POLITICIAN
Deioces
705 BC - 675
Deioces
Deioces was the founder and the first king of the Median Kingdom, an ancient polity located in the Iranian plateau. His name has been mentioned in different forms in various sources, including the ancient Greek historian Herodotus. The exact date of the era of Deioces' rule is not clear and probably covered most of the first half of the 7th century BC. According to Herodotus, Deioces was the first Median king to have gained independence from the Neo-Assyrian Empire and governed for 53 years. After Deioces' death, his son, Phraortes, succeeded him. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Deioces is the 3,434th most popular politician (down from 3,046th in 2024). (down from 360th in 2019)
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Among politicians, Deioces ranks 3,434 out of 19,576. Before him are Kurt Zeitzler, Berenice, Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours, Clovis III, Cola di Rienzo, and Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri. After him are Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar, Alfonso IV of Aragon, Janus of Cyprus, Essad Pasha Toptani, Antiochus IX Cyzicenus, and Hyeokgeose of Silla.
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Kurt Zeitzler
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 3,430
Berenice
300 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 3,431
Marie Jeanne Baptiste of Savoy-Nemours
1644 - 1724
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 3,432
Clovis III
670 - 676
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 3,433
Cola di Rienzo
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HPI: 68.85
Rank: 3,434
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
1941 - 2020
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,435
Deioces
705 BC - 675
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,436
Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar
1872 - 1925
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,437
Alfonso IV of Aragon
1299 - 1336
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,438
Janus of Cyprus
1375 - 1432
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,439
Essad Pasha Toptani
1863 - 1920
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 3,440
Antiochus IX Cyzicenus
135 BC - 95 BC
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 3,441
Hyeokgeose of Silla
69 BC - 4
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 3,442
Contemporaries
Among people born in 705 BC, Deioces ranks 1. Among people deceased in 675, Deioces ranks 2. Before him is Childeric II. After him are Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr, Li Hong, and Wulfhere of Mercia.
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Childeric II
POLITICIAN
655 - 675
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 1
Deioces
POLITICIAN
705 BC - 675
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 2
Abdul-Rahman ibn Abi Bakr
MILITARY PERSONNEL
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 3
Li Hong
ATHLETE
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 4
Wulfhere of Mercia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 675
HPI: 58.49
Rank: 5
