50 - 130
Apollodorus of Damascus (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλόδωρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός) was an architect and engineer from Roman Syria, who flourished during the 2nd century AD. As an engineer he authored several technical treatises, and his massive architectural output gained him immense popularity during his time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apollodorus of Damascus has received more than 285,439 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Apollodorus of Damascus is the 28th most popular architect (down from 26th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Syria (up from 10th in 2019) and the most popular Syrian Architect.
Apollodorus of Damascus was a Greek engineer and architect who was most famous for designing the temple of Artemis at Ephesus.
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Among architects, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 28 out of 424. Before him are Georges-Eugène Haussmann, Renzo Piano, Frank Gehry, Otto Wagner, Victor Horta, and Adolf Loos. After him are Tadao Ando, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Henry van de Velde, Peter Behrens, Santiago Calatrava, and Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
1809 - 1891
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 22
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.14
Rank: 23
1929 - Present
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 24
1841 - 1918
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 25
1861 - 1947
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 26
1870 - 1933
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 27
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 28
1941 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 29
1814 - 1879
HPI: 68.64
Rank: 30
1863 - 1957
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 31
1868 - 1940
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 32
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 33
1781 - 1841
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 34
Among people born in 50, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 5. Before him are Judas Iscariot, Epictetus, Juvenal, and Zacchaeus. After him are Simon bar Kokhba, Salome, Simon Magus, Rabbi Akiva, Charaka, Osroes I, and Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among people deceased in 130, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 2. Before him is Antinous. After him are Emperor Keikō, Marinus of Tyre, and Publius Juventius Celsus.
50 - 30
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 1
50 - 135
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 2
50 - 200
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 3
50 - 100
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 4
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 5
50 - 135
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 6
50 - 100
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 7
50 - 65
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 8
50 - 136
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 9
50 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 10
50 - 129
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 11
50 - 65
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 12
111 - 130
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 1
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 2
13 BC - 130
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 3
100 - 130
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 4
67 - 130
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 5
Among people born in Syria, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 9 out of 181. Before him are John of Damascus (676), Yazid I (647), Hafez al-Assad (1930), Abd al-Rahman I (731), Philip the Arab (204), and Pope Anicetus (70). After him are Bashar al-Assad (1965), Ibn Kathir (1301), Pope Gregory III (700), Muawiya II (661), Marwan II (688), and Imad ad-Din Zengi (1087).
676 - 749
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 3
647 - 683
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 4
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 5
731 - 788
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
204 - 249
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 7
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 8
50 - 130
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 9
1965 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
1301 - 1373
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 11
700 - 741
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
661 - 684
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
688 - 750
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 14
1087 - 1146
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 15
Among architects born in Syria, Apollodorus of Damascus ranks 1.