318 BC - 272 BC
Pyrrhus (; Greek: Πύρρος, Pyrrhos; 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pyrrhus of Epirus has received more than 1,387,278 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 58 in 2019). Pyrrhus of Epirus is the 19th most popular military personnel (up from 24th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Greece and the 4th 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 19 out of 1,466. Before him are Themistocles, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Cao Cao, Heinz Guderian, Erich von Manstein, and Prince Eugene of Savoy. After him are Ptolemy I Soter, Wilhelm Keitel, Friedrich Paulus, Oda Nobunaga, Cesare Borgia, and Simo Häyhä.
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 13
592 - 642
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 14
155 - 220
HPI: 82.78
Rank: 15
1888 - 1954
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 16
1887 - 1973
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 17
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 18
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 19
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 20
1882 - 1946
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 21
1890 - 1957
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 22
1534 - 1582
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 23
1475 - 1507
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 24
1905 - 2002
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 25
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 31 out of 855. Before him are Themistocles (-524), Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Leonidas I (-540), Xenophon (-430), and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493). After him are Cleisthenes (-565), Myron (-500), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Polybius (-208), Alcibiades (-450), and Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769).
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 25
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 26
1478 - 1546
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 27
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 28
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 29
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 30
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 31
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 32
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 33
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 34
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 35
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 36
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 37
Among military personnels born in Greece, Pyrrhus of Epirus ranks 4. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356), Spartacus (-109), and Themistocles (-524). After him are Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), and Parmenion (-400).
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 96.43
Rank: 1
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 2
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 3
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 4
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 5
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 6
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 7
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 8
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 9
1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 11
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 12