COMPANION

Theodora

500 - 548

Theodora

Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490/500 – 28 June 548) was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian I. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. She was one of his chief advisers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodora has received more than 206,086 page views. Her biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Theodora is the 59th most popular companion (down from 50th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Cypriot Companion.

Theodora was the wife of Justinian I, who was emperor of the Byzantine Empire. She is most famous for her role in the Nika riots of 532.

Memorability Metrics

210k
Page Views (PV)
70.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
56
Languages Editions (L)
6.10
Effective Languages (L*)
4.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Theodora ranks 59 out of 784. Before her are Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Antinous, Magda Goebbels, Isabella of Portugal, and Elisabeth of Valois. After her are Zayd ibn Harithah, Isabeau of Bavaria, Abigail, Malhun Hatun, Brigitte Macron, and Mary Tudor, Queen of France.

Most Popular Companions in Wikipedia

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Queen Anne-Marie of Greece
1946 - Present
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 53
Fawzia Fuad of Egypt
1921 - 2013
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 54
Antinous
111 - 130
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 55
Magda Goebbels
1901 - 1945
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 56
Isabella of Portugal
1503 - 1539
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 57
Elisabeth of Valois
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 58
Theodora
500 - 548
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 59
Zayd ibn Harithah
581 - 629
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 60
Isabeau of Bavaria
1370 - 1435
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 61
Abigail
1040 BC - 1000 BC
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 62
Malhun Hatun
1350 - 1324
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 63
Brigitte Macron
1953 - Present
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 64
Mary Tudor, Queen of France
1496 - 1533
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 65

Contemporaries

Among people born in 500, Theodora ranks 2. Before her is Procopius. After her are Totila, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Pope Vigilius, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Sigismund of Burgundy, Yazdegerd II, Ildico, and Gundobad. Among people deceased in 548, Theodora ranks 1. After her are Theudebert I, Theudis, and John the Cappadocian.

Others Born in 500

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Procopius
HISTORIAN
500 - 560
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 1
Theodora
COMPANION
500 - 548
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 2
Totila
POLITICIAN
500 - 552
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 3
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite
PHILOSOPHER
500 - 510
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 4
Pope Vigilius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 - 555
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 5
Peroz I
POLITICIAN
500 - 484
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 6
Basiliscus
POLITICIAN
500 - 476
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 7
Nonnus
WRITER
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 8
Sigismund of Burgundy
POLITICIAN
500 - 524
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 9
Yazdegerd II
POLITICIAN
500 - 457
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 10
Ildico
COMPANION
500 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 11
Gundobad
POLITICIAN
500 - 516
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 12