Writer
Bacchylides
490 BC - 451 BC
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Bacchylides
His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2024). Bacchylides is the 830th most popular writer (up from 833rd in 2024), the 211th most popular biography from Greece (down from 200th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Greek Writer.
Bacchylides is most famous for his poems about the battle of Salamis.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Bacchylides ranks 830 out of 7,302. Before him are Theodore Beza, Alain-René Lesage, Elsa Morante, Nikolai Ostrovsky, Kobayashi Issa, and John Bunyan. After him are Wole Soyinka, Derek Walcott, John Dos Passos, L. Ron Hubbard, Miroslav Krleža, and Antonio Machado.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
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Theodore Beza
1519 - 1605
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 824
Alain-René Lesage
1668 - 1747
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 825
Elsa Morante
1912 - 1985
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 826
Nikolai Ostrovsky
1904 - 1936
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 827
Kobayashi Issa
1763 - 1828
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 828
John Bunyan
1628 - 1688
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 829
Bacchylides
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 830
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 831
Derek Walcott
1930 - 2017
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 832
John Dos Passos
1896 - 1970
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 833
L. Ron Hubbard
1911 - 1986
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 834
Miroslav Krleža
1893 - 1981
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 835
Antonio Machado
1875 - 1939
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 836
Contemporaries
Among people born in 490 BC, Bacchylides ranks 7. Before him are Empedocles, Phidias, Zeno of Elea, Nehemiah, Archelaus I of Macedon, and Hellanicus of Lesbos. After him are Agis II, Crateuas of Macedon, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 451 BC, Bacchylides ranks 1. After him is Zuo Qiuming.
Others Born in 490 BC
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Empedocles
PHILOSOPHER
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 1
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 2
Zeno of Elea
PHILOSOPHER
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 3
Nehemiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 4
Archelaus I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 5
Hellanicus of Lesbos
WRITER
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 6
Bacchylides
WRITER
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 7
Agis II
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 8
Crateuas of Macedon
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 9
Ion of Chios
WRITER
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 10
Nepherites I
POLITICIAN
490 BC - 393 BC
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 11
Oenopides
ASTRONOMER
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 451 BC
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WRITER
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 1
Zuo Qiuming
HISTORIAN
556 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 2
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Bacchylides ranks 211 out of NaN. Before him are Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Nearchus (-356), Theopompus (-400), Nicias (-500), Crates of Thebes (-365), and Aelia Eudocia (401). After him are Telamon (null), Stilpo (-359), Idomeneus of Crete (null), Erasistratus (-303), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), and Periander (-700).
Others born in Greece
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Nicholas Kabasilas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1322 - 1391
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 205
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 206
Theopompus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 207
Nicias
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 208
Crates of Thebes
PHILOSOPHER
365 BC - 285 BC
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 209
Aelia Eudocia
WRITER
401 - 460
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 210
Bacchylides
WRITER
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 211
Telamon
POLITICIAN
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 212
Stilpo
PHILOSOPHER
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 213
Idomeneus of Crete
POLITICIAN
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 214
Erasistratus
PHYSICIAN
303 BC - 249 BC
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 215
Kyriakos Mitsotakis
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 216
Periander
WRITER
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 217
Among Writers In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Bacchylides ranks 26. Before him are Tyrtaeus (-700), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Jerry Falwell (1933), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Agathias (536), and Aelia Eudocia (401). After him are Periander (-700), Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Jean Moréas (1856), and Ugo Foscolo (1778).
Tyrtaeus
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 20
Odysseas Elytis
1911 - 1996
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 21
Jerry Falwell
1933 - 2007
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 22
Aristarchus of Samothrace
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 23
Agathias
536 - 582
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 24
Aelia Eudocia
401 - 460
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 25
Bacchylides
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 26
Periander
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 27
Philostratus
170 - 250
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 28
Agathon
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 29
Lafcadio Hearn
1850 - 1904
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 30
Jean Moréas
1856 - 1910
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 31
Ugo Foscolo
1778 - 1827
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 32
