204 - 249
Philip the Arab (Latin: Marcus Julius Philippus "Arabs"; c. 204 – September 249) was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. He was born in Aurantis, Arabia, in a city situated in modern-day Syria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philip the Arab has received more than 1,733,730 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Philip the Arab is the 736th most popular politician (down from 592nd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Syria (down from 6th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Syrian Politician.
Philip the Arab is most famous for being the first Arab emperor of Rome. He was born in 244 AD and became emperor in 244 AD.
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Among politicians, Philip the Arab ranks 736 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Ptolemy III Euergetes, Anne of Brittany, Umberto I of Italy, Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Jeroboam. After him are Josiah, Alexander Van der Bellen, Konstantin von Neurath, Louis, Grand Dauphin, Claudius Gothicus, and Letizia Ramolino.
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 730
284 BC - 222 BC
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 731
1477 - 1514
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 732
1844 - 1900
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 733
1697 - 1745
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 734
1000 BC - 910 BC
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 735
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 736
648 BC - 609 BC
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 737
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 738
1873 - 1956
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 739
1661 - 1711
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 740
210 - 270
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 741
1750 - 1836
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 742
Among people born in 204, Philip the Arab ranks 1. Among people deceased in 249, Philip the Arab ranks 1. After him are Saint Apollonia, Philip II, Wang Bi, and Jotapianus.
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 1
110 - 249
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 2
237 - 249
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3
226 - 249
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 4
200 - 249
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 5
Among people born in Syria, Philip the Arab ranks 7 out of 181. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), John of Damascus (676), Yazid I (647), Hafez al-Assad (1930), and Abd al-Rahman I (731). After him are Pope Anicetus (70), Apollodorus of Damascus (50), Bashar al-Assad (1965), Ibn Kathir (1301), Pope Gregory III (700), and Muawiya II (661).
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 3
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 8
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
1301 - 1373
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
700 - 741
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
Among politicians born in Syria, Philip the Arab ranks 6. Before him are Elagabalus (203), Zenobia (240), Yazid I (647), Hafez al-Assad (1930), and Abd al-Rahman I (731). After him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087), Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik (691), and Musa ibn Nusayr (640).
203 - 222
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 1
240 - 275
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 2
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 3
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 4
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 6
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 7
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 8
688 - 750
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 9
1087 - 1146
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 10
691 - 743
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 11
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 12