500 - 548
Theodora (; Greek: Θεοδώρα; c. 490 – 28 June 548) was a Byzantine empress and wife of emperor Justinian. She was from humble origins and became empress when her husband became emperor in 527. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theodora has received more than 199,317 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Theodora is the 50th most popular companion (down from 28th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 3rd 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.
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Among companions, Theodora ranks 50 out of 673. Before her are Elizabeth Woodville, Mary Boleyn, Mary Tudor, Queen of France, Fawzia Fuad of Egypt, Elisabeth of Valois, and Princess Helena of the United Kingdom. After her are Ingrid of Sweden, Isabella of France, Sita, Zayd ibn Harithah, Claude of France, and Isabella of Portugal.
1437 - 1492
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 44
1499 - 1543
HPI: 71.30
Rank: 45
1496 - 1533
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 46
1921 - 2013
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 47
1545 - 1568
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 48
1846 - 1923
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 49
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 50
1910 - 2000
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 51
1295 - 1358
HPI: 70.49
Rank: 52
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 53
581 - 629
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 54
1499 - 1524
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 55
1503 - 1539
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 56
Among people born in 500, Theodora ranks 2. Before her is Procopius. After her are Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Totila, Pope Vigilius, Sigismund of Burgundy, Peroz I, Basiliscus, Nonnus, Yazdegerd II, Ambrosius Aurelianus, and Ildico. Among people deceased in 548, Theodora ranks 1. After her are Theudebert I, Theudis, and John the Cappadocian.
500 - 560
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 2
500 - 510
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 3
500 - 552
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 4
500 - 555
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 5
500 - 524
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 6
500 - 484
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 7
500 - 476
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 8
500 - 500
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
500 - 457
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 10
500 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 11
500 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 12
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 1
504 - 548
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 2
470 - 548
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 3
490 - 548
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 4
Among people born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 2 out of 73. Before her are Zeno of Citium (-334). After her are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Saint Spyridon (270), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Glafcos Clerides (1919), and Alparslan Türkeş (1917).
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 74.66
Rank: 1
500 - 548
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 2
117 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3
1913 - 1977
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 4
270 - 348
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 5
1946 - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 6
550 - 619
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
1922 - 2011
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 8
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 9
1924 - 2012
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 10
1919 - 2013
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 11
1917 - 1997
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 12
Among companions born in Cyprus, Theodora ranks 1.