524 BC - 459 BC
Themistocles (; Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς Greek pronunciation: [tʰemistoklɛ̂ːs] Themistoklẽs; "Glory of the Law"; c. 524–459 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. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Themistocles has received more than 1,449,250 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Themistocles is the 13th most popular military personnel (down from 12th in 2019), the 25th most popular biography from Greece (down from 24th in 2019) and the 3rd 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.
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Among military personnels, Themistocles ranks 13 out of 1,466. Before him are Erwin Rommel, Karl Dönitz, Charles Martel, Adolf Eichmann, William Wallace, and Chiang Kai-shek. After him are Khalid ibn al-Walid, Cao Cao, Heinz Guderian, Erich von Manstein, Prince Eugene of Savoy, and Pyrrhus of Epirus.
1891 - 1944
HPI: 85.58
Rank: 7
1891 - 1980
HPI: 85.11
Rank: 8
688 - 741
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 9
1906 - 1962
HPI: 84.94
Rank: 10
1270 - 1305
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 11
1887 - 1975
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 12
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 13
592 - 642
HPI: 83.09
Rank: 14
155 - 220
HPI: 82.78
Rank: 15
1888 - 1954
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 16
1887 - 1973
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 17
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 18
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 19
Among people born in 524 BC, Themistocles ranks 1. After him is Epicharmus of Kos. Among people deceased in 459 BC, Themistocles ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 25 out of 855. Before him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Phidias (-490), Thucydides (-460), Sappho (-630), Aeschylus (-525), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Leonidas I (-540), Xenophon (-430), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), and Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318).
1590 - 1651
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 19
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 84.62
Rank: 20
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 84.56
Rank: 21
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 22
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 84.43
Rank: 23
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 24
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 25
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 26
1478 - 1546
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 27
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 28
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 29
1493 - 1536
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 30
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 31
Among military personnels born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 3. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356) and Spartacus (-109). After him are Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), and Parmenion (-400).
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 96.43
Rank: 1
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 2
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 3
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 82.20
Rank: 4
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 5
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 6
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 7
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 8
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 9
1872 - 1922
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 10
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 11
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 12