638 BC - 558 BC
Solon (Greek: Σόλων Sólōn [só.lɔːn]; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an Athenian statesman, lawmaker and poet. He is remembered particularly for his efforts to legislate against political, economic and moral decline in archaic Athens. His reforms failed in the short term, yet he is often credited with having laid the foundations for Athenian democracy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Solon has received more than 1,240,251 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Solon is the 422nd most popular politician (down from 351st in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 39th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Greek Politician.
Solon was a lawgiver in ancient Athens. He was most famous for his reforms of the Athenian constitution.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among politicians, Solon ranks 422 out of 15,710. Before him are Sukarno, Macrinus, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis the German, John III Sobieski, and Hongwu Emperor. After him are Idi Amin, Peisistratos, Christian VII of Denmark, Lothair I, Honorius, and Chagatai Khan.
1901 - 1970
HPI: 80.11
Rank: 416
164 - 218
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 417
1557 - 1619
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 418
806 - 876
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 419
1629 - 1696
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 420
1328 - 1398
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 421
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 422
1923 - 2003
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 423
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 424
1749 - 1808
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 425
795 - 855
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 426
384 - 423
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 427
1183 - 1242
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 428
Among people born in 638 BC, Solon ranks 1. Among people deceased in 558 BC, Solon ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Solon ranks 42 out of 855. Before him are Alcibiades (-450), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Pindar (-517), Gorgias (-483), and Polykleitos (-450). After him are Peisistratos (-600), Menander (-342), Theophrastus (-371), Praxiteles (-395), Draco (-650), and Constantine II of Greece (1940).
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 36
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 37
1525 - 1583
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 38
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 39
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 40
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 41
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 42
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 43
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 44
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 45
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 46
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 47
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 48
Among politicians born in Greece, Solon ranks 11. Before him are Demosthenes (-384), Leonidas I (-540), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Alcibiades (-450), and Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769). After him are Peisistratos (-600), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Irene of Athens (752), and Xanthippe (-500).
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 5
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 6
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 7
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 8
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 9
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 10
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 11
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 12
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 13
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 14
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 15
752 - 803
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 16
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 17