POLITICIAN
Septimius Severus
145 - 211
Septimius Severus
Lucius Septimius Severus (Latin: [ˈɫuːkiʊs sɛpˈtɪmiʊs sɛˈweːrʊs]; 11 April 145 – 4 February 211) was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He was born in Leptis Magna (present-day Al-Khums, Libya) in the Roman province of Africa. As a young man he advanced through the customary succession of offices under the reigns of Marcus Aurelius and Commodus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Septimius Severus has received more than 4,726,940 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Septimius Severus is the 286th most popular politician (down from 281st in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Libya (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Libyan Politician.
Septimius Severus was a Roman emperor from 193 to 211. He is most famous for his military victories in the east.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
76.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
84
Languages Editions (L)
7.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.68
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Septimius Severus ranks 286 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles VIII of France, B. R. Ambedkar, Charles the Bald, Edward Heath, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Hu Jintao. After him are Odoacer, Martin Bormann, Charles XII of Sweden, Sulla, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mars.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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1470 - 1498
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 280
B. R. Ambedkar
1891 - 1956
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 281
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823 - 877
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 282
Edward Heath
1916 - 2005
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 283
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
1945 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 284
Hu Jintao
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.23
Rank: 285
Septimius Severus
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 286
Odoacer
433 - 493
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 287
Martin Bormann
1900 - 1945
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 288
Charles XII of Sweden
1682 - 1718
HPI: 76.19
Rank: 289
Sulla
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.18
Rank: 290
Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 291
Mars
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 145, Septimius Severus ranks 1. After him is Huang Gai. Among people deceased in 211, Septimius Severus ranks 1. After him are Geta, Aemilius Papinianus, and Narcissus of Jerusalem.
Others Born in 145
Go to all RankingsSeptimius Severus
POLITICIAN
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 1
Huang Gai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
145 - 222
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 211
Go to all RankingsSeptimius Severus
POLITICIAN
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 1
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 2
Aemilius Papinianus
LAWYER
142 - 211
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 3
Narcissus of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
95 - 211
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 4
In Libya
Among people born in Libya, Septimius Severus ranks 4 out of 76. Before him are Eratosthenes (-276), Muammar Gaddafi (1942), and Mark the Evangelist (10). After him are Arius (256), Aristippus (-434), Omar Mukhtar (1858), Simon of Cyrene (-100), Callimachus (-310), Idris of Libya (1889), Pope Victor I (100), and Khalifa Haftar (1943).
Others born in Libya
Go to all RankingsEratosthenes
GEOGRAPHER
276 BC - 194 BC
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 1
Muammar Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2011
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 2
Mark the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 68
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 3
Septimius Severus
POLITICIAN
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 4
Arius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
256 - 336
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 5
Aristippus
PHILOSOPHER
434 BC - 355 BC
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
Simon of Cyrene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 8
Callimachus
WRITER
310 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
Idris of Libya
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 10
Pope Victor I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 199
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 11
Khalifa Haftar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Libya
Among politicians born in Libya, Septimius Severus ranks 2. Before him are Muammar Gaddafi (1942). After him are Simon of Cyrene (-100), Idris of Libya (1889), Abdul Ati al-Obeidi (1939), Fayez al-Sarraj (1960), Pedubast I (-900), Baghdadi Mahmudi (1945), Ptolemy Apion (-101), Gaius Fulvius Plautianus (150), Mustafa Abdul Jalil (1952), and Aguila Saleh Issa (1944).
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 1
Septimius Severus
145 - 211
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
Simon of Cyrene
100 BC - 100
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 3
Idris of Libya
1889 - 1983
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 4
Abdul Ati al-Obeidi
1939 - 2023
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 5
Fayez al-Sarraj
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 6
Pedubast I
900 BC - 793 BC
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 7
Baghdadi Mahmudi
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 8
Ptolemy Apion
101 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 9
Gaius Fulvius Plautianus
150 - 205
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 10
Mustafa Abdul Jalil
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 11
Aguila Saleh Issa
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 12