ASTRONOMER
Seleucus of Seleucia
190 BC - 150 BC
Seleucus of Seleucia
Seleucus of Seleucia (Greek: Σέλευκος Seleukos; born c. 190 BC; fl. c. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Seleucus of Seleucia has received more than 129,529 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Seleucus of Seleucia is the 183rd most popular astronomer (down from 134th in 2019), the 205th most popular biography from Iraq (down from 160th in 2019) and the most popular Iraqi Astronomer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
62.11
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ASTRONOMERS
Among astronomers, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 183 out of 644. Before him are Oskar Backlund, Maria Cunitz, Margaret Burbidge, Jacobus Kapteyn, Lyudmila Chernykh, and Jean Chacornac. After him are William Henry Pickering, N. R. Pogson, Johann Hieronymus Schröter, Henri Debehogne, Edward L. G. Bowell, and Andrew Graham.
Most Popular Astronomers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOskar Backlund
1846 - 1916
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 177
Maria Cunitz
1610 - 1664
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 178
Margaret Burbidge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 179
Jacobus Kapteyn
1851 - 1922
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 180
Lyudmila Chernykh
1935 - 2017
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 181
Jean Chacornac
1823 - 1873
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 182
Seleucus of Seleucia
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 183
William Henry Pickering
1858 - 1938
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 184
N. R. Pogson
1829 - 1891
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 185
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
1745 - 1816
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 186
Henri Debehogne
1928 - 2007
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 187
Edward L. G. Bowell
1943 - 2023
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 188
Andrew Graham
1815 - 1908
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 189
Contemporaries
Among people born in 190 BC, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 6. Before him are Hipparchus, Menander I, Lucius Mummius Achaicus, Alexander II Zabinas, and Servius Sulpicius Galba. After him are Julia, Phraates I, Hypsicles, and Orodes I of Parthia. Among people deceased in 150 BC, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 4. Before him are Patanjali, Demetrius I Soter, and Diogenes of Babylon. After him are Mago, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Gaius Valerius Flaccus, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla, Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Manius Aquillius, Aristobulus of Alexandria, and Marcus Octavius.
Others Born in 190 BC
Go to all RankingsHipparchus
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 77.73
Rank: 1
Menander I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 2
Lucius Mummius Achaicus
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 3
Alexander II Zabinas
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 123 BC
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 4
Servius Sulpicius Galba
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 5
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 6
Julia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 7
Phraates I
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 171 BC
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 8
Hypsicles
MATHEMATICIAN
190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 9
Orodes I of Parthia
POLITICIAN
190 BC - 90 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 150 BC
Go to all RankingsPatanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 1
Demetrius I Soter
POLITICIAN
187 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 68.08
Rank: 2
Diogenes of Babylon
PHILOSOPHER
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 3
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 4
Mago
WRITER
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 5
Apollodorus the Epicurean
PHILOSOPHER
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 6
Gaius Valerius Flaccus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 7
Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 8
Gaius Sextius Calvinus
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 9
Manius Aquillius
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 10
Aristobulus of Alexandria
PHILOSOPHER
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 11
Marcus Octavius
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 12
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 205 out of 384. Before him are Shar-Kali-Sharri (null), Manishtushu (null), Qusay Hussein (1966), Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi (640), Ibn Muqla (886), and Ashurnasirpal I (-1100). After him are Lipit-Ishtar (-1890), Yahya ibn Ma'in (775), Hisham ibn al-Kalbi (737), Al-Sharif al-Radi (970), Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi (980), and Al-Farazdaq (641).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsShar-Kali-Sharri
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 199
Manishtushu
POLITICIAN
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 200
Qusay Hussein
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2003
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 201
Al-Akhtal al-Taghlibi
POLITICIAN
640 - 710
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 202
Ibn Muqla
POLITICIAN
886 - 940
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 203
Ashurnasirpal I
POLITICIAN
1100 BC - 1060 BC
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 204
Seleucus of Seleucia
ASTRONOMER
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 205
Lipit-Ishtar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1890 BC - Present
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 206
Yahya ibn Ma'in
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
775 - 847
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 207
Hisham ibn al-Kalbi
HISTORIAN
737 - 819
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 208
Al-Sharif al-Radi
WRITER
970 - 1015
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 209
Abu Mansur al-Baghdadi
MATHEMATICIAN
980 - 1037
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 210
Al-Farazdaq
WRITER
641 - 728
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 211
Among ASTRONOMERS In Iraq
Among astronomers born in Iraq, Seleucus of Seleucia ranks 1. After him are Mashallah ibn Athari (740), and Kidinnu (-400).
Seleucus of Seleucia
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1
Mashallah ibn Athari
740 - 815
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2
Kidinnu
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 3