PHILOSOPHER
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
Anaximenes of Miletus
Anaximenes of Miletus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀναξιμένης ὁ Μιλήσιος, romanized: Anaximenēs ho Milēsios; c. 586/585 – c. 526/525 BC) was an Ancient Greek, Pre-Socratic philosopher from Miletus in Anatolia (modern-day Turkey). He was the last of the three philosophers of the Milesian School, after Thales and Anaximander. These three are regarded by historians as the first philosophers of the Western world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anaximenes of Miletus has received more than 559,062 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Anaximenes of Miletus is the 100th most popular philosopher (down from 94th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 68th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Anaximenes of Miletus is most famous for his theory that all things originate from air. He believed that the air is the original substance from which everything else is made.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
76
Languages Editions (L)
12.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 100 out of 1,267. Before him are Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Jean Bodin, Boethius, Jeremy Bentham, George Gurdjieff, and Roger Bacon. After him are Al-Tabari, Aristippus, Jacques Derrida, Roland Barthes, Meister Eckhart, and Zhu Xi.
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 585 BC, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 525 BC, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 1. After him are Psamtik III, Anaxandridas II, and Ankhnesneferibre.
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PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 1
Psamtik III
POLITICIAN
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 2
Anaxandridas II
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 3
Ankhnesneferibre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 4
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 67 out of 1,347. Before him are Selim III (1761), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Mahmud I (1696), Leucippus (-500), Saint Blaise (300), and Osman III (1699). After him are Şehzade Mehmed (1522), Mustafa III (1717), Lucian (120), Hipparchus (-190), Herostratus (-301), and Orhan Pamuk (1952).
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1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 61
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 62
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POLITICIAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 63
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 64
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
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POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
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PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
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1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.89
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Lucian
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120 - 200
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 70
Hipparchus
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190 BC - 120 BC
HPI: 73.80
Rank: 71
Herostratus
EXTREMIST
301 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 72
Orhan Pamuk
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 73
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Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Anaximenes of Miletus ranks 11. Before him are Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), and Leucippus (-500). After him are Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Bias of Priene (-600), Arcesilaus (-315), and Xenocrates (-396).
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HPI: 78.72
Rank: 5
Epictetus
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HPI: 77.31
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 13
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 15
Arcesilaus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 16
Xenocrates
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 17