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Vitellius

15 - 69

Vitellius

Aulus Vitellius ( vih-TELL-ee-əs; Latin: [ˈau̯lʊs wɪˈtɛlːijʊs]; 24 September 15 – 20 December 69) was Roman emperor for eight months, from 19 April to 20 December AD 69. Vitellius became emperor following the quick succession of the previous emperors Galba and Otho, in a year of civil war known as the Year of the Four Emperors. Vitellius added the honorific Germanicus to his name instead of Caesar upon his accession. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vitellius has received more than 2,372,903 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Vitellius is the 420th most popular politician (up from 441st in 2019), the 200th most popular biography from Italy (up from 204th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Italian Politician.

Vitellius was most famous for being the Roman emperor from 69 to his death in 69.

Memorability Metrics

2.4M
Page Views (PV)
78.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
78
Languages Editions (L)
8.44
Effective Languages (L*)
4.21
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Vitellius ranks 420 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib, Herod Antipas, Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Louis VII of France, Rurik, and Albert II of Belgium. After him are Ludwig II of Bavaria, Harald Fairhair, Hafsa Sultan, Rehoboam, Viktor Yanukovych, and Józef Piłsudski.

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Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib
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HPI: 78.22
Rank: 414
Herod Antipas
20 BC - 39
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 415
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
1557 - 1619
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 416
Louis VII of France
1120 - 1180
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 417
Rurik
830 - 879
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 418
Albert II of Belgium
1934 - Present
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 419
Vitellius
15 - 69
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 420
Ludwig II of Bavaria
1845 - 1886
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 421
Harald Fairhair
850 - 933
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 422
Hafsa Sultan
1479 - 1534
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 423
Rehoboam
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 424
Viktor Yanukovych
1950 - Present
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 425
Józef Piłsudski
1867 - 1935
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 426

Contemporaries

Among people born in 15, Vitellius ranks 2. Before him is Jude the Apostle. After him are Agrippina the Younger, Apollonius of Tyana, Pomponius Mela, Lollia Paulina, Caratacus, and Publius Ostorius Scapula. Among people deceased in 69, Vitellius ranks 2. Before him is Galba. After him are Otho, James, brother of Jesus, Sporus, Tigellinus, Domitilla the Younger, Cartimandua, Evodius, Titus Flavius Sabinus, Epaphroditus, and Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus.

Others Born in 15

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Jude the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
15 - 70
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 1
Vitellius
POLITICIAN
15 - 69
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 2
Agrippina the Younger
POLITICIAN
15 - 59
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 3
Apollonius of Tyana
PHILOSOPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 4
Pomponius Mela
GEOGRAPHER
15 - 100
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 5
Lollia Paulina
POLITICIAN
15 - 49
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 6
Caratacus
POLITICIAN
15 - 54
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 7
Publius Ostorius Scapula
POLITICIAN
15 - 52
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 8

Others Deceased in 69

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Galba
POLITICIAN
3 BC - 69
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Vitellius
POLITICIAN
15 - 69
HPI: 78.12
Rank: 2
Otho
POLITICIAN
32 - 69
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 3
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 4
Sporus
POLITICIAN
49 - 69
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 5
Tigellinus
POLITICIAN
10 - 69
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 6
Domitilla the Younger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
45 - 69
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 7
Cartimandua
POLITICIAN
50 - 69
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 8
Evodius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 69
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 9
Titus Flavius Sabinus
POLITICIAN
8 - 69
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 10
Epaphroditus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 69
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 11
Lucius Calpurnius Piso Frugi Licinianus
POLITICIAN
38 - 69
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 12