Writer
Archilochus
Ancient Greek lyric poet
680 BC - 645 BC
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Archilochus
His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2024). Archilochus is the 344th most popular writer (down from 322nd in 2024), the 92nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 89th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Greek Writer.
Archilochus was a Greek poet who wrote in the 7th century BC. He is most famous for his poems about war, love, and wine.
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#3,829
More than 26 centuries after death, Archilochus still holds rank #3,829 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Archilochus's biography appears in 51 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 91% of all Writers.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Archilochus ranks 344 out of 7,302. Before him are Mario Puzo, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ève Curie, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Maurice Leblanc, and Arion. After him are Mikhail Lermontov, Amos Oz, Eyvind Johnson, Paul Valéry, Simonides of Ceos, and Marguerite Duras.
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Mario Puzo
1920 - 1999
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 338
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
1921 - 1990
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 339
Ève Curie
1904 - 2007
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 340
Svetlana Alliluyeva
1926 - 2011
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 341
Maurice Leblanc
1864 - 1941
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 342
Arion
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 343
Archilochus
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 344
Mikhail Lermontov
1814 - 1841
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 345
Amos Oz
1939 - 2018
HPI: 74.93
Rank: 346
Eyvind Johnson
1900 - 1976
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 347
Paul Valéry
1871 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 348
Simonides of Ceos
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 349
Marguerite Duras
1914 - 1996
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 350
Contemporaries
Among people born in 680 BC, Archilochus ranks 1. After him is Callinus. Among people deceased in 645 BC, Archilochus ranks 1. After him are Guan Zhong, and Terpander.
Others Born in 680 BC
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WRITER
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 1
Guan Zhong
PHILOSOPHER
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 2
Terpander
MUSICIAN
712 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 3
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Archilochus ranks 92 out of 1,024. Before him are Giorgio de Chirico (1888), Irene Papas (1929), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Mardonius (-600), Hippias (-443), and Arion (-700). After him are Simonides of Ceos (-556), Hephaestion (-356), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), and Lysimachus (-361).
Others born in Greece
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Giorgio de Chirico
PAINTER
1888 - 1978
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 86
Irene Papas
ACTOR
1929 - 2022
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 87
Mikis Theodorakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 88
Mardonius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 89
Hippias
PHILOSOPHER
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 90
Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 91
Archilochus
WRITER
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 92
Simonides of Ceos
WRITER
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 93
Hephaestion
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 94
Philip III of Macedon
POLITICIAN
359 BC - 317 BC
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 95
Alexander of Greece
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1920
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 96
John III Doukas Vatatzes
POLITICIAN
1192 - 1254
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 97
Lysimachus
POLITICIAN
361 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 98
Among Writers In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Archilochus ranks 12. Before him are Sappho (-630), Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), and Arion (-700). After him are Simonides of Ceos (-556), Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Phaedrus (-20), Lysias (-445), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), and Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490).
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 6
Pindar
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 7
Menander
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 8
Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 9
Alcaeus of Mytilene
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 10
Arion
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 11
Archilochus
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 12
Simonides of Ceos
556 BC - 468 BC
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 13
Demetrius Vikelas
1835 - 1908
HPI: 73.34
Rank: 14
Phaedrus
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 15
Lysias
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 16
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 17
Hellanicus of Lesbos
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 18
