WRITER

Agathon

448 BC - 401 BC

Agathon

Agathon (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθων; c. 448 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato's Symposium, which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in 416. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agathon has received more than 197,789 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Agathon is the 1,123rd most popular writer (down from 920th in 2019), the 260th most popular biography from Greece (down from 217th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Greek Writer.

Agnathon is most famous for the Olympic Games.

Memorability Metrics

200k
Page Views (PV)
60.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
8.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Agathon ranks 1,123 out of 7,302. Before him are Zenodotus, Ernst Hanfstaengl, P. L. Travers, Alain-Fournier, Norman Mailer, and Antarah ibn Shaddad. After him are Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, Lü Dongbin, Edmund Spenser, John Grisham, August von Kotzebue, and Lycophron.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Zenodotus
330 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,117
Ernst Hanfstaengl
1887 - 1975
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 1,118
P. L. Travers
1899 - 1996
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,119
Alain-Fournier
1886 - 1914
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 1,120
Norman Mailer
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,121
Antarah ibn Shaddad
525 - 615
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 1,122
Agathon
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,123
Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans
1426 - 1487
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 1,124
Lü Dongbin
796 - 870
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,125
Edmund Spenser
1552 - 1599
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 1,126
John Grisham
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,127
August von Kotzebue
1761 - 1819
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,128
Lycophron
320 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,129

Contemporaries

Among people born in 448 BC, Agathon ranks 2. Before him is Aristophanes. After him is Bardylis. Among people deceased in 401 BC, Agathon ranks 4. Before him are Zechariah, Ezra, and Cyrus the Younger. After him are Agis II, Clearchus of Sparta, and Megabyzus.

Others Born in 448 BC

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Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 1
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
Bardylis
POLITICIAN
448 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 401 BC

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Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 2
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 3
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 4
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 5
Clearchus of Sparta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
401 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 6
Megabyzus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
516 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 7