POLITICIAN
Severus Alexander
208 - 235
Severus Alexander
Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander (1 October 208 – 21/22 March 235), also known as Alexander Severus, was Roman emperor from 222 until 235. The last emperor from the Severan dynasty, he succeeded his slain cousin Elagabalus in 222, at the age of 13. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Severus Alexander has received more than 1,660,685 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 72 in 2019). Severus Alexander is the 436th most popular politician (down from 415th in 2019), the most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Politician.
Severus Alexander was the emperor of Rome from 222 to 235 CE. He is most famous for his military conquests in the east.
Memorability Metrics
1.7M
Page Views (PV)
74.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
74
Languages Editions (L)
8.45
Effective Languages (L*)
4.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Severus Alexanders by language
Over the past year Severus Alexander has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 281,639 views, followed by Spanish (59,276), and Russian (55,238). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (306.85%), Azerbaijani (132.04%), and Sicilian (79.62%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Severus Alexander ranks 436 out of 19,576. Before him are George V, Horemheb, Pompey, Francis II of France, Servius Tullius, and Björn Ironside. After him are Arcadius, Osman III, Jiang Zemin, Artaxerxes I of Persia, Constantine II of Greece, and Puyi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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George V
1865 - 1936
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 430
Horemheb
1319 BC - 1292 BC
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 431
Pompey
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 432
Francis II of France
1544 - 1560
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 433
Servius Tullius
600 BC - 535 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 434
Björn Ironside
800 - 876
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 435
Severus Alexander
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 436
Arcadius
377 - 408
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 437
Osman III
1699 - 1757
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 438
Jiang Zemin
1926 - 2022
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 439
Artaxerxes I of Persia
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 440
Constantine II of Greece
1940 - 2023
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 441
Puyi
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 442
Contemporaries
Among people born in 208, Severus Alexander ranks 1. After him are Diadumenian, and Sima Shi. Among people deceased in 235, Severus Alexander ranks 1. After him are Cassius Dio, Julia Avita Mamaea, Hippolytus of Rome, Claudius Aelianus, and Pope Pontian.
Others Born in 208
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POLITICIAN
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Diadumenian
POLITICIAN
208 - 218
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 2
Sima Shi
POLITICIAN
208 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 235
Go to all RankingsSeverus Alexander
POLITICIAN
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Cassius Dio
HISTORIAN
155 - 235
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 2
Julia Avita Mamaea
POLITICIAN
180 - 235
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 3
Hippolytus of Rome
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
170 - 235
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 4
Claudius Aelianus
WRITER
200 - 235
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 5
Pope Pontian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 235
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 6
In Lebanon
Among people born in Lebanon, Severus Alexander ranks 1 out of 145. After him are Khalil Gibran (1883), Ahab (-900), Porphyry (233), Keanu Reeves (1964), Dido (-879), Ulpian (170), Michel Aoun (1935), Charbel Makhlouf (1828), Rafic Hariri (1944), Christina of Bolsena (210), and Fairuz (1935).
Others born in Lebanon
Go to all RankingsSeverus Alexander
POLITICIAN
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Khalil Gibran
WRITER
1883 - 1931
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 2
Ahab
POLITICIAN
900 BC - 852 BC
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 3
Porphyry
PHILOSOPHER
233 - 305
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
Keanu Reeves
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 5
Dido
POLITICIAN
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 6
Ulpian
LAWYER
170 - 228
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 7
Michel Aoun
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 8
Charbel Makhlouf
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1828 - 1898
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 9
Rafic Hariri
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2005
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 10
Christina of Bolsena
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
210 - 304
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 11
Fairuz
SINGER
1935 - Present
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Lebanon
Among politicians born in Lebanon, Severus Alexander ranks 1. After him are Ahab (-900), Dido (-879), Michel Aoun (1935), Rafic Hariri (1944), Hassan Nasrallah (1960), Najib Mikati (1955), Bachir Gemayel (1947), Émile Lahoud (1936), Amine Gemayel (1942), Pierre Gemayel (1905), and Fouad Siniora (1943).
Severus Alexander
208 - 235
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 1
Ahab
900 BC - 852 BC
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 2
Dido
879 BC - 759 BC
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 3
Michel Aoun
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Rafic Hariri
1944 - 2005
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 5
Hassan Nasrallah
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 6
Najib Mikati
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 7
Bachir Gemayel
1947 - 1982
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 8
Émile Lahoud
1936 - Present
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 9
Amine Gemayel
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 10
Pierre Gemayel
1905 - 1984
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 11
Fouad Siniora
1943 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 12
