Alcidamas (Greek: Ἀλκιδάμας), of Elaea, in Aeolis, was a Greek sophist and rhetorician, who flourished in the 5th-4th century BC [1]. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alcidamas has received more than 48,712 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Alcidamas is the 835th most popular philosopher (down from 816th in 2019), the 790th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 748th in 2019) and the 46th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Alcidamas ranks 835 out of 1,081. Before him are Gregory of Tatev, Apollodorus the Epicurean, Alain Finkielkraut, Matthias Bel, Paul de Man, and Thomas Arnold. After him are Syrianus, Albinus, Menedemus, Józef Maria Bocheński, Denis Pétau, and F. H. Bradley.
1346 - 1409
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 829
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 830
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 831
1684 - 1749
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 832
1919 - 1983
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 833
1795 - 1842
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 834
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 835
400 - 437
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 836
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 837
340 BC - 265 BC
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 838
1902 - 1995
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 839
1583 - 1652
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 840
1846 - 1924
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 841
Among people born in Turkey, Alcidamas ranks 790 out of 1,301. Before him are Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Ibn Kemal (1468), Arda Turan (1987), Aristides Quintilianus (150), Peter of Sebaste (345), and Nicomedes III of Bithynia (-200). After him are Constantine Lascaris (1434), Rufus of Ephesus (100), Saint Pothinus (87), Albinus (100), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), and Asad ibn al-Furat (759).
1400 - 1407
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 784
1468 - 1536
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 785
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 786
150 - 250
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 787
345 - 390
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 788
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 789
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 790
1434 - 1501
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 791
100 - Present
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 792
87 - 177
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 793
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 794
1662 - 1712
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 795
759 - 828
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 796
Among philosophers born in Turkey, Alcidamas ranks 46. Before him are John Argyropoulos (1415), Maximus of Ephesus (310), Crantor (-400), Nikephoros Blemmydes (1197), Cerinthus (100), and Necip Fazıl Kısakürek (1904). After him are Albinus (100), Zeno of Tarsus (-250), Antipater of Tarsus (-300), Critolaus (-200), Colotes (-320), and Sosipatra (-400).
1415 - 1487
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 40
310 - 372
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 41
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 42
1197 - 1269
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 43
100 - 200
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 44
1904 - 1983
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 45
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 46
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 47
250 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 48
300 BC - 129 BC
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 49
200 BC - 118 BC
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 50
320 BC - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 51
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 52