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Pelopidas

450 BC - 364 BC

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Pelopidas (; Ancient Greek: Πελοπίδας; died 364 BC) was an important Theban statesman and general in Greece, instrumental in establishing the mid-fourth century Theban hegemony. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pelopidas is the 4,789th most popular politician (down from 3,250th in 2019), the 284th most popular biography from Greece (down from 215th in 2019) and the 117th most popular Greek Politician.

Pelopidas is most famous for his role in the liberation of Thebes from the Spartan garrison in 379 BC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Pelopidas ranks 4,789 out of 19,576. Before him are Ameenah Gurib, William, Duke of Nassau, Gaius Antonius, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, Perdiccas I of Macedon, and Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse. After him are Nataša Pirc Musar, García I of León, Eupraxia of Kiev, Etana, Otto Meissner, and Martin I of Sicily.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 450 BC, Pelopidas ranks 10. Before him are Diotima of Mantinea, Cleon, Amyntas III of Macedon, Nectanebo I, Amyrtaeus, and Archidamus II. After him are Theramenes, Diagoras of Melos, Anuruddha, Artabanus of Persia, Ptolemy of Aloros, and Antiochus of Syracuse. Among people deceased in 364 BC, Pelopidas ranks 1. 

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    Pelopidas

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 364 BC

    HPI: 66.83

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 284 out of 1,024. Before him are Callias II (-515), Georgios Roubanis (1929), Ugo Foscolo (1778), Rigas Feraios (1757), Isidore of Kiev (1385), and Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700). After him are Phocion (-402), Lucas Papademos (1947), Paeonius (-500), Theramenes (-450), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), and Andreas Palaiologos (1453).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Pelopidas ranks 117. Before him are Alexandros Papagos (1883), Philopoemen (-253), Anaxandridas II (-565), Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark (1906), Callias II (-515), and Perdiccas I of Macedon (-700). After him are Phocion (-402), Theramenes (-450), Alexander I of Epirus (-362), Andreas Palaiologos (1453), Leonnatus (-356), and Lycurgus of Athens (-390).

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