COMPANION
Roxana
347 BC - 310 BC
Roxana
Roxana (dead 310 BC, Ancient Greek: Ῥωξάνη; Old Iranian: *Raṷxšnā- "shining, radiant, brilliant") sometimes known as Roxanne, Roxanna and Roxane was a Sogdian or a Bactrian princess whom Alexander the Great married after defeating Darius, ruler of the Achaemenid Empire, and invading Persia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roxana has received more than 2,311,635 page views. Her biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Roxana is the 26th most popular companion (down from 19th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Afghan Companion.
Roxana is most famous for being the wife of Alexander the Great.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
73.85
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
8.37
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMPANIONS
Among companions, Roxana ranks 26 out of 784. Before her are Aspasia, Marie Leszczyńska, Bathsheba, Ankhesenamun, Jane Seymour, and Livia. After her are Queen Silvia of Sweden, Mileva Marić, Victoria, Princess Royal, Hortense de Beauharnais, Olympias, and Caroline of Ansbach.
Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia
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Aspasia
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 20
Marie Leszczyńska
1703 - 1768
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 21
Bathsheba
3500 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 74.35
Rank: 22
Ankhesenamun
1347 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 23
Jane Seymour
1508 - 1537
HPI: 74.17
Rank: 24
Livia
58 BC - 29
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 25
Roxana
347 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 26
Queen Silvia of Sweden
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 27
Mileva Marić
1875 - 1948
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 28
Victoria, Princess Royal
1840 - 1901
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 29
Hortense de Beauharnais
1783 - 1837
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 30
Olympias
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 31
Caroline of Ansbach
1683 - 1737
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 32
Contemporaries
Among people born in 347 BC, Roxana ranks 1. Among people deceased in 310 BC, Roxana ranks 1. After her are Pytheas, Phryne, Vyasa, Bian Que, Hui Shi, Nicanor, and Pharnabazus III.
Others Born in 347 BC
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COMPANION
347 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 1
Pytheas
EXPLORER
380 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 2
Phryne
MODEL
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 3
Vyasa
PHILOSOPHER
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 4
Bian Que
PHYSICIAN
401 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 5
Hui Shi
PHILOSOPHER
370 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 6
Nicanor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 7
Pharnabazus III
POLITICIAN
365 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 8
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Roxana ranks 4 out of 177. Before her are Rumi (1207), Al-Farabi (872), and Abbas the Great (1571). After her are Hamid Karzai (1957), Abu Dawood (817), Humayun (1508), Mahmud of Ghazni (971), Ali-Shir Nava'i (1441), Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī (1837), Mohammed Zahir Shah (1914), and Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953).
Others born in Afghanistan
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Rumi
WRITER
1207 - 1273
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 1
Al-Farabi
PHILOSOPHER
872 - 951
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 2
Abbas the Great
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1629
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 3
Roxana
COMPANION
347 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 4
Hamid Karzai
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 5
Abu Dawood
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
817 - 888
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 6
Humayun
POLITICIAN
1508 - 1556
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 7
Mahmud of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
971 - 1030
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 8
Ali-Shir Nava'i
WRITER
1441 - 1501
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 9
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 10
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 11
Ahmad Shah Massoud
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2001
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 12
Among COMPANIONS In Afghanistan
Among companions born in Afghanistan, Roxana ranks 1. After her are Nur Jahan (1577).
