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Novatian

3rd century scholar, priest, theologian and antipope

220 - 258

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Novatian

His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Novatian is the 524th most popular writer (up from 679th in 2024), the 244th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 284th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Writer.

Novatian was a Christian theologian and a presbyter in Rome during the 3rd century AD. He is most famous for his Novatianist theology, which taught that those who committed apostasy and then repented should not be readmitted to communion.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Novatian ranks 524 out of 7,302. Before him are Ivan Goncharov, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ilya Ehrenburg, Michel Houellebecq, Boris Vian, and William S. Burroughs. After him are G. K. Chesterton, Jacinto Benavente, Ludvig Holberg, Georg Trakl, Tennessee Williams, and Jules Michelet.

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Ivan Goncharov
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HPI: 72.53
Rank: 518
Nathaniel Hawthorne
1804 - 1864
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 519
Ilya Ehrenburg
1891 - 1967
HPI: 72.51
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Michel Houellebecq
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HPI: 72.51
Rank: 521
Boris Vian
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HPI: 72.51
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William S. Burroughs
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HPI: 72.47
Rank: 523
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 524
G. K. Chesterton
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HPI: 72.44
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Jacinto Benavente
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HPI: 72.42
Rank: 526
Ludvig Holberg
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HPI: 72.42
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Georg Trakl
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HPI: 72.40
Rank: 528
Tennessee Williams
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HPI: 72.40
Rank: 529
Jules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 530

Contemporaries

Among people born in 220, Novatian ranks 4. Before him are Saint Christopher, Herennius Etruscus, and Quintillus. After him are Odaenathus, and Aureolus. Among people deceased in 258, Novatian ranks 4. Before him are Saint Lawrence, Pope Sixtus II, and Cyprian. After him are Eugenia of Rome, and Zhuge Dan.

Others Born in 220

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Saint Christopher
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
220 - 300
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 1
Herennius Etruscus
POLITICIAN
220 - 251
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 2
Quintillus
POLITICIAN
220 - 270
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 3
Novatian
WRITER
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
Odaenathus
POLITICIAN
220 - 267
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 5
Aureolus
POLITICIAN
220 - 268
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 6

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Saint Lawrence
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225 - 258
HPI: 83.00
Rank: 1
Pope Sixtus II
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215 - 258
HPI: 79.64
Rank: 2
Cyprian
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200 - 258
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 3
Novatian
WRITER
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 4
Eugenia of Rome
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180 - 258
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 5
Zhuge Dan
POLITICIAN
200 - 258
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 6

In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Novatian ranks 244 out of NaN. Before him are Constantine X Doukas (1006), Yolanda of Flanders (1175), Parascheva of the Balkans (1000), Briseis (null), Romanos III Argyros (968), and Hippodamus of Miletus (-498). After him are Sabbas the Sanctified (439), Elia Kazan (1909), Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Laban (-1900), and Nikephoros III Botaneiates (1002).

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Constantine X Doukas
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1006 - 1067
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 238
Yolanda of Flanders
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1175 - 1219
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 239
Parascheva of the Balkans
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1000 - 1100
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 240
Briseis
POLITICIAN
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 241
Romanos III Argyros
POLITICIAN
968 - 1034
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 242
Hippodamus of Miletus
ARCHITECT
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 243
Novatian
WRITER
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 244
Sabbas the Sanctified
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439 - 532
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 245
Elia Kazan
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 2003
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 246
Bias of Priene
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600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 247
Cleanthes
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330 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 248
Laban
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1900 BC - Present
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 249
Nikephoros III Botaneiates
POLITICIAN
1002 - 1081
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 250