WRITER
Athenaeus
200 - 223
Athenaeus
Athenaeus of Naucratis (, Ancient Greek: Ἀθήναιος ὁ Nαυκρατίτης or Nαυκράτιος, Athēnaios Naukratitēs or Naukratios; Latin: Athenaeus Naucratita) was an ancient Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of the 2nd and beginning of the 3rd century AD. The Suda says only that he lived in the times of Marcus Aurelius, but the contempt with which he speaks of Commodus, who died in 192, implies that he survived that emperor. He was a contemporary of Adrantus. Athenaeus himself states that he was the author of a treatise on the thratta, a type of fish mentioned by Archippus and other comic poets, and of a history of the Syrian kings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Athenaeus has received more than 315,058 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Athenaeus is the 470th most popular writer (down from 452nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 84th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Egyptian Writer.
Athenaeus is most famous for his Deipnosophistae, a work in which he wrote about the culture of the ancient Greeks.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
67.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
9.65
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Athenaeus ranks 470 out of 7,302. Before him are Saint-John Perse, John Galsworthy, Eyvind Johnson, Margaret Atwood, Traudl Junge, and Jules Michelet. After him are Louise de La Vallière, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Livius Andronicus, Milena Jesenská, Verner von Heidenstam, and Natsume Sōseki.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSaint-John Perse
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 464
John Galsworthy
1867 - 1933
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 465
Eyvind Johnson
1900 - 1976
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 466
Margaret Atwood
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 467
Traudl Junge
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 468
Jules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 469
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 470
Louise de La Vallière
1644 - 1710
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 471
Joris-Karl Huysmans
1848 - 1907
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 472
Livius Andronicus
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 473
Milena Jesenská
1896 - 1944
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 474
Verner von Heidenstam
1859 - 1940
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 475
Natsume Sōseki
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 476
Contemporaries
Among people born in 200, Athenaeus ranks 10. Before him are Pope Cornelius, Cyprian, Pope Dionysius, Pope Stephen I, Pope Fabian, and Hua Tuo. After him are Celsus, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Zhang Jue, Wei Yan, and Sasan. Among people deceased in 223, Athenaeus ranks 3. Before him are Liu Bei, and Pope Callixtus I. After him are Cao Ren, Jia Xu, Zhou Tai, and Cao Zhang.
Others Born in 200
Go to all RankingsPope Cornelius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 253
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 4
Cyprian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 258
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 5
Pope Dionysius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 268
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 6
Pope Stephen I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 257
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
Pope Fabian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 250
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 8
Hua Tuo
PHYSICIAN
200 - 208
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 9
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 10
Celsus
PHILOSOPHER
200 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 11
Alexander of Aphrodisias
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 215
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 12
Marcus Claudius Tacitus
POLITICIAN
200 - 276
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 13
Zhang Jue
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
200 - 184
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 14
Wei Yan
POLITICIAN
200 - 234
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 15
Sasan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
200 - 300
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 223
Go to all RankingsLiu Bei
POLITICIAN
161 - 223
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 1
Pope Callixtus I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
180 - 223
HPI: 68.51
Rank: 2
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 3
Cao Ren
MILITARY PERSONNEL
168 - 223
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 4
Jia Xu
POLITICIAN
147 - 223
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 5
Zhou Tai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
163 - 223
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 6
Cao Zhang
POLITICIAN
190 - 223
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 7
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Athenaeus ranks 92 out of 642. Before him are Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), Paul of Thebes (227), Isma'il Pasha (1830), and Saint Sarah (100). After him are Saint Menas (285), Userkaf (-2600), Adly Mansour (1945), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Pappus of Alexandria (290), and Mary of Egypt (344).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsEric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 86
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 87
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 88
Paul of Thebes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 89
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 90
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 92
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 93
Userkaf
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 94
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 95
Cleopatra III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 96
Pappus of Alexandria
MATHEMATICIAN
290 - 350
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 97
Mary of Egypt
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
344 - 421
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 98
Among WRITERS In Egypt
Among writers born in Egypt, Athenaeus ranks 8. Before him are Sayyid Qutb (1906), Appian (95), Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876), Apollonius of Rhodes (-295), Lactantius (250), and Constantine P. Cavafy (1863). After him are Claudian (370), Nonnus (500), Taha Hussein (1889), Pope Dionysius of Alexandria (190), Dionysius Thrax (-170), and Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888).
Sayyid Qutb
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 2
Appian
95 - 165
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 3
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 4
Apollonius of Rhodes
295 BC - 215 BC
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 5
Lactantius
250 - 325
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
Constantine P. Cavafy
1863 - 1933
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 7
Athenaeus
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 8
Claudian
370 - 404
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 9
Nonnus
500 - 500
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 10
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 11
Pope Dionysius of Alexandria
190 - 264
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 12
Dionysius Thrax
170 BC - 89 BC
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 13
Giuseppe Ungaretti
1888 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 14