138 BC - 78 BC
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix (; 138–78 BC), commonly known as Sulla, was a Roman general and statesman. He won the first large-scale civil war in Roman history and became the first man of the Republic to seize power through force. Sulla had the distinction of holding the office of consul twice, as well as reviving the dictatorship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sulla has received more than 2,310,492 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Sulla is the 234th most popular politician (up from 276th in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Italy (up from 132nd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Politician.
Sulla was a Roman general and dictator. He is most famous for his victory over Mithridates VI of Pontus in the First Mithridatic War.
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Among politicians, Sulla ranks 234 out of 15,710. Before him are Ferdinand II of Aragon, Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, Christina, Queen of Sweden, Charles IX of France, Mahmud II, and Lech Wałęsa. After him are Joe Biden, Olof Palme, Nicholas I of Russia, Konrad Adenauer, Mehmed I, and Philip II of France.
1452 - 1516
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 228
1640 - 1705
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 229
1626 - 1689
HPI: 82.50
Rank: 230
1550 - 1574
HPI: 82.47
Rank: 231
1785 - 1839
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 232
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 233
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 234
1942 - Present
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 235
1927 - 1986
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 236
1796 - 1855
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 237
1876 - 1967
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 238
1386 - 1421
HPI: 82.37
Rank: 239
1165 - 1223
HPI: 82.35
Rank: 240
Among people born in 138 BC, Sulla ranks 1. After him is Cleopatra IV of Egypt. Among people deceased in 78 BC, Sulla ranks 1. After him are Publius Rutilius Rufus and Artaxias I of Iberia.
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 1
158 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2
150 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Sulla ranks 106 out of 4,088. Before him are Pope Paul III (1468), Scipio Africanus (-235), Antoninus Pius (86), Pope Benedict XV (1854), Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600), and Enrico Fermi (1901). After him are Pope Leo X (1475), Girolamo Savonarola (1452), Michael Collins (1930), Saint Lucy (283), Pope Boniface VIII (1235), and Claudio Monteverdi (1567).
1468 - 1549
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 100
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 101
86 - 161
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 102
1854 - 1922
HPI: 82.56
Rank: 103
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 104
1901 - 1954
HPI: 82.49
Rank: 105
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 106
1475 - 1521
HPI: 82.41
Rank: 107
1452 - 1498
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 108
1930 - Present
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 109
283 - 304
HPI: 82.34
Rank: 110
1235 - 1303
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 111
1567 - 1643
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 112
Among politicians born in Italy, Sulla ranks 23. Before him are Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194), Domitian (51), Silvio Berlusconi (1936), Scipio Africanus (-235), Antoninus Pius (86), and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus (-600). After him are Pompey (-106), Victor Emmanuel II of Italy (1820), Nerva (30), Cardinal Mazarin (1602), Galba (-3), and Numa Pompilius (-753).
1194 - 1250
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 17
51 - 96
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 18
1936 - Present
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 19
235 BC - 183 BC
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 20
86 - 161
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 21
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.54
Rank: 22
138 BC - 78 BC
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 23
106 BC - 48 BC
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 24
1820 - 1878
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 25
30 - 98
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 26
1602 - 1661
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 27
3 BC - 69
HPI: 81.38
Rank: 28
753 BC - 673 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 29