547 - 610
Phocas (Latin: Focas; Greek: Φωκάς, translit. Phōkás; 547 – 5 October 610) was Byzantine emperor from 602 to 610. Initially a middle-ranking officer in the Eastern Roman army, Phocas rose to prominence as a spokesman for dissatisfied soldiers in their disputes with the court of the Emperor Maurice. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phocas has received more than 757,990 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Phocas is the 982nd most popular politician (down from 741st in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Bulgaria and the 7th most popular Bulgarian Politician.
Phocas was most famous for being the emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 602 to 610. He was a usurper who overthrew Maurice and was killed by Heraclius.
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Among politicians, Phocas ranks 982 out of 15,577. Before him are Samuel of Bulgaria, Baldwin I of Jerusalem, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Bolesław I the Brave, Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, and Zoë Porphyrogenita. After him are 5th Dalai Lama, Muhammad II of Khwarazm, Clement Attlee, George II of Greece, Josep Borrell, and Alauddin Khalji.
958 - 1014
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 976
1058 - 1118
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 977
1909 - 1978
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 978
967 - 1025
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 979
1688 - 1741
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 980
978 - 1050
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 981
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 982
1617 - 1682
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 983
1169 - 1220
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 984
1883 - 1967
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 985
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 986
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 987
1266 - 1316
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 988
Among people born in 547, Phocas ranks 1. Among people deceased in 610, Phocas ranks 1. After him are Heraclius the Elder, Witteric, Leontia, and Thomas I of Constantinople.
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 1
600 - 610
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 2
570 - 610
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 3
555 - 610
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 4
HPI: 47.13
Rank: 5
Among people born in Bulgaria, Phocas ranks 11 out of 372. Before him are Belisarius (505), Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), and Todor Zhivkov (1911). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Diogenes of Apollonia (-460), Julia Kristeva (1941), Talaat Pasha (1874), and Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937).
505 - 565
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 5
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 7
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 8
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 9
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 10
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 11
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 12
396 - 457
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 13
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 14
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 15
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 16
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Phocas ranks 7. Before him are Ahmed III (1673), Galerius (250), Georgi Dimitrov (1882), Maximinus Thrax (173), Boris III of Bulgaria (1894), and Todor Zhivkov (1911). After him are Simeon I of Bulgaria (864), Marcian (396), Talaat Pasha (1874), Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937), Kubrat (605), and Boris I of Bulgaria (828).
1673 - 1736
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 1
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 4
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 6
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 7
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 8
396 - 457
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 9
1874 - 1921
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 10
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 11
605 - 665
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 13