638 BC - 558 BC
Solon (Greek: Σόλων; c. 630 – c. 560 BC) was an Athenian statesman, constitutional 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 Solon is 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 1,613,921 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Solon is the 307th most popular politician (up from 422nd in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Greece (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Politician.
Solon was a lawgiver in ancient Athens. He was most famous for his reforms of the Athenian constitution.
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Among politicians, Solon ranks 307 out of 15,577. Before him are Raúl Castro, Sulla, Hugh Capet, Jacques Chirac, Croesus, and Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. After him are Louis XVIII of France, Sargon of Akkad, Viktor Yanukovych, Park Chung-hee, Christina, Queen of Sweden, and Muawiyah I.
1931 - Present
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 301
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 302
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 303
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 304
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 305
1578 - 1637
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 306
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 307
1755 - 1824
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 308
2300 BC - 2215 BC
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 309
1950 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 310
1917 - 1979
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 311
1626 - 1689
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 312
603 - 680
HPI: 75.97
Rank: 313
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 38 out of 936. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Gorgias (-483), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), and Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318). After him are Myron (-500), Polybius (-208), Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Leucippus (-500), and Alcibiades (-450).
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 32
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 34
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 35
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 36
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 37
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 38
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 39
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 40
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 41
1769 - 1849
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 42
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 43
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 44
Among politicians born in Greece, Solon ranks 10. Before him are Philip II of Macedon (-382), Bayezid II (1447), Demosthenes (-384), Leonidas I (-540), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), and Cleisthenes (-565). After him are Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Alcibiades (-450), Peisistratos (-600), Handan Sultan (1574), Xanthippe (-500), and Lycurgus of Sparta (-800).
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 4
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 5
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 6
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 7
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 8
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 9
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 10
1769 - 1849
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 11
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 12
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 13
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 14
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 15
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 16