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Ptolemy Keraunos

318 BC - 279 BC

Ptolemy Keraunos

Ptolemy Ceraunus (Greek: Πτολεμαῖος Κεραυνός Ptolemaios Keraunos; c. 319 BC – January/February 279 BC) was a member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and briefly king of Macedon. As the son of Ptolemy I Soter, he was originally heir to the throne of Ptolemaic Egypt, but he was displaced in favour of his younger brother Ptolemy II Philadelphus. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ptolemy Keraunos has received more than 217,902 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Ptolemy Keraunos is the 2,735th most popular politician (down from 2,318th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 128th in 2019) and the 64th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Ptolemy Keraunos is most famous for his failed attempt to assassinate Alexander the Great.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 2,735 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Yingzong of Song, Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Burebista, Uldin, and Auguste Mariette. After him are Gunthamund, Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse, Alexander Jannaeus, Sigebert I, David Sassoli, and Abdelkader Bensalah.

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Emperor Yingzong of Song
1032 - 1067
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,729
Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg
1371 - 1440
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,730
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
1143 - 1184
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,731
Burebista
82 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,732
Uldin
400 - 412
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,733
Auguste Mariette
1821 - 1881
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 2,734
Ptolemy Keraunos
318 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,735
Gunthamund
450 - 477
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,736
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,737
Alexander Jannaeus
125 BC - 76 BC
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,738
Sigebert I
535 - 575
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,739
David Sassoli
1956 - 2022
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2,740
Abdelkader Bensalah
1941 - 2021
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 2,741

Contemporaries

Among people born in 318 BC, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 2. Before him is Pyrrhus of Epirus. Among people deceased in 279 BC, Ptolemy Keraunos ranks 1. After him are Stilpo, Brennus, Meleager, Antipater Etesias, and Publius Decius Mus.