328 - 378
Valens (Greek: Ουάλης, translit. Ouálēs; 328 – 9 August 378) was Roman emperor from 364 to 378. Following a largely unremarkable military career, he was named co-emperor by his elder brother Valentinian I, who gave him the eastern half of the Roman Empire to rule. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Valens has received more than 962,060 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Valens is the 589th most popular politician (down from 524th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Croatia and the 4th most popular Croatian Politician.
Valens was the Eastern Roman Emperor from 364-378. He was most famous for his defeat at the Battle of Adrianople, which led to the collapse of the Eastern Roman Empire.
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Among politicians, Valens ranks 589 out of 15,577. Before him are Herbert Hoover, Oscar II of Sweden, Frederick William IV of Prussia, Epaminondas, Shah Jahan, and Khosrow I. After him are Darius II, Hans Frank, Ivan III of Russia, Ptolemy XIV of Egypt, Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor.
1874 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 583
1829 - 1907
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 584
1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 585
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 586
1592 - 1666
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 587
501 - 579
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 588
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 589
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 590
1900 - 1946
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 591
1440 - 1505
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 592
60 BC - 44 BC
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 593
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 594
973 - 1024
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 595
Among people born in 328, Valens ranks 1. Among people deceased in 378, Valens ranks 1. After him is Balamber.
Among people born in Croatia, Valens ranks 6 out of 589. Before him are Nikola Tesla (1856), Josip Broz Tito (1892), Diocletian (244), Rüstem Pasha (1500), and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63). After him are Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), Laura Antonelli (1941), János Kádár (1912), Pope John IV (600), and Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711).
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 2
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 3
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 4
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 5
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 6
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 7
321 - 375
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 8
1941 - 2015
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 9
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 10
600 - 642
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 11
1711 - 1787
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Croatia, Valens ranks 4. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892), Diocletian (244), and Rüstem Pasha (1500). After him are Franjo Tuđman (1922), Valentinian I (321), János Kádár (1912), Crispus (305), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Tomislav of Croatia (null), Ivan Ribar (1881), and Stjepan Radić (1871).
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 1
244 - 311
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 2
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 3
328 - 378
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 4
1922 - 1999
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 5
321 - 375
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 6
1912 - 1989
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 7
305 - 326
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 8
1373 - 1435
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 9
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 10
1881 - 1968
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 11
1871 - 1928
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 12