Philosopher
Sextus Empiricus
2nd century Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher and Empiric physician
160 - 210
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Sextus Empiricus
His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Sextus Empiricus is the 186th most popular philosopher (down from 162nd in 2024), the 68th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 61st in 2019) and the 5th most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Sextus Empiricus is most famous for his work "Outlines of Pyrrhonism." His work is a commentary on the teachings of Pyrrho of Elis, who was a skeptic philosopher.
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#4,013
More than 18 centuries after death, Sextus Empiricus still holds rank #4,013 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Sextus Empiricus's biography appears in 46 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 81% of all Philosophers.
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Sextus Empiricus shares a January 1 birthday with Mary, mother of Jesus, Saint Peter, and Laozi.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Sextus Empiricus ranks 186 out of 1,267. Before him are Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Carl Schmitt, Cesare Beccaria, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Claude Adrien Helvétius, and Jean Baudrillard. After him are José Ortega y Gasset, Bernard Bolzano, Gemistus Pletho, Pierre Gassendi, Pierre Bayle, and Kabir.
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HPI: 74.94
Rank: 180
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HPI: 74.91
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HPI: 74.89
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Maurice Merleau-Ponty
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Jean Baudrillard
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HPI: 74.78
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Sextus Empiricus
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HPI: 74.77
Rank: 186
José Ortega y Gasset
1883 - 1955
HPI: 74.71
Rank: 187
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HPI: 74.68
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HPI: 74.66
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HPI: 74.64
Rank: 190
Pierre Bayle
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HPI: 74.62
Rank: 191
Kabir
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HPI: 74.51
Rank: 192
Contemporaries
Among people born in 160, Sextus Empiricus ranks 2. Before him is Julia Domna. After him is Sextus Julius Africanus. Among people deceased in 210, Sextus Empiricus ranks 1. After him is Zhou Yu.
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Julia Domna
COMPANION
160 - 217
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 1
Sextus Empiricus
PHILOSOPHER
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 2
Sextus Julius Africanus
HISTORIAN
160 - 240
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 210
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PHILOSOPHER
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 1
Zhou Yu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
175 - 210
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 2
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Sextus Empiricus ranks 68 out of 642. Before him are Shoshenq I (-1000), Wazner (-3500), Ptolemy VI Philometor (-184), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Dorothy Hodgkin (1910), and Saint Sarah (100). After him are Tiye (-1398), Ayman al-Zawahiri (1951), Mary of Egypt (344), Ptolemy VIII Physcon (-182), Arsinoe III of Egypt (-246), and Appian (95).
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Shoshenq I
POLITICIAN
1000 BC - 924 BC
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 62
Wazner
POLITICIAN
3500 BC - 3050 BC
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 63
Ptolemy VI Philometor
POLITICIAN
184 BC - 145 BC
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 64
Apollonius of Rhodes
WRITER
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 65
Dorothy Hodgkin
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 66
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 67
Sextus Empiricus
PHILOSOPHER
160 - 210
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 68
Tiye
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1398 BC - 1338 BC
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 69
Ayman al-Zawahiri
EXTREMIST
1951 - 2022
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 70
Mary of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
344 - 421
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 71
Ptolemy VIII Physcon
POLITICIAN
182 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 72
Arsinoe III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
246 BC - 204 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 73
Appian
WRITER
95 - 165
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 74
Among Philosophers In Egypt
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Sextus Empiricus ranks 5. Before him are Origen (185), Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), and Philo (-15). After him are 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
