 284
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 285
1236 - 1289
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 286
300 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 287
1780 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 288
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 289
335 - 395
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 290
598 - 641
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 291
1006 - 1077
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 292
1338 - 1390
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 293