Philoctetes (Ancient Greek: Φιλοκτήτης Philoktētēs; English pronunciation: , stressed on the third syllable, -tet-), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Poeas, king of Meliboea in Thessaly, and Demonassa or Methone. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and a participant in the Trojan War. Philoctetes was the subject of four different plays of ancient Greece, each written by one of the three major Greek tragedians. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philoctetes has received more than 559,223 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Philoctetes is the 1,373rd most popular politician (up from 1,473rd in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Greece and the 45th most popular Greek Politician.
In the Trojan War, Philoctetes was a great archer and a hero of the Greek forces. When he was bitten by a snake on the island of Lemnos, his wound was so bad that the Greeks sent him back to the island to die.
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Among politicians, Philoctetes ranks 1,373 out of 15,710. Before him are William McKinley, Ernst Thälmann, Ladislaus IV of Hungary, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Algirdas, and Warren G. Harding. After him are Olaf II of Denmark, Teti, Al-Mu'tasim, Ludwig I of Bavaria, Henry I, Duke of Guise, and Abijah of Judah.
1843 - 1901
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 1,367
1886 - 1944
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 1,368
1262 - 1290
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 1,369
1928 - 2017
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1,370
1296 - 1377
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1,371
1865 - 1923
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1,372
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 1,373
1370 - 1387
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 1,374
2350 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 1,375
796 - 842
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 1,376
1786 - 1868
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 1,377
1550 - 1588
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 1,378
1000 BC - 911 BC
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Rank: 1,379
Among people born in Greece, Philoctetes ranks 118 out of 855. Before him are Scopas (-395), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Hippias (-443), Ictinus (-500), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), and Creon (null). After him are Lysias (-445), Chilon of Sparta (-600), Arion (-700), Cleon (-450), Epimenides (-690), and Thespis (-600).
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 112
1864 - 1936
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Rank: 113
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 114
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 115
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 116
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Rank: 117
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 118
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 74.82
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600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
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700 BC - 660 BC
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450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 122
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 123
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 124
Among politicians born in Greece, Philoctetes ranks 45. Before him are Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), and Creon (null). After him are Phryne (-371), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Agesilaus II (-444), Pleistarchus (-500), Oruç Reis (1473), and Hippias (-600).
1789 - 1848
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Rank: 39
550 BC - 480 BC
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212 BC - 166 BC
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238 BC - 179 BC
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Rank: 42
1864 - 1936
HPI: 75.11
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HPI: 74.95
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HPI: 74.82
Rank: 45
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 46
1871 - 1941
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 47
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 48
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 49
1473 - 1518
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 50
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 51