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Hephaestion

356 BC - 324 BC

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Hephaestion (Ancient Greek: Ἡφαιστίων Hēphaistíōn; c. 356 BC – 324 BC), son of Amyntor, was an ancient Macedonian nobleman of probable "Attic or Ionian extraction" and a general in the army of Alexander the Great. He was "by far the dearest of all the king's friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets." This relationship lasted throughout their lives, and was compared, by others as well as themselves, to that of Achilles and Patroclus. His military career was distinguished. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hephaestion is the 114th most popular military personnel (down from 91st in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Greece (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Military Personnel.

Hephaestion is most famous for being Alexander the Great's closest friend and confidant.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Hephaestion ranks 114 out of 2,058. Before him are Walther von Reichenau, Yonatan Netanyahu, Heinrich Müller, Mikhail Tukhachevsky, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, and Claude Auchinleck. After him are Yevgeny Prigozhin, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Saigō Takamori, Erich Hartmann, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, and Hamilcar Barca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 356 BC, Hephaestion ranks 2. Before him is Alexander the Great. After him are Nearchus, King Huiwen of Qin, and Leonnatus. Among people deceased in 324 BC, Hephaestion ranks 1. After him is Lycurgus of Athens.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 94 out of 1,024. Before him are Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Mardonius (-600), Hippias (-443), Arion (-700), Archilochus (-680), and Simonides of Ceos (-556). After him are Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Lysimachus (-361), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), and Diotima of Mantinea (-450).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Greece

Among military personnels born in Greece, Hephaestion ranks 9. Before him are Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Miltiades (-540), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), and Mardonius (-600). After him are Cimon (-510), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Desmond Doss (1919), Djemal Pasha (1872), Parmenion (-400), and Pausanias (null).

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