WRITER

Alexis

372 BC - 270 BC

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Alexis (Ancient Greek: Ἄλεξις; fl. 350s – 288 BC) was a Greek comic poet of the Middle Comedy period. He was born in Thurii (in present-day Calabria, Italy) in Magna Graecia and taken early to Athens, where he became a citizen, being enrolled in the deme Oion (Οἶον) and the tribe Leontides. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexis has received more than 191,705 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Alexis is the 5,270th most popular writer (down from 4,775th in 2019), the 3,766th most popular biography from Italy (down from 3,399th in 2019) and the 261st most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Alexis ranks 5,270 out of 7,302. Before him are Tahar Djaout, Władysław Broniewski, Jan Frans Willems, Idea Vilariño, Anna Świrszczyńska, and Vladimir Makanin. After him are Chester Himes, Jamaica Kincaid, Jørn Lier Horst, Bahaa Taher, Holly Black, and Takashi Tezuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 372 BC, Alexis ranks 2. Before him is Mencius.  Among people deceased in 270 BC, Alexis ranks 4. Before him are Arsinoe II, Polemon, and Manius Curius Dentatus.

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    Mencius

    PHILOSOPHER

    372 BC - 289 BC

    HPI: 78.68

    Rank: 1

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    Alexis

    WRITER

    372 BC - 270 BC

    HPI: 53.87

    Rank: 2

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alexis ranks 3,766 out of 5,161. Before him are Guenther Steiner (1965), Tullio Baraglia (1934), Alexia (1967), Franco Nones (1941), Marco Di Vaio (1976), and Giuseppe Gentile (1943). After him are Daniela Dessì (1957), Luciano Emmer (1918), Romeo Bertini (1893), Paolo Salvi (1891), Franco Balmamion (1940), and Antipope Theodoric (1100).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Alexis ranks 261. Before him are Nino Martoglio (1870), Edoardo Sanguineti (1930), Laura Cereta (1469), Riccardo Bacchelli (1891), Gesualdo Bufalino (1920), and Polydore Vergil (1470). After him are Carlo Cassola (1917), Aleardo Aleardi (1812), Simon Gregorčič (1844), Giuseppe Giusti (1809), Aldo Palazzeschi (1885), and Marcus Furius Bibaculus (-103).

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