Sculptor
Myron
Athenian sculptor, 5th century BC
500 BC - 500 BC
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Myron
His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Myron is the 16th most popular sculptor (down from 3rd in 2024), the 103rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 40th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Sculptor.
Myron is most famous for his sculpture of a discus thrower.
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Among Sculptors
Among sculptors, Myron ranks 16 out of 263. Before him are Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Louise Bourgeois, Giambologna, and Bertel Thorvaldsen. After him are Scopas, Józef Gosławski, Jacopo Sansovino, Nicola Pisano, Marie Tussaud, and Henry Moore.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
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Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 10
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 11
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 12
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 13
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 14
Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770 - 1844
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 15
Myron
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 16
Scopas
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 17
Józef Gosławski
1908 - 1963
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 18
Jacopo Sansovino
1486 - 1570
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 19
Nicola Pisano
1225 - 1284
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 20
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 71.80
Rank: 21
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 22
Contemporaries
Among people born in 500 BC, Myron ranks 12. Before him are Ezra, Xerxes II of Persia, Brennus, Zeuxis, Artemisia I of Caria, and Ajatashatru. After him are Ictinus, Cyrus the Younger, Cratylus, Sogdianus of Persia, Meton of Athens, and Pleistarchus. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Myron ranks 8. Before him are Leucippus, Ānanda, Polykleitos, Artemisia I of Caria, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Diogenes of Apollonia. After him are Hippasus, Xi Shi, Rāhula, Himilco, Xanthippus, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.
Others Born in 500 BC
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Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 6
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 8
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 9
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 10
Ajatashatru
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 11
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 12
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 13
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 14
Cratylus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 15
Sogdianus of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 16
Meton of Athens
MATHEMATICIAN
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 17
Pleistarchus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 500 BC
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Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 2
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 3
Polykleitos
SCULPTOR
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 4
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 5
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 6
Diogenes of Apollonia
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 7
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 8
Hippasus
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 9
Xi Shi
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 10
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 11
Himilco
EXPLORER
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 12
Xanthippus
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 13
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 14
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Myron ranks 103 out of 1,135. Before him are John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Lysimachus (-361), Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt (1789), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), John V Palaiologos (1332), and Cimon (-510). After him are Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Antiochus V Eupator (-173), Admetus (null), Dionysius the Areopagite (100), Aristides (-550), and Agrippina the Elder (-14).
Others born in Greece
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John III Doukas Vatatzes
POLITICIAN
1192 - 1254
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 97
Lysimachus
POLITICIAN
361 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 98
Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1848
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 99
Diotima of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 100
John V Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1391
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 101
Cimon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 102
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 103
Theo Angelopoulos
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 104
Antiochus V Eupator
POLITICIAN
173 BC - 162 BC
HPI: 74.02
Rank: 105
Admetus
POLITICIAN
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 106
Dionysius the Areopagite
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 107
Aristides
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 467 BC
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 108
Agrippina the Elder
POLITICIAN
14 BC - 33
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 109
Among Sculptors In Greece
Among sculptors born in Greece, Myron ranks 5. Before him are Phidias (-490), Praxiteles (-395), Polykleitos (-450), and Lysippos (-390). After him are Scopas (-395), Leochares (-400), Paeonius (-500), Alcamenes (-500), Chares of Lindos (-400), Ageladas (-600), and Antenor (-590).
Phidias
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 1
Praxiteles
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 2
Polykleitos
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 3
Lysippos
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 4
Myron
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.09
Rank: 5
Scopas
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 6
Leochares
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 7
Paeonius
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 8
Alcamenes
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 9
Chares of Lindos
400 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 10
Ageladas
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 11
Antenor
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 12
