400 - 421
Yazdegerd I (also spelled Yazdgerd and Yazdgird; Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭦𐭣𐭪𐭥𐭲𐭩) was the Sasanian King of Kings (shahanshah) of Iran from 399 to 420. A son of Shapur III (r. 383–388), he succeeded his brother Bahram IV (r. 388–399) after the latter's assassination. Yazdegerd I's largely-uneventful reign is seen in Sasanian history as a period of renewal. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yazdegerd I has received more than 175,234 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Yazdegerd I is the 2,518th most popular politician (up from 3,144th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Iran (up from 108th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Iranian Politician.
Yazdegerd I was the last Sasanian king of Persia. He is most famous for his death at the hands of the Arabs in 651.
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Among politicians, Yazdegerd I ranks 2,518 out of 15,577. Before him are Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Empress Suiko, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Guntram, and Seleucus IV Philopator. After him are Artur Axmann, Köprülüzade Fazıl Ahmed Pasha, Sogdianus of Persia, Karl Carstens, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Sanakht.
1631 - 1660
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,512
1642 - 1723
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,513
554 - 628
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 2,514
1699 - 1782
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,515
532 - 592
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,516
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,517
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,518
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 2,519
1635 - 1676
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 2,520
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 2,521
1914 - 1992
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 2,522
1876 - 1948
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 2,523
2700 BC - 2715 BC
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 2,524
Among people born in 400, Yazdegerd I ranks 11. Before him are Pope Zosimus, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, Olybrius, Alexius of Rome, Vasubandhu, and Ermanaric. After him are Constantine III, Chandragupta II, Fritigern, Antipope Ursicinus, Uldin, and Aspar. Among people deceased in 421, Yazdegerd I ranks 3. Before him are Constantius III and Mary of Egypt. After him is Emperor Gong of Jin.
400 - 418
HPI: 69.24
Rank: 5
400 - 450
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 6
400 - 472
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 7
400 - 412
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 8
400 - 400
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 9
400 - 376
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 10
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
400 - 411
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 12
400 - 500
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 13
400 - 380
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 14
400 - 384
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 15
400 - 412
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 16
400 - 471
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 17
370 - 421
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 1
344 - 421
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 3
386 - 421
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 4
Among people born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 95 out of 528. Before him are Bahram V (406), Atossa (-550), Mordecai (null), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), Shahab al-Din Yahya ibn Habash Suhrawardi (1155), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831). After him are Qasem Soleimani (1957), Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Al-Hadi (764), and Mazdak (450).
406 - 438
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 89
550 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 90
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 91
1305 - 1335
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 92
1155 - 1191
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 93
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 94
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 95
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 96
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 97
1872 - 1925
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 98
195 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 99
764 - 786
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 100
450 - 529
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 101
Among politicians born in Iran, Yazdegerd I ranks 53. Before him are Ali al-Sistani (1930), Mohammad Khatami (1943), Bahram V (406), Atossa (-550), Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (1305), and Naser al-Din Shah Qajar (1831). After him are Sogdianus of Persia (-500), Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar (1872), Mithridates I of Parthia (-195), Al-Hadi (764), Ahmad Shah Qajar (1898), and Demetrius II Nicator (-161).
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 47
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 48
406 - 438
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 49
550 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 50
1305 - 1335
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 51
1831 - 1896
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 52
400 - 421
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 53
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 54
1872 - 1925
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 55
195 BC - 132 BC
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 56
764 - 786
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 57
1898 - 1930
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 58
161 BC - 125 BC
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 59