WRITER
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
Berossus
Berossus () or Berosus (; Ancient Greek: Βηρωσσος, romanized: Bērōssos; possibly derived from Late Babylonian Akkadian: 𒁹𒀭𒂗𒉺𒇻𒋙𒉡, romanized: Bēl-reʾû-šunu, lit. 'Bel is his shepherd') was an early-3rd-century BCE Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, a priest of Bel Marduk and astronomer who wrote in the Koine Greek language. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Berossus has received more than 304,736 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Berossus is the 742nd most popular writer (down from 695th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 65th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Writer.
Berossus is most famous for his work on the Babylonian creation myth. He recorded a version of the epic in which Marduk slays Tiamat and creates the world from her body.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
63.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
7.84
Effective Languages (L*)
2.87
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Berossus ranks 742 out of 7,302. Before him are Sidonius Apollinaris, Otto of Freising, Georg Büchner, Pierre Boulle, Yanka Kupala, and John Dos Passos. After him are Edmond de Goncourt, Theognis of Megara, A. J. Cronin, Felix Salten, Sven Hassel, and Taha Hussein.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSidonius Apollinaris
430 - 489
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 736
Otto of Freising
1114 - 1158
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 737
Georg Büchner
1813 - 1837
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 738
Pierre Boulle
1912 - 1994
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 739
Yanka Kupala
1882 - 1942
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 740
John Dos Passos
1896 - 1970
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 741
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 742
Edmond de Goncourt
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 743
Theognis of Megara
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 744
A. J. Cronin
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 745
Felix Salten
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 746
Sven Hassel
1917 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 747
Taha Hussein
1889 - 1973
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 748
Contemporaries
Among people born in 400 BC, Berossus ranks 10. Before him are Pausanias of Orestis, Nectanebo II, Thaïs, Porus, Atropates, and Teos of Egypt. After him are Leochares, Theopompus, Spitamenes, Drypetis, Ephorus, and Mithridates I of Pontus. Among people deceased in 300 BC, Berossus ranks 5. Before him are Lysippos, Diotima of Mantinea, Wang Jian, and Aristoxenus. After him are Nearchus, Hipparchia of Maroneia, Eudemus of Rhodes, Menaechmus, Aristo of Chios, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Callippus.
Others Born in 400 BC
Go to all RankingsPausanias of Orestis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 4
Nectanebo II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 343 BC
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 5
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 6
Porus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 7
Atropates
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 8
Teos of Egypt
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 9
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 10
Leochares
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 11
Theopompus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 12
Spitamenes
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 13
Drypetis
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 14
Ephorus
HISTORIAN
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 15
Mithridates I of Pontus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 266 BC
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 300 BC
Go to all RankingsLysippos
SCULPTOR
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 1
Diotima of Mantinea
PHILOSOPHER
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 2
Wang Jian
MILITARY PERSONNEL
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 3
Aristoxenus
PHILOSOPHER
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 4
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 5
Nearchus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 6
Hipparchia of Maroneia
PHILOSOPHER
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Eudemus of Rhodes
PHILOSOPHER
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 8
Menaechmus
MATHEMATICIAN
375 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 9
Aristo of Chios
PHILOSOPHER
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 10
Hegesias of Cyrene
PHILOSOPHER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 11
Callippus
MATHEMATICIAN
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 12
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Berossus ranks 72 out of 384. Before him are Tiglath-Pileser III (-755), Abu Yusuf (731), Sajida Talfah (1937), Shalmaneser I (-1400), Naram-Sin of Akkad (-2254), and Hillel the Elder (-110). After him are Urukagina (-2500), Abdul Rahman Arif (1916), Al-Baladhuri (806), Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah (1935), Abdul Salam Arif (1921), and Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad (648).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsTiglath-Pileser III
POLITICIAN
755 BC - 727 BC
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 66
Abu Yusuf
PHILOSOPHER
731 - 798
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 67
Sajida Talfah
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 68
Shalmaneser I
POLITICIAN
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 69
Naram-Sin of Akkad
POLITICIAN
2254 BC - 2118 BC
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 70
Hillel the Elder
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
110 BC - 10
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 71
Berossus
WRITER
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 72
Urukagina
POLITICIAN
2500 BC - 2371 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 73
Abdul Rahman Arif
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2007
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 74
Al-Baladhuri
HISTORIAN
806 - 892
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 75
Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 76
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 77
Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad
MILITARY PERSONNEL
648 - 685
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 78
Among WRITERS In Iraq
Among writers born in Iraq, Berossus ranks 6. Before him are Ahmad ibn Hanbal (780), Al-Masudi (896), Fuzûlî (1494), Ahmad ibn Fadlan (900), and Enheduanna (-2300). After him are Ibn al-Jawzi (1116), Al-Mutanabbi (915), Ibn Sirin (653), Ibn Khallikan (1211), Ibn al-Nadim (1000), and Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi (718).
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
780 - 855
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 1
Al-Masudi
896 - 956
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 2
Fuzûlî
1494 - 1556
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 3
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
900 - 960
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 4
Enheduanna
2300 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 5
Berossus
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 6
Ibn al-Jawzi
1116 - 1200
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 7
Al-Mutanabbi
915 - 965
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Ibn Sirin
653 - 729
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 9
Ibn Khallikan
1211 - 1282
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
Ibn al-Nadim
1000 - 995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 11
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 12