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Trajan

53 - 117

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Trajan ( TRAY-jən; born Marcus Ulpius Traianus, 18 September 53 – c. 9 August 117) was a Roman emperor from AD 98 to 117, remembered as the second of the Five Good Emperors of the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. He was a philanthropic ruler and a successful soldier-emperor who presided over one of the greatest military expansions in Roman history, during which, by the time of his death, the Roman Empire reached its maximum territorial extent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Trajan has received more than 6,603,236 page views. His biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 107 in 2019). Trajan is the 91st most popular politician (down from 82nd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Spain (down from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Politician.

Trajan is most famous for his conquest of Dacia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 6.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 84.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 109

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Trajan ranks 91 out of 19,576. Before him are Giuseppe Garibaldi, Hurrem Sultan, Ronald Reagan, Kim Il-sung, Napoleon III, and George Washington. After him are Hirohito, Leonid Brezhnev, Ashoka, Mary II of England, Philip II of Spain, and Murad III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 53, Trajan ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 117, Trajan ranks 1. After him are Aulus Cornelius Palma Frontonianus, and Gaius Julius Quadratus Bassus.

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    Trajan

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    53 - 117

    HPI: 84.66

    Rank: 1

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Trajan ranks 10 out of 3,355. Before him are Antoni Gaudí (1852), Francisco Goya (1746), Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Francisco Franco (1892), and Diego Velázquez (1599). After him are Philip II of Spain (1527), Hernán Cortés (1485), Hadrian (76), Theodosius I (340), Pope Alexander VI (1431), and Isabella I of Castile (1451).

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Among POLITICIANS In Spain

Among politicians born in Spain, Trajan ranks 2. Before him are Francisco Franco (1892). After him are Philip II of Spain (1527), Hadrian (76), Theodosius I (340), Isabella I of Castile (1451), Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1503), Joanna of Castile (1479), Charles II of Spain (1661), Philip IV of Spain (1605), Ferdinand II of Aragon (1452), and Philip III of Spain (1578).

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