Politician

Selim I

1470 - 1520

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Selim I

His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2024). Selim I is the 129th most popular politician (down from 81st in 2024), the 17th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 13th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Politician.

Selim I is most famous for his conquests of the Ottoman Empire, which he expanded to include present-day Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

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Among Politicians

Among politicians, Selim I ranks 129 out of 19,576. Before him are Brutus the Younger, Nicolae Ceaușescu, Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Hirohito, Mary I of England, and Louis XIII of France. After him are Ferdinand Marcos, Ashoka, Napoleon III, Al Gore, Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Ivan the Terrible.

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Brutus the Younger
85 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 123
Nicolae Ceaușescu
1918 - 1989
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 124
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 125
Hirohito
1901 - 1989
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 126
Mary I of England
1516 - 1558
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 127
Louis XIII of France
1601 - 1643
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 128
Selim I
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 129
Ferdinand Marcos
1917 - 1989
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 130
Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 131
Napoleon III
1808 - 1873
HPI: 85.06
Rank: 132
Al Gore
1948 - Present
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 133
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 134
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.95
Rank: 135

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1470, Selim I ranks 2. Before him is Edward V of England. After him are Charles VIII of France, Piri Reis, Martin Waldseemüller, Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Catherine of Navarre, Hongzhi Emperor, Pietro Bembo, Francis, Count of Vendôme, Juan Díaz de Solís, and György Dózsa. Among people deceased in 1520, Selim I ranks 2. Before him is Raphael. After him are Pedro Álvares Cabral, Moctezuma II, Martin Waldseemüller, Pier Gerlofs Donia, Cuitláhuac, Sten Sture the Younger, Kunigunde of Austria, Agostino Chigi, Ravidas, and Ippolito d'Este.

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Edward V of England
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1483
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 1
Selim I
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 2
Charles VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1498
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 3
Piri Reis
GEOGRAPHER
1470 - 1554
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 4
Martin Waldseemüller
GEOGRAPHER
1470 - 1520
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 5
Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal
COMPANION
1470 - 1498
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 6
Catherine of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1517
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 7
Hongzhi Emperor
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1505
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 8
Pietro Bembo
WRITER
1470 - 1547
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 9
Francis, Count of Vendôme
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1495
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 10
Juan Díaz de Solís
EXPLORER
1470 - 1516
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 11
György Dózsa
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1514
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 12