2300 BC - 2215 BC
Sargon of Akkad (; Akkadian: 𒊬𒊒𒄀 Šarrugi), also known as Sargon the Great, was the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire, known for his conquests of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th to 23rd centuries BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sargon of Akkad has received more than 3,317,925 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Sargon of Akkad is the 309th most popular politician (up from 365th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 9th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Politician.
Sargon of Akkad is most famous for being the founder of the Akkadian Empire.
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Among politicians, Sargon of Akkad ranks 309 out of 15,577. Before him are Hugh Capet, Jacques Chirac, Croesus, Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor, Solon, and Louis XVIII of France. After him are Viktor Yanukovych, Park Chung-hee, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Muawiyah I, Haile Selassie, and Lee Kuan Yew.
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 303
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 304
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 305
1578 - 1637
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 306
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 307
1755 - 1824
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 308
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 309
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 310
1917 - 1979
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 311
1626 - 1689
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 312
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 313
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 314
1923 - 2015
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 315
Among people born in 2300 BC, Sargon of Akkad ranks 2. Before him is Job. After him are Enheduanna, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Neferkare Neby, Autobiography of Harkhuf, Dudu of Akkad, Erridupizir, Puzur-Inshushinak, Ankhesenpepi IV, Iput II, and Pamba. Among people deceased in 2215 BC, Sargon of Akkad ranks 1.
2300 BC - 1945 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 1
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 2
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 3
2300 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 4
2300 BC - 2260 BC
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
2300 BC - 2259 BC
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 6
2300 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 7
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 8
2300 BC - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 9
2300 BC - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 10
2300 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 11
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 12
Among people born in Iraq, Sargon of Akkad ranks 8 out of 338. Before him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), Abu Hanifa (698), and Ashurbanipal (-685). After him are Sarah (-1803), Al-Kindi (801), Ibn al-Haytham (965), Mani (216), Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), and Alexander IV of Macedon (-323).
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 2
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 3
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 4
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 5
698 - 767
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 6
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 7
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 8
1803 BC - 1676 BC
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 9
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 10
965 - 1039
HPI: 74.92
Rank: 11
216 - 274
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 12
780 - 855
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 13
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 14
Among politicians born in Iraq, Sargon of Akkad ranks 6. Before him are Saladin (1138), Hammurabi (-1810), Saddam Hussein (1937), Nebuchadnezzar II (-630), and Ashurbanipal (-685). After him are Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sennacherib (-740), Sargon II (-750), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786).
1138 - 1193
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 1
1810 BC - 1750 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 2
1937 - 2006
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 3
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 83.85
Rank: 4
685 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 5
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 6
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 7
740 BC - 681 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 8
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 9
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 10
570 - 628
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 11
786 - 833
HPI: 70.85
Rank: 12