PHILOSOPHER
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
Agrippa the Skeptic
Agrippa (Greek: Ἀγρίππας) was a Pyrrhonist philosopher who probably lived towards the end of the 1st century CE. He is regarded as the author of "The Five Tropes (or Modes, in Greek: τρόποι) of Agrippa", which are purported to establish the necessity of suspending judgment (epoché). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Agrippa the Skeptic has received more than 70,286 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Agrippa the Skeptic is the 435th most popular philosopher (down from 392nd in 2019).
Agrippa the skeptic is most famous for his book, "De occulta philosophia," in which he argues that it is impossible to know anything about the supernatural world because we cannot know what is natural and what is supernatural.
Memorability Metrics
70k
Page Views (PV)
69.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
8.35
Effective Languages (L*)
1.80
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 435 out of 1,089. Before him are Petrus Ramus, P. D. Ouspensky, Gaetano Mosca, Franciscus Patricius, Pierre Duhem, and Pavel Florensky. After him are Ernest Gellner, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Brunetto Latini, Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Damascius, and Yan Hui.
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Petrus Ramus
1515 - 1572
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 429
P. D. Ouspensky
1878 - 1947
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 430
Gaetano Mosca
1858 - 1941
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 431
Franciscus Patricius
1529 - 1597
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 432
Pierre Duhem
1861 - 1916
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 433
Pavel Florensky
1882 - 1937
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 434
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 435
Ernest Gellner
1925 - 1995
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 436
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 437
Brunetto Latini
1220 - 1294
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 438
Antoine Destutt de Tracy
1754 - 1836
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 439
Damascius
480 - 550
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 440
Yan Hui
521 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 441
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 23. Before him are Mary the Jewess, Philip the Evangelist, Agabus, Domitia Longina, Ananias of Damascus, and Antipas of Pergamum. After him are Aretaeus of Cappadocia, Valentinus, Simeon of Jerusalem, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Gan Ying, and Praxedes. Among people deceased in 100, Agrippa the Skeptic ranks 40. Before him are Judas of Galilee, Locusta, Philip the Evangelist, Valerius Maximus, Agabus, and Ananias of Damascus. After him are Gaius Julius Civilis, Joanna, wife of Chuza, Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder, Antonius Felix, Archippus, and Apollos.
Others Born in 100
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Mary the Jewess
100 - 100
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 17
Philip the Evangelist
100 - 100
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 18
Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 19
Domitia Longina
100 - 126
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 20
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 21
Antipas of Pergamum
100 - 92
HPI: 69.35
Rank: 22
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 23
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
100 - 200
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 24
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 25
Simeon of Jerusalem
100 - 107
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 26
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 27
Gan Ying
100 - Present
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 28
Praxedes
100 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 100
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Judas of Galilee
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 34
Locusta
1 - 100
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 35
Philip the Evangelist
100 - 100
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 36
Valerius Maximus
100 BC - 100
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 37
Agabus
100 - 100
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 38
Ananias of Damascus
100 - 100
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 39
Agrippa the Skeptic
100 - 100
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 40
Gaius Julius Civilis
25 - 100
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 41
Joanna, wife of Chuza
1 - 100
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 42
Marcus Ulpius Traianus the Elder
30 - 100
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 43
Antonius Felix
10 - 100
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 44
Archippus
50 - 100
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 45
Apollos
100 - 100
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 46
