Writer

Catullus

Latin poet of the late Roman Republic (c84–c54 BCE)

84 BC - 54 BC

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Catullus

His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 71 in 2024). Catullus is the 184th most popular writer (down from 154th in 2024), the 269th most popular biography from Italy (down from 201st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Writer.

Gaius Valerius Catullus was a Roman poet who is most famous for his poems to his lover, Lesbia.

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Despite a life of just 30 years, Catullus ranks #184 among all Writers in history.

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More than 20 centuries after death, Catullus still holds rank #1,860 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Catullus's biography appears in 72 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 95% of all Writers.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Catullus ranks 184 out of 7,302. Before him are Charlotte Brontë, Nizami Ganjavi, Stéphane Mallarmé, Fernando Pessoa, Al-Masudi, and Mikhail Bulgakov. After him are Taras Shevchenko, Murasaki Shikibu, Lope de Vega, John Steinbeck, Adam Mickiewicz, and Sigrid Undset.

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Charlotte Brontë
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 178
Nizami Ganjavi
1141 - 1209
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 179
Stéphane Mallarmé
1842 - 1898
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 180
Fernando Pessoa
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 181
Al-Masudi
896 - 956
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 182
Mikhail Bulgakov
1891 - 1940
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 183
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 184
Taras Shevchenko
1814 - 1861
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 185
Murasaki Shikibu
973 - 1014
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 186
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 187
John Steinbeck
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 188
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 - 1855
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 189
Sigrid Undset
1882 - 1949
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 190

Contemporaries

Among people born in 84 BC, Catullus ranks 1. After him are Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Surena, and Publius Servilius Casca. Among people deceased in 54 BC, Catullus ranks 1. After him are Julia, Aurelia Cotta, Ariovistus, Mithridates IV of Parthia, Quintus Titurius Sabinus, and Dumnorix.

Others Born in 84 BC

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Catullus
WRITER
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus
POLITICIAN
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 2
Surena
MILITARY PERSONNEL
84 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 3
Publius Servilius Casca
POLITICIAN
84 BC - 42 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 4

Others Deceased in 54 BC

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Catullus
WRITER
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
Julia
COMPANION
76 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 2
Aurelia Cotta
POLITICIAN
120 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 3
Ariovistus
POLITICIAN
101 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 4
Mithridates IV of Parthia
POLITICIAN
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 5
Quintus Titurius Sabinus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
50 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 6
Dumnorix
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 7