Philosopher

Isocrates

436 BC - 338 BC

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Isocrates

His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Isocrates is the 148th most popular philosopher (down from 133rd in 2024), the 71st most popular biography from Greece (down from 67th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Isocrates is most famous for his orations, which were written speeches that he delivered to persuade his audience to take a certain course of action.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Isocrates ranks 148 out of 1,267. Before him are Mozi, Kanada, Wilhelm Dilthey, Edith Stein, Chrysippus, and Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten. After him are Proclus, Buddhaghosa, Emanuel Swedenborg, John Venn, Han Fei, and Louis Althusser.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Mozi
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 142
Kanada
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 143
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 76.39
Rank: 144
Edith Stein
1891 - 1942
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 145
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 146
Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten
1714 - 1762
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 147
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 148
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 149
Buddhaghosa
401 - 500
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 150
Emanuel Swedenborg
1688 - 1772
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 151
John Venn
1834 - 1923
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 152
Han Fei
280 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 153
Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 154

Contemporaries

Among people born in 436 BC, Isocrates ranks 2. Before him is Artaxerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 338 BC, Isocrates ranks 1. After him are Shang Yang, Artaxerxes III, Duke Xiao of Qin, and Archidamus III.

Others Born in 436 BC

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Artaxerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
436 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 1
Isocrates
PHILOSOPHER
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 338 BC

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Isocrates
PHILOSOPHER
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 1
Shang Yang
POLITICIAN
390 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 2
Artaxerxes III
POLITICIAN
425 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 3
Duke Xiao of Qin
POLITICIAN
381 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 4
Archidamus III
POLITICIAN
350 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 5

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Isocrates ranks 71 out of NaN. Before him are Polykleitos (-450), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Epaminondas (-418), Pope Dionysius (200), and Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270). After him are Constantine I of Greece (1868), Nana Mouskouri (1934), Lysippos (-390), George II of Greece (1890), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), and Peleus (null).

Others born in Greece

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Polykleitos
SCULPTOR
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 65
Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 66
Alcaeus of Mytilene
WRITER
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 67
Epaminondas
POLITICIAN
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 68
Pope Dionysius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 268
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 69
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 306
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 70
Isocrates
PHILOSOPHER
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 71
Constantine I of Greece
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1923
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 72
Nana Mouskouri
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 73
Lysippos
SCULPTOR
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 74
George II of Greece
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 75
Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1906 - 1968
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 76
Peleus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 77