Philosopher

Porphyry

Neoplatonist philosopher

233 - 305

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Porphyry

His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Porphyry is the 86th most popular philosopher (up from 142nd in 2024), the 3rd most popular biography from Lebanon (up from 4th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Philosopher.

Porphyry is a type of igneous rock with a large percentage of crystals. It is most famous for being used in the construction of the Pantheon in Rome.

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Porphyry is the most memorable of the 11 notable people born in Tyre, Lebanon, in what is now modern-day Lebanon.

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Of the 5 Philosophers born in Lebanon, Porphyry ranks first.

#1,371

More than 17 centuries after death, Porphyry still holds rank #1,371 among all individuals in Pantheon.

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Porphyry's biography appears in 55 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 87% of all Philosophers.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Porphyry ranks 86 out of 1,267. Before him are Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling, Karl Jaspers, Roland Barthes, Herbert Spencer, Ludwig Feuerbach, and Theophrastus. After him are Athanasius of Alexandria, Rudolf Christoph Eucken, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Jürgen Habermas, Mencius, and Johann Gottfried Herder.

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Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling
1775 - 1854
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 80
Karl Jaspers
1883 - 1969
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 81
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 82
Herbert Spencer
1820 - 1903
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 83
Ludwig Feuerbach
1804 - 1872
HPI: 80.22
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Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 85
Porphyry
233 - 305
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 86
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 87
Rudolf Christoph Eucken
1846 - 1926
HPI: 79.85
Rank: 88
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 89
Jürgen Habermas
1929 - 2026
HPI: 79.46
Rank: 90
Mencius
372 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 91
Johann Gottfried Herder
1744 - 1803
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 92

Contemporaries

Among people born in 233, Porphyry ranks 1. After him is Chen Shou. Among people deceased in 305, Porphyry ranks 2. Before him is Catherine of Alexandria. After him are Agnes of Rome, Januarius, Julian of Antioch, and Saint Alban.