Writer
Ovid
Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus
43 BC - 17
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Ovid
His biography is available in 134 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 133 in 2024). Ovid is the 21st most popular writer (up from 25th in 2024), the 34th most popular biography from Italy (down from 25th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Writer.
Ovid is most famous for his epic poem Metamorphoses, which tells the stories of how the world and its people came to be.
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#1
Ovid is the most memorable of the 2 notable people born in Sulmona, in what is now modern-day Italy.
#266
More than 20 centuries after death, Ovid still holds rank #266 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Ovid's biography appears in 134 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Writers.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Ovid ranks 21 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Verne, Virgil, Molière, Miguel de Cervantes, Jean-Paul Sartre, and T. S. Eliot. After him are Alexandre Dumas, Albert Camus, Hesiod, Anton Chekhov, Rumi, and Petrarch.
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Jules Verne
1828 - 1905
HPI: 88.32
Rank: 15
Virgil
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 16
Molière
1622 - 1673
HPI: 87.83
Rank: 17
Miguel de Cervantes
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 18
Jean-Paul Sartre
1905 - 1980
HPI: 87.31
Rank: 19
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 87.25
Rank: 20
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 21
Alexandre Dumas
1802 - 1870
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 22
Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 23
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 24
Anton Chekhov
1860 - 1904
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 25
Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 26
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 27
Contemporaries
Among people born in 43 BC, Ovid ranks 1. After him is Iullus Antonius. Among people deceased in 17, Ovid ranks 1. After him are Livy, Gaius Julius Hyginus, Thusnelda, Archelaus of Cappadocia, and Antiochus III of Commagene.
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Others Deceased in 17
Go to all RankingsOvid
WRITER
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 1
Livy
HISTORIAN
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 2
Gaius Julius Hyginus
WRITER
64 BC - 17
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 3
Thusnelda
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 17
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 4
Archelaus of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 17
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 5
Antiochus III of Commagene
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 17
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 6
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Ovid ranks 34 out of 5,161. Before him are Caravaggio (1571), Pope Pius IX (1792), Marcus Aurelius (121), Sandro Botticelli (1445), Nero (37), and Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768). After him are Pope Pius XI (1857), Petrarch (1304), Amerigo Vespucci (1454), Geta (189), Caligula (12), and Pope Pius X (1835).
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Caravaggio
PAINTER
1571 - 1610
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 28
Pope Pius IX
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1792 - 1878
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 29
Marcus Aurelius
POLITICIAN
121 - 180
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 30
Sandro Botticelli
PAINTER
1445 - 1510
HPI: 87.24
Rank: 31
Nero
POLITICIAN
37 - 68
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 32
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1835
HPI: 87.05
Rank: 33
Ovid
WRITER
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 34
Pope Pius XI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1857 - 1939
HPI: 86.66
Rank: 35
Petrarch
WRITER
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 36
Amerigo Vespucci
EXPLORER
1454 - 1512
HPI: 86.55
Rank: 37
Geta
POLITICIAN
189 - 211
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 38
Caligula
POLITICIAN
12 - 41
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 39
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 86.02
Rank: 40
Among Writers In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Ovid ranks 3. Before him are Dante Alighieri (1265), and Virgil (-70). After him are Petrarch (1304), Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Horace (-65), Umberto Eco (1932), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Giorgio Vasari (1511), Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), and Plautus (-254).
Dante Alighieri
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 1
Virgil
70 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 2
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 3
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 4
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 85.98
Rank: 5
Horace
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 84.80
Rank: 6
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 7
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 8
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 9
Cato the Elder
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 79.82
Rank: 10
Carlo Collodi
1826 - 1890
HPI: 79.68
Rank: 11
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 79.62
Rank: 12
