POLITICIAN
Ricimer
405 - 472
Ricimer
Ricimer ( RISS-im-ər, Latin: [ˈrɪkɪmɛr]; c. 418 – 19 August 472) was a Romanized Germanic general who effectively ruled the remaining territory of the Western Roman Empire from 456 after defeating Avitus, until his death in 472, with a brief interlude in which he contested power with Anthemius. Deriving his power from his position as magister militum of the Western Empire, Ricimer exercised political control through a series of puppet emperors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ricimer has received more than 484,081 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ricimer is the 2,214th most popular politician (down from 1,608th in 2019).
Ricimer was most famous for his role in the assassination of the Western Roman Emperor Valentinian III.
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480k
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64.39
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.07
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ricimer ranks 2,214 out of 15,577. Before him are Aeschines, Shalmaneser I, Rudolf von Laban, Roman Herzog, Jehoram of Israel, and George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. After him are Ermanaric, Stefan Milutin, Gannicus, Nadab of Israel, Antiochus II Theos, and Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia.
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Aeschines
389 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 2,208
Shalmaneser I
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.40
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Rudolf von Laban
1879 - 1958
HPI: 64.40
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Roman Herzog
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,211
Jehoram of Israel
870 BC - 841 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,212
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
1592 - 1628
HPI: 64.39
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Ricimer
405 - 472
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,214
Ermanaric
400 - 376
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,215
Stefan Milutin
1253 - 1321
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 2,216
Gannicus
150 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 2,217
Nadab of Israel
1000 BC - 960 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,218
Antiochus II Theos
286 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,219
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 2,220
Contemporaries
Among people born in 405, Ricimer ranks 1. After him is Salvian. Among people deceased in 472, Ricimer ranks 3. Before him are Anthemius and Olybrius.
