524 BC - 459 BC
Themistocles (; Greek: Θεμιστοκλῆς; 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 1,933,719 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 66 in 2019). Themistocles is the 11th most popular military personnel (up from 13th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Greece (down from 25th 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 11 out of 1,468. Before him are Charles de Gaulle, Karl Dönitz, Spartacus, Erwin Rommel, Charles Martel, and Adolf Eichmann. After him are William Wallace, Khalid ibn al-Walid, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Oda Nobunaga, Erich von Manstein, and Chiang Kai-shek.
1890 - 1970
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 5
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 6
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 7
1891 - 1944
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 8
688 - 741
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 9
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 10
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 11
1270 - 1305
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 12
592 - 642
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 13
1857 - 1941
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 14
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 15
1887 - 1973
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 16
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 17
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 30 out of 936. Before him are Thucydides (-460), Phidias (-490), Bayezid II (1447), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Xenophon (-430), and Demosthenes (-384). After him are Leonidas I (-540), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Cleisthenes (-565), Gorgias (-483), and Ptolemy I Soter (-367).
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 24
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 25
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 26
1525 - 1583
HPI: 79.47
Rank: 27
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 28
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 29
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 30
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 31
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
Among military personnels born in Greece, Themistocles ranks 3. Before him are Alexander the Great (-356) and Spartacus (-109). After him are Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), Hephaestion (-356), Cimon (-510), Mardonius (-600), Djemal Pasha (1872), and Parmenion (-400).
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 94.56
Rank: 1
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 2
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 3
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 4
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 5
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 6
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 7
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 9
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 10
1872 - 1922
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 11
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 12