Writers from Greece

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Greeks Writers of all time. This list of famous Greeks Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Greeks Writers.

1. #1

   

   Homer

   800 BC - 750 BC

   HPI 95.41194 langs

   Homer is most famous for his epic poem, The Odyssey.

2. #2

   

   Sophocles

   497 BC - 406 BC

   HPI 89.32148 langs

   Sophocles is most famous for writing the three Theban plays: "Oedipus Rex", "Oedipus at Colonus", and "Antigone".

3. #3

   

   Aristophanes

   448 BC - 386 BC

   HPI 84.4797 langs

   Aristophanes is most famous for his comedies. He wrote many plays, but he is most famous for "The Knights," "The Clouds," and "The Frogs."

4. #4

   

   Euripides

   480 BC - 406 BC

   HPI 84.1298 langs

   Euripides is most famous for his tragedy, "Medea," which tells the story of a woman who kills her children in revenge against her husband...Read moreShow less

   Euripides is most famous for his tragedy, "Medea," which tells the story of a woman who kills her children in revenge against her husband for leaving her.

5. #5

   

   Aeschylus

   525 BC - 456 BC

   HPI 83.66102 langs

   Aeschylus is most famous for his tragedies, which are often called the "Oresteia" trilogy. The three tragedies are Agamemnon, The Libation...Read moreShow less

   Aeschylus is most famous for his tragedies, which are often called the "Oresteia" trilogy. The three tragedies are Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides.

6. #6

   

   Sappho

   630 BC - 570 BC

   HPI 83.03109 langs

   Sappho was an ancient Greek poet, renowned for her lyric poetry that expressed deep emotions, particularly love and desire, often directed...Read moreShow less

   Sappho was an ancient Greek poet, renowned for her lyric poetry that expressed deep emotions, particularly love and desire, often directed toward women. Her work, though mostly surviving in fragments, has made her an enduring symbol of female creativity and LGBTQ+ identity throughout history.

7. #7

   

   Pindar

   517 BC - 437 BC

   HPI 79.0368 langs

   Pindar is most famous for his odes, a type of lyric poetry.

8. #8

   

   Menander

   342 BC - 291 BC

   HPI 78.3769 langs

   Menander is most famous for his plays, which were the first comedies written in Ancient Greece.

9. #9

   

   Nikos Kazantzakis

   1883 - 1957

   HPI 76.7059 langs

   Nikos Kazantzakis is most famous for his novel Zorba the Greek.

10. #10

    

    Alcaeus of Mytilene

    620 BC - 560 BC

    HPI 76.6247 langs

    Alcaeus of Mytilene is most famous for being a lyric poet in ancient Greece. He was born in Mytilene and was one of the Nine Lyric Poets.