470 BC - 420 BC
Callicrates or Kallikrates (; Greek: Καλλικράτης [Kaliˈkratis]) was an ancient Greek architect active in the middle of the fifth century BC. He and Ictinus were architects of the Parthenon (Plutarch, Pericles, 13). An inscription identifies him as the architect of "the Temple of Nike" on the Acropolis of Athens (IG I3 35). The temple in question is either the amphiprostyle Temple of Athena Nike now visible on the site or a small-scale predecessor (naiskos) whose remains were found in the later temple's foundations.An inscription identifies Callicrates as one of the architects of the Classical circuit wall of the Acropolis (IG I3 45), and Plutarch further states (loc. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Callicrates has received more than 96,978 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Callicrates is the 42nd most popular architect (up from 43rd in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Greece (down from 126th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Architect.
Callicrates is most famous for being the architect of the Parthenon.
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Among architects, Callicrates ranks 42 out of 424. Before him are André Le Nôtre, Hippodamus of Miletus, Ictinus, Jørn Utzon, Vladimir Tatlin, and I. M. Pei. After him are Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Rem Koolhaas, Christopher Wren, François Mansart, Arne Jacobsen, and Richard Rogers.
1613 - 1700
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 36
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 37
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 38
1918 - 2008
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 39
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 40
1917 - 2019
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 41
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 42
1507 - 1573
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 43
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 44
1632 - 1723
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 45
1598 - 1666
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 46
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 47
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 48
Among people born in 470 BC, Callicrates ranks 6. Before him are Socrates, Aspasia, Mozi, Philolaus, and Melissus of Samos. After him are Hippocrates of Chios, Achilles Painter, and Teres I. Among people deceased in 420 BC, Callicrates ranks 2. Before him is Protagoras. After him are Archidamus II and Oenopides.
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 1
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
470 BC - 391 BC
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 3
470 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 4
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 5
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 6
470 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 7
470 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 8
470 BC - 445 BC
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 9
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 1
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 2
450 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 3
490 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Callicrates ranks 140 out of 936. Before him are Thespis (-600), Pope Eleutherius (171), Cleon (-450), Costa-Gavras (1933), Epimenides (-690), and Parmenion (-400). After him are Saint Giles (640), Ephialtes of Trachis (-550), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Sophia Palaiologina (1455), Demetrius of Phalerum (-350), and Agesilaus II (-444).
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 134
171 - 189
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 135
450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 136
1933 - Present
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 137
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 138
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 139
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 140
640 - 710
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 141
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 142
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 143
1455 - 1503
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 144
350 BC - 282 BC
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 145
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 146
Among architects born in Greece, Callicrates ranks 2. Before him are Ictinus (-500). After him are Dinocrates (-400), Aristobulus of Cassandreia (-375), Callimachus (-500), and Anastasios Metaxas (1862).
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 2
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 3
375 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 4
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 5
1862 - 1937
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 6