POLITICIAN
Vortigern
394 - 454
Vortigern
Vortigern (; Old Welsh: Guorthigirn, Guorthegern; Welsh: Gwrtheyrn; Old English: Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: Gurdiern, Gurthiern; Irish: Foirtchern; Latin: Vortigernus, Vertigernus, Uuertigernus, etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in Britain, known perhaps as a king of the Britons or at least connoted as such in the writings of Bede and Gildas. His existence is contested by scholars and information about him is obscure. He may have been the "superbus tyrannus" said to have invited Hengist and Horsa to aid him in fighting the Picts and the Scots, whereupon they revolted, killing his son in the process and forming the Kingdom of Kent. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vortigern has received more than 1,596,638 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Vortigern is the 3,193rd most popular politician (down from 2,039th in 2019).
Vortigern is most famous for being the king of the Britons who invited the Anglo-Saxons into Britain to help him fight the Picts and the Scots.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
62.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
5.20
Effective Languages (L*)
3.27
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Vortigern ranks 3,193 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold I, Margrave of Austria, Yair Lapid, Albert IV, Duke of Austria, Agis IV, Pim Fortuyn, and Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia. After him are Artur Rasizade, Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Emperor Ōjin, Elio Di Rupo, Albert V, Duke of Bavaria, and Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange.
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Vortigern
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HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3,193
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HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3,198
Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
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HPI: 62.58
Rank: 3,199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 394, Vortigern ranks 1. After him is Jangsu of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 454, Vortigern ranks 3. Before him are Flavius Aetius, and Ellac. After him are Eutyches, Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria, and Quodvultdeus.
Others Born in 394
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Others Deceased in 454
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Flavius Aetius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 - 454
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 1
Ellac
POLITICIAN
425 - 454
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2
Vortigern
POLITICIAN
394 - 454
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3
Eutyches
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
380 - 454
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 4
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
444 - 454
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 5
Quodvultdeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 454
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 6
