Philosopher
Anaximander
Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher
610 BC - 546 BC
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Anaximander
His biography is available in 87 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 88 in 2024). Anaximander is the 46th most popular philosopher (down from 34th in 2024), the 27th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 16th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Anaximander is most famous for being the first person to propose that the earth was round.
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#608
More than 25 centuries after death, Anaximander still holds rank #608 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Anaximander's biography appears in 87 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 95% of all Philosophers.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Anaximander ranks 46 out of 1,267. Before him are Lucretius, Rajneesh, Michel de Montaigne, Sun Tzu, Empedocles, and Plutarch. After him are Protagoras, David Hume, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Anaxagoras, John Amos Comenius, and Swami Vivekananda.
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Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 40
Rajneesh
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 41
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 42
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 43
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 44
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 45
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 46
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 47
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 48
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 49
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 50
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 51
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 52
Contemporaries
Among people born in 610 BC, Anaximander ranks 1. Among people deceased in 546 BC, Anaximander ranks 2. Before him is Thales of Miletus. After him is Croesus.
Others Born in 610 BC
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Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 2
Croesus
POLITICIAN
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 3
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Anaximander ranks 27 out of 1,347. Before him are Ahmed I (1590), Saint Barbara (300), Honorius (384), Bayezid I (1354), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954), and Murad I (1326). After him are Orhan (1288), Anaxagoras (-500), Basil of Caesarea (329), Mehmed III (1566), Mithridates VI of Pontus (-132), and Murad IV (1612).
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Ahmed I
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1617
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 21
Saint Barbara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 306
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 22
Honorius
POLITICIAN
384 - 423
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 23
Bayezid I
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1403
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 24
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 25
Murad I
POLITICIAN
1326 - 1389
HPI: 83.53
Rank: 26
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 27
Orhan
POLITICIAN
1288 - 1362
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 28
Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 29
Basil of Caesarea
PHYSICIAN
329 - 379
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 30
Mehmed III
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 31
Mithridates VI of Pontus
POLITICIAN
132 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 32
Murad IV
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 82.57
Rank: 33
Among Philosophers In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Anaximander ranks 4. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), and Diogenes (-404). After him are Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 2
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 3
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 4
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 5
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 7
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 8
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 9
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 12
