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John the Orphanotrophos
1000 - 1043
John the Orphanotrophos
John the Orphanotrophos (Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Ὀρφανοτρόφος, romanized: Iōánnēs Orphanotróphos) was the chief court eunuch (parakoimomenos) during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Romanos III (r. 1028–1034). John was born in the region of Paphlagonia. His family were said to be involved in a disreputable trade, perhaps money changing or, according to George Kedrenos, counterfeiting. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John the Orphanotrophos is the 7,326th most popular politician (up from 11,784th in 2019). (up from 2,873rd in 2019)
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Among politicians, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 7,326 out of 19,576. Before him are Fujiwara no Kamatari, Anne Jules de Noailles, Tonyukuk, Gyeongsun of Silla, Takeda Sōkaku, and William Grenville, 1st Baron Grenville. After him are Isidor Straus, Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Ernesto Zedillo, and George Grenville.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1000, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 31. Before him are Vazul, Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia, Bardas Skleros, Suryavarman I, Lambert I, Count of Louvain, and Ad-Darazi. After him are Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir, Lothair II of Italy, Constantine Diogenes, Abd al-Rahman IV, Marquess of Beixiang, and Joseph Genesius. Among people deceased in 1043, John the Orphanotrophos ranks 3. Before him are George Maniakes, and Gisela of Swabia. After him are Stefan Vojislav, Alexius of Constantinople, and Hallvard Vebjørnsson.
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Vazul
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1000 - 1037
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 25
Jaromír, Duke of Bohemia
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1000 - 1038
HPI: 64.90
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HPI: 64.84
Rank: 27
Suryavarman I
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1000 - 1050
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 28
Lambert I, Count of Louvain
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1000 - 1015
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 29
Ad-Darazi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1018
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 30
John the Orphanotrophos
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1000 - 1043
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 31
Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir
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1000 - 1018
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 32
Lothair II of Italy
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1000 - 950
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 33
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1000 - 1032
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 34
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HPI: 63.11
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HPI: 63.00
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Joseph Genesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 - 1000
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 37
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George Maniakes
MILITARY PERSONNEL
998 - 1043
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 1
Gisela of Swabia
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990 - 1043
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 2
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HPI: 63.85
Rank: 3
Stefan Vojislav
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HPI: 62.65
Rank: 4
Alexius of Constantinople
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HPI: 60.67
Rank: 5
Hallvard Vebjørnsson
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HPI: 54.72
Rank: 6
