PHILOSOPHER

Aristotle

384 BC - 321 BC

Aristotle

Aristotle (384–322 BC) was an Ancient Greek philosopher and polymath. His writings cover a broad range of subjects spanning the natural sciences, philosophy, linguistics, economics, politics, psychology, and the arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aristotle has received more than 20,387,433 page views. His biography is available in 215 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 203 in 2019). Aristotle is the most popular philosopher, the most popular biography from Greece and the most popular Greek Philosopher.

Aristotle is most famous for his philosophy on the four causes. He believed that there were four causes for everything, and that they were material, formal, efficient, and final.

Memorability Metrics

20M
Page Views (PV)
94.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
215
Languages Editions (L)
20.43
Effective Languages (L*)
4.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Aristotles by language

Over the past year Aristotle has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 2,470,308 views, followed by Spanish (1,642,958), and Russian (579,481). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (5,858.90%), Thai (3,640.51%), and (295.07%)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Aristotle ranks 1 out of 1,267. After him are Plato, Socrates, Gautama Buddha, Pythagoras, Confucius, René Descartes, Immanuel Kant, Avicenna, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Aristotle
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Gautama Buddha
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 91.48
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 5
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 6
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 89.91
Rank: 7
Immanuel Kant
1724 - 1804
HPI: 89.68
Rank: 8
Avicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.47
Rank: 9
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
HPI: 88.61
Rank: 10
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 11
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 - 1900
HPI: 86.89
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 384 BC, Aristotle ranks 1. After him is Demosthenes. Among people deceased in 321 BC, Aristotle ranks 1. After him are Perdiccas, Craterus, King Xian of Zhou, Neoptolemus, and Archon of Pella.

Others Born in 384 BC

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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 2

Others Deceased in 321 BC

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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Perdiccas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 2
Craterus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 3
King Xian of Zhou
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 4
Neoptolemus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 5
Archon of Pella
ATHLETE
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 6

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Aristotle ranks 1 out of 1,024. After him are Plato (-427), Socrates (-470), Alexander the Great (-356), Pythagoras (-570), Homer (-800), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Pericles (-494), Democritus (-460), and Epicurus (-341).

Others born in Greece

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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 5
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 6
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 7
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 9
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 10
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12