MILITARY PERSONNEL

Themistocles

524 BC - 459 BC

Themistocles

Themistocles (; Ancient Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; c. 524 – c. 459 BC) was an Athenian politician and general. He was one of a new breed of non-aristocratic politicians who rose to prominence in the early years of the Athenian democracy. As a politician, Themistocles was a populist, having the support of lower-class Athenians, and generally being at odds with the Athenian nobility. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Themistocles has received more than 2,366,972 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Themistocles is the 19th most popular military personnel (down from 11th in 2019), the 38th most popular biography from Greece (down from 30th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Themistocles is most famous for leading the Athenian navy to victory against the Persians at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC.

Memorability Metrics

2.4M
Page Views (PV)
80.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
11.23
Effective Languages (L*)
3.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Themistocles ranks 19 out of 2,058. Before him are William Wallace, Jochi, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Chiang Kai-shek. After him are Manfred von Richthofen, Erich von Manstein, Cao Cao, Friedrich Paulus, Arminius, and Heinz Guderian.

Others Born in 524 BC

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Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 1
Epicharmus of Kos
WRITER
524 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 459 BC

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Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 1

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 38 out of 1,024. Before him are Leonidas I (-540), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Cleisthenes (-565), and Gorgias (-483). After him are Solon (-638), Myron (-500), Alcibiades (-450), Draco (-650), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), and Polybius (-208).

Others born in Greece

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Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 32
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 33
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.56
Rank: 34
Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 35
Cleisthenes
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 36
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 37
Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 38
Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 39
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 40
Alcibiades
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 41
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 42
Pyrrhus of Epirus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 43
Polybius
HISTORIAN
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 44