318 BC - 272 BC
Pyrrhus (; Greek: Πύρρος Pýrrhos; 319/318–272 BC) was a Greek king and statesman of the Hellenistic period. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house, and later he became king (Malalas also called him toparch) of Epirus. He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome, and had been regarded as one of the greatest generals of antiquity. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pyrrhus of Epirus has received more than 2,079,744 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Pyrrhus of Epirus is the 22nd most popular military personnel (down from 19th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Greece (down from 31st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Military Personnel.
Pyrrhus of Epirus is most famous for his victory over the Romans at the Battle of Asculum in 279 BC.
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Among military personnels, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 22 out of 1,468. Before him are Erich von Manstein, Chiang Kai-shek, Heinz Guderian, Arminius, Ratko Mladić, and Ptolemy I Soter. After him are Cao Cao, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Cesare Borgia, Simo Häyhä, Jochi, and Wilhelm Keitel.
1887 - 1973
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 16
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 17
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 18
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 20
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 21
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 22
155 - 220
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 23
1763 - 1844
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 24
1475 - 1507
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 25
1905 - 2002
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 26
1181 - 1227
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 27
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 28
Among people born in 318 BC, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 1. After him is Ptolemy Keraunos. Among people deceased in 272 BC, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 37 out of 936. Before him are Leonidas I (-540), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Gorgias (-483), and Ptolemy I Soter (-367). After him are Solon (-638), Myron (-500), Polybius (-208), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), and Leucippus (-500).
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 31
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 32
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 34
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 35
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 36
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 37
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 38
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 39
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 40
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 41
1769 - 1849
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 42
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 43
Among military personnels born in Greece, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 5. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), Spartacus (-109), Themistocles (-524), and Ptolemy I Soter (-367). After him are Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), and Parmenion (-400).
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 94.56
Rank: 1
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 2
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 3
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 4
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 5
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 6
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 7
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 9
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 10
1872 - 1922
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 11
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 12