490 BC - 451 BC
Bacchylides (; Greek: Βακχυλίδης Bakkhulides; c. 518 – c. 451 BC) was a Greek lyric poet. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets, which included his uncle Simonides. The elegance and polished style of his lyrics have been noted in Bacchylidean scholarship since at least Longinus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bacchylides has received more than 184,015 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Bacchylides is the 864th most popular writer (down from 798th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Greece (down from 186th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Greek Writer.
Bacchylides is most famous for his poems about the battle of Salamis.
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Among writers, Bacchylides ranks 864 out of 5,755. Before him are Varlam Shalamov, Maurice Denis, Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Kurt Eisner, Éric Zemmour, and Jean Webster. After him are Sarah, Duchess of York, Luis Sepúlveda, James May, Otto of Freising, H. Rider Haggard, and Appius Claudius Caecus.
1907 - 1982
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 858
1870 - 1943
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 859
1843 - 1916
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 860
1867 - 1919
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 861
1958 - Present
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 862
1876 - 1916
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 863
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 864
1959 - Present
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 865
1949 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 866
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 867
1114 - 1158
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 868
1856 - 1925
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 869
340 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 870
Among people born in 490 BC, Bacchylides ranks 5. Before him are Phidias, Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, and Nehemiah. After him are Archelaus I of Macedon, Agis II, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Ion of Chios, Nepherites I, Oenopides, and Crateuas of Macedon. Among people deceased in 451 BC, Bacchylides ranks 1.
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 1
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 2
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 3
490 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 4
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 5
490 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 6
490 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 7
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 8
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 9
490 BC - 393 BC
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 10
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 11
490 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Bacchylides ranks 210 out of 936. Before him are Odysseas Elytis (1911), Euclid of Megara (-435), Thrasybulus (-440), Agis IV (-265), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), and Pelopidas (-450). After him are Prince George of Greece and Denmark (1869), Cylon of Athens (-700), Demaratus (-600), Philostratus (170), Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1926), and Archelaus (-500).
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 204
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 205
440 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 206
265 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 207
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 208
450 BC - 364 BC
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 209
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 210
1869 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 211
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 212
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 213
170 - 250
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 214
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 215
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 216
Among writers born in Greece, Bacchylides ranks 25. Before him are Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Periander (-700), Aelia Eudocia (401), Agathias (536), Odysseas Elytis (1911), and Lafcadio Hearn (1850). After him are Philostratus (170), Agathon (-448), Aristarchus of Samothrace (-217), Jean Moréas (1856), Corinna (-501), and Rigas Feraios (1757).
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 19
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 20
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 21
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 22
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 23
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 24
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 25
170 - 250
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 26
448 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 27
217 BC - 144 BC
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 28
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 29
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 30
1757 - 1798
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 31