WRITER

Arion

700 BC - 660 BC

Arion

Arion (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρίων) was a kitharode in ancient Greece, a Dionysiac poet credited with inventing the dithyramb. The islanders of Lesbos claimed him as their native son, but Arion found a patron in Periander, tyrant of Corinth. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arion has received more than 413,218 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Arion is the 420th most popular writer (down from 399th in 2019), the 109th most popular biography from Greece (up from 110th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Greek Writer.

Arion is most famous for his lyre playing and singing.

Memorability Metrics

410k
Page Views (PV)
68.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
11.83
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arion ranks 420 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Bernhard, Patrick Modiano, Ivar Aasen, Savitribai Phule, Heinrich Mann, and John Keats. After him are Sholem Aleichem, Lactantius, Constantine P. Cavafy, Seneca the Elder, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and Nadine Gordimer.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Thomas Bernhard
1931 - 1989
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 414
Patrick Modiano
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 415
Ivar Aasen
1813 - 1896
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 416
Savitribai Phule
1831 - 1897
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 417
Heinrich Mann
1871 - 1950
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 418
John Keats
1795 - 1821
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 419
Arion
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 420
Sholem Aleichem
1859 - 1916
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 421
Lactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 422
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 423
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 424
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929 - Present
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 425
Nadine Gordimer
1923 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 426

Contemporaries

Among people born in 700 BC, Arion ranks 4. Before him are Lucius Tarquinius Priscus, Astyages, and Cyaxares. After him are Psamtik I, Amasis II, Tyrtaeus, Jeconiah, Anacharsis, Phalaris, Necho I, and Periander. Among people deceased in 660 BC, Arion ranks 1. After him are Jeconiah, Ashur-uballit II, Aristomenes, and Lesches.

Others Born in 700 BC

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Lucius Tarquinius Priscus
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 579 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 1
Astyages
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 2
Cyaxares
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 3
Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 4
Psamtik I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 5
Amasis II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 526 BC
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 6
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 7
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 8
Anacharsis
PHILOSOPHER
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 9
Phalaris
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 10
Necho I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 11
Periander
WRITER
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 660 BC

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Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 1
Jeconiah
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 2
Ashur-uballit II
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 3
Aristomenes
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4
Lesches
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 5

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Arion ranks 109 out of 1,024. Before him are Diotima of Mantinea (-450), John V Palaiologos (1332), Melissus of Samos (-470), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Melina Mercouri (1920), and Necho II (-625). After him are Polycrates (-600), Scopas (-395), Pheidippides (-600), Phaedrus (-20), Ictinus (-500), and Pittacus of Mytilene (-650).

Others born in Greece

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Diotima of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 103
John V Palaiologos
POLITICIAN
1332 - 1391
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 104
Melissus of Samos
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 105
Eleftherios Venizelos
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1936
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 106
Melina Mercouri
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 107
Necho II
POLITICIAN
625 BC - 595 BC
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 108
Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 109
Polycrates
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 515 BC
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 110
Scopas
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 111
Pheidippides
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 112
Phaedrus
WRITER
20 BC - 50
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 113
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 114
Pittacus of Mytilene
MILITARY PERSONNEL
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 115