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Sextus Afranius Burrus (born AD 1 in Vasio, Gallia Narbonensis; died AD 62) was a prefect of the Praetorian Guard and was, together with Seneca the Younger, an advisor to the Roman emperor Nero, making him a very powerful man in the early years of Nero's reign. Agrippina the Younger chose him as Prefect in 51 to secure her son Nero's place as emperor after the death of Claudius. For the first eight years of Nero's rule, Burrus and Nero's former tutor Seneca helped maintain a stable government. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sextus Afranius Burrus has received more than 122,923 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Sextus Afranius Burrus is the 4,926th most popular politician (down from 4,771st in 2019), the 1,501st most popular biography from France (down from 1,493rd in 2019) and the 366th most popular French Politician.

Sextus Afranius Burrus was a Roman senator and general who was appointed as the prefect of the Praetorian Guard by the emperor Claudius. He is most famous for being the prefect of the Praetorian Guard who was killed by the emperor Nero in 68 AD.

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Over the past year Sextus Afranius Burrus has had the most page views in the with 20,786 views, followed by Spanish (5,933), and Italian (5,710). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (122.12%), Hungarian (88.66%), and Arabic (49.08%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sextus Afranius Burrus ranks 4,926 out of 19,576. Before him are Nariman Narimanov, Christian August of Holstein-Gottorp, Prince of Eutin, Prince Rahotep, Frank Lentini, Henry the Bearded, and Gaetano Bresci. After him are Alben W. Barkley, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, Nobuyuki Abe, Kaykaus II, An-Nasir Muhammad, and Shulgi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1, Sextus Afranius Burrus ranks 15. Before him are Barabbas, Thomas Bangalter, Silas, Vologases I of Parthia, Onesimus, and Shimon bar Yochai. After him are Nicanor the Deacon, Locusta, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Caesarius of Africa, Pallas, and Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus. Among people deceased in 62, Sextus Afranius Burrus ranks 5. Before him are James, son of Alphaeus, James the Less, Claudia Octavia, and Persius. After him are Pallas, Porcius Festus, and Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix.

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In France

Among people born in France, Sextus Afranius Burrus ranks 1,501 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709), Eugène Atget (1857), Michel Chasles (1793), René Just Haüy (1743), Paloma Picasso (1949), and Bernard Courtois (1777). After him are Jean Tirole (1953), Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), Marcel Dassault (1892), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), Rose Bertin (1747), and Peter Faber (1506).

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Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Sextus Afranius Burrus ranks 366. Before him are Gaston, Count of Eu (1842), Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (1337), Henri, Count of Paris (1908), Yolande of Valois (1434), François Louis, Prince of Conti (1664), and Gabriel Bonnot de Mably (1709). After him are Henri, Prince of Condé (1552), William I, Duke of Aquitaine (875), Maximilien de Béthune, Duke of Sully (1560), Louis de Bonald (1754), Raymond of Burgundy (1070), and Charles, Duke of Mayenne (1554).

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