Politician
Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
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Lycurgus of Sparta
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2024). Lycurgus of Sparta is the 352nd most popular politician (up from 672nd in 2024), the 39th most popular biography from Greece (up from 68th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Greek Politician.
Lycurgus of Sparta is most famous for his reforms that made Sparta one of the most powerful city-states in Greece. Lycurgus created a new constitution, which separated the government into three branches: the ephors, the senate, and the assembly. The assembly was made up of all male citizens, and the senate was made up of those who were elected by the assembly. The ephors were the representatives of the king, and they had the power to veto any decision made by the other two branches.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Lycurgus of Sparta ranks 352 out of 19,576. Before him are Theodore Roosevelt, Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahmud of Ghazni, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Empress Dowager Cixi, and Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. After him are Alexander I of Russia, Zoë Porphyrogenita, Leonidas I, Edward Heath, Zog I of Albania, and Clara Zetkin.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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HPI: 80.67
Rank: 346
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1050 - 1106
HPI: 80.67
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971 - 1030
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 348
Marcus Claudius Tacitus
200 - 276
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 349
Empress Dowager Cixi
1835 - 1908
HPI: 80.65
Rank: 350
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
1949 - Present
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 351
Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 352
Alexander I of Russia
1777 - 1825
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 353
Zoë Porphyrogenita
978 - 1050
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 354
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 355
Edward Heath
1916 - 2005
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 356
Zog I of Albania
1895 - 1961
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 357
Clara Zetkin
1857 - 1933
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 358
Contemporaries
Among people born in 800 BC, Lycurgus of Sparta ranks 4. Before him are Homer, Hesiod, and Isaiah. After him are Amos, Jotham of Judah, Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, and Titus Tatius. Among people deceased in 730 BC, Lycurgus of Sparta ranks 1. After him is Shoshenq V.
Others Born in 800 BC
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Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 2
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 3
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 4
Amos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 745 BC
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 5
Jotham of Judah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 6
Hezekiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 7
Manasseh of Judah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 8
Esarhaddon
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 669 BC
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 9
Hoshea
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 10
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 11
Titus Tatius
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 730 BC
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POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 1
Shoshenq V
POLITICIAN
850 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 2
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Lycurgus of Sparta ranks 39 out of NaN. Before him are Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Gorgias (-483), Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), and Cleisthenes (-565). After him are Leonidas I (-540), Peisistratos (-600), Theophrastus (-371), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Miltiades (-540), and Aristarchus of Samos (-311).
Others born in Greece
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Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 33
Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 35
Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 36
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 37
Cleisthenes
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 38
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 39
Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 41
Theophrastus
PHILOSOPHER
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 42
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 43
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 44
Aristarchus of Samos
ASTRONOMER
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 45
Among Politicians In Greece
Among politicians born in Greece, Lycurgus of Sparta ranks 10. Before him are Bayezid II (1447), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Kösem Sultan (1590), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), and Cleisthenes (-565). After him are Leonidas I (-540), Peisistratos (-600), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Alcibiades (-450), Irene of Athens (752), and Xanthippe (-500).
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 4
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 5
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 6
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 7
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 8
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
Lycurgus of Sparta
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 10
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 11
Peisistratos
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 12
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 13
Alcibiades
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 14
Irene of Athens
752 - 803
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 15
Xanthippe
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 16
