MILITARY PERSONNEL

Stilicho

359 - 408

Stilicho

Stilicho (; c. 359 – 22 August 408) was a military commander in the Roman army who, for a time, became the most powerful man in the Western Roman Empire. He was partly of Vandal origins and married to Serena, the niece of emperor Theodosius I. He became guardian for the underage Honorius. After nine years of struggle against barbarian and Roman enemies, political and military disasters finally allowed his enemies in the court of Honorius to remove him from power. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Stilicho has received more than 849,406 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Stilicho is the 112th most popular military personnel (up from 119th in 2019), the 131st most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 152nd in 2019) and the most popular Military Personnel.

Stilicho was most famous for his successful defense of Rome against the Visigoths in 410.

Memorability Metrics

850k
Page Views (PV)
69.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
8.33
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Stilicho ranks 112 out of 2,058. Before him are Andrea Doria, Theodor Eicke, Perdiccas, Robert E. Lee, Klaus Barbie, and Pancho Villa. After him are Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Louis-Nicolas Davout, Vasily Chuikov, Cimon, and Gaius Julius Caesar.

Others Born in 359

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Gratian
POLITICIAN
359 - 383
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 1
Stilicho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 2
Godigisel
POLITICIAN
359 - 406
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 408

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Arcadius
POLITICIAN
377 - 408
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 1
Stilicho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 2
Serena
MILITARY PERSONNEL
365 - 408
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 3

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Stilicho ranks 131 out of 1,347. Before him are Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Constans II (630), Andronikos II Palaiologos (1259), Manuel II Palaiologos (1350), Isaac II Angelos (1155), and Abdullah Gül (1950). After him are Simeon Stylites (389), John VIII Palaiologos (1392), Apelles (-370), Arrian (89), Maurice (539), and Proclus (412).

Others born in Türkiye

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Parascheva of the Balkans
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1100
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 125
Constans II
POLITICIAN
630 - 668
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 126
Andronikos II Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1259 - 1332
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 127
Manuel II Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1350 - 1425
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 128
Isaac II Angelos
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1204
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 129
Abdullah Gül
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 130
Stilicho
MILITARY PERSONNEL
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 131
Simeon Stylites
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
389 - 459
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 132
John VIII Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1392 - 1448
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 133
Apelles
PAINTER
370 BC - 306 BC
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 134
Arrian
HISTORIAN
89 - 175
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 135
Maurice
POLITICIAN
539 - 602
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 136
Proclus
PHILOSOPHER
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 137