WRITER

Aristophanes

448 BC - 386 BC

Aristophanes

Aristophanes (; Ancient Greek: Ἀριστοφάνης, pronounced [aristopʰánɛːs]; c. 446 – c. 386 BC) was an Ancient Greek comic playwright from Athens and a poet of Old Attic Comedy. He wrote in total forty plays, of which eleven survive virtually complete today. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristophanes has received more than 2,421,229 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Aristophanes is the 46th most popular writer (down from 44th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Greece and the 4th most popular Greek Writer.

Aristophanes is most famous for his comedies. He wrote many plays, but he is most famous for "The Knights," "The Clouds," and "The Frogs."

Memorability Metrics

2.4M
Page Views (PV)
80.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
15.17
Effective Languages (L*)
3.43
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Lysistrata

Literary Criticism

Aristophanes helped shape comedy.... despite their often fantasical premises, were fairly consistently concerned with contemporary politics and social institutions. ... mildly aristocratic... patriotic ... suspicious of social innovation.... sympathetic to the struggles of the common people.... unrestrained in insult...exuberantly bawdy.

18724 / 5

Birds

1824

Acharnians

Drama

This translated compilation by noted scholar and translator Jeffrey Henderson, collects three of Aristophanes' greatest and most popular plays: Acharnians, Clouds, and Lysistrata. Complete with introductions and notes, this single volume collection is sure to be a valuable addition to any classroom or collection. The Focus Classical Library is dedicated to providing modern students with the best of Classical literature in contemporary translations with notes and introductions to provide access to contemporary thought.

1835

Frogs

Greek drama (Comedy)

1785

Knights

1593

Clouds

Athens (Greece)

17151 / 5

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Aristophanes ranks 46 out of 7,302. Before him are Hermann Hesse, Charles Baudelaire, Émile Zola, Stendhal, Euripides, and Gustave Flaubert. After him are Jane Austen, Aeschylus, Simone de Beauvoir, Octave Mirbeau, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Sappho.

Others Born in 448 BC

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Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 1
Agathon
WRITER
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
Bardylis
POLITICIAN
448 BC - 358 BC
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3

Others Deceased in 386 BC

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Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 1

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aristophanes ranks 17 out of 1,024. Before him are Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), El Greco (1541), Kösem Sultan (1590), Saint Stephen (1), and Euripides (-480). After him are Plutarch (46), Aeschylus (-525), Sappho (-630), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), and Protagoras (-486).

Others born in Greece

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Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 13
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 14
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 17
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 19
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 20
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 21
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 22
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 23