PHILOSOPHER

Athanasius of Alexandria

295 - 373

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Athanasius I of Alexandria (c. 296–298 – 2 May 373), also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the 20th pope of Alexandria (as Athanasius I). His intermittent episcopacy spanned 45 years (c. 8 June 328 – 2 May 373), of which over 17 encompassed five exiles, when he was replaced on the order of four different Roman emperors. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athanasius of Alexandria has received more than 1,979,496 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Athanasius of Alexandria is the 86th most popular philosopher (up from 87th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Egypt (down from 29th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Egyptian Philosopher.

Athanasius of Alexandria is most famous for his defense of Christianity in the 4th century.

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  • 65

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  • 10.33

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  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 86 out of 1,267. Before him are Nicholas of Cusa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Mencius, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, and John of Damascus. After him are Peter Abelard, Theophrastus, Johann Gottfried Herder, Ibn Taymiyyah, Leucippus, and Walter Benjamin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 295, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 373, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 1. After him is Ephrem the Syrian.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 31 out of 642. Before him are Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), Khafra (-2550), Khufu (-2700), and Ay (-1380). After him are Seti I (-1323), Diophantus (201), Naguib Mahfouz (1911), Ankhesenamun (-1347), Omar Sharif (1932), and Horemheb (-1319).

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  • Photo of Nefertari

    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 28

  • Photo of Khufu

    Khufu

    ARCHITECT

    2700 BC - 2570 BC

    HPI: 75.04

    Rank: 29

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    Ay

    POLITICIAN

    1380 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 74.66

    Rank: 30

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    Athanasius of Alexandria

    PHILOSOPHER

    295 - 373

    HPI: 74.61

    Rank: 31

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    Seti I

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1323 BC - 1279 BC

    HPI: 74.54

    Rank: 32

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    Diophantus

    MATHEMATICIAN

    201 - 300

    HPI: 74.54

    Rank: 33

  • Photo of Naguib Mahfouz

    Naguib Mahfouz

    WRITER

    1911 - 2006

    HPI: 74.38

    Rank: 34

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    Ankhesenamun

    COMPANION

    1347 BC - 1400 BC

    HPI: 74.34

    Rank: 35

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    Omar Sharif

    ACTOR

    1932 - 2015

    HPI: 74.14

    Rank: 36

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    Horemheb

    POLITICIAN

    1319 BC - 1292 BC

    HPI: 74.12

    Rank: 37

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt

Among philosophers born in Egypt, Athanasius of Alexandria ranks 3. Before him are Origen (185), and Plotinus (203). After him are Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), Olympiodorus the Younger (495), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Valentinus (100).

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