Philosopher
Plotinus
Neoplatonist philosopher
203 - 270
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Plotinus
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2024). Plotinus is the 57th most popular philosopher (down from 52nd in 2024), the 19th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Plotinus is most famous for his work "Enneads," which is a collection of nine books that are organized into three groups. The first group is called "The One" and the second group is called "The Soul." The third group is called "The World." Plotinus argues that the world is a reflection of the soul, which is a reflection of the One.
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#19 / 773
Plotinus ranks #19 among 773 people in Pantheon born in Egypt, inside the top 3% of that group.
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Plotinus's biography appears in 77 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 94% of all Philosophers.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Plotinus ranks 57 out of 1,285. Before him are John Amos Comenius, Swami Vivekananda, Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, Mikhail Bakunin, and Henri Bergson. After him are Karl Popper, Ramakrishna, Zeno of Elea, Zhuang Zhou, Epictetus, and Thomas More.
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John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 51
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 52
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 53
Hannah Arendt
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 54
Mikhail Bakunin
1814 - 1876
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 55
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 56
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 57
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 58
Ramakrishna
1836 - 1886
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 59
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 60
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 61
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 62
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 63
Contemporaries
Among people born in 203, Plotinus ranks 1. After him is Elagabalus. Among people deceased in 270, Plotinus ranks 1. After him are Shapur I, Claudius Gothicus, Quintillus, Gregory Thaumaturgus, Jungcheon of Goguryeo, and Theognostus of Alexandria.
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PHILOSOPHER
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 1
Shapur I
POLITICIAN
150 - 270
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 2
Claudius Gothicus
POLITICIAN
210 - 270
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
Quintillus
POLITICIAN
220 - 270
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 4
Gregory Thaumaturgus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
213 - 270
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 5
Jungcheon of Goguryeo
POLITICIAN
224 - 270
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 6
Theognostus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
210 - 270
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 7
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Plotinus ranks 19 out of 773. Before him are Yasser Arafat (1929), Khafra (-2550), Anthony the Great (251), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), and Ay (-1380). After him are Moses in Islam (-1392), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Rudolf Hess (1894), Anwar Sadat (1918), Imhotep (-2800), and Naguib Mahfouz (1911).
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Yasser Arafat
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2004
HPI: 83.78
Rank: 13
Khafra
POLITICIAN
2550 BC - 2479 BC
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 14
Anthony the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
251 - 356
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 15
Hosni Mubarak
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 82.43
Rank: 16
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 17
Ay
POLITICIAN
1380 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 18
Plotinus
PHILOSOPHER
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 19
Moses in Islam
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1392 BC - 1272 BC
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 20
Catherine of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
287 - 305
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 21
Rudolf Hess
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 81.45
Rank: 22
Anwar Sadat
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1981
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 23
Imhotep
PHYSICIAN
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 24
Naguib Mahfouz
WRITER
1911 - 2006
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 25
Among Philosophers In Egypt
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Plotinus ranks 2. Before him is Origen (185). After him are Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), John Philoponus (490), Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), and Ammonius Hermiae (440).
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 1
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 3
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 4
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 5
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 6
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 7
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 8
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 9
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 10
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 11
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 12
