4 - 70
Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella (; Arabic: Yunius,: 12 4 – c. 70 AD) was a prominent writer on agriculture in the Roman Empire.His De re rusticacode: lat promoted to code: la in twelve volumes has been completely preserved and forms an important source on Roman agriculture, together with the works of Cato the Elder and Marcus Terentius Varro, both of which he occasionally cites. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Columella has received more than 282,222 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Columella is the 654th most popular writer (down from 639th in 2019), the 202nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 175th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Spanish Writer.
The columella is most famous for its role in the formation of the nasal septum.
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Among writers, Columella ranks 654 out of 5,755. Before him are William McMaster Murdoch, Robert E. Howard, Witold Gombrowicz, Theodore the Studite, Bert Hellinger, and Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. After him are Frontinus, William Saroyan, Oliver Sacks, Georges Perec, Dimitrie Cantemir, and Maya Angelou.
1873 - 1912
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 648
1906 - 1936
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 649
1904 - 1969
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 650
759 - 826
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 651
1925 - 2019
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 652
1755 - 1826
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 653
4 - 70
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 654
30 - 103
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 655
1908 - 1981
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 656
1933 - 2015
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 657
1936 - 1982
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 658
1673 - 1723
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 659
1928 - 2014
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 660
Among people born in 4, Columella ranks 1. After him is Daemusin of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 70, Columella ranks 3. Before him are Andrew the Apostle and Jude the Apostle. After him are Emperor Suinin, Simon bar Giora, and Yohanan ben Zakkai.
6 BC - 70
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 1
15 - 70
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 2
4 - 70
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 3
69 BC - 70
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 4
100 - 70
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 5
50 - 70
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 6
Among people born in Spain, Columella ranks 202 out of 2,932. Before him are Arnaldus de Villa Nova (1240), Leo Africanus (1494), Nicola Porpora (1686), Alfonso the Battler (1073), Henry III of Castile (1379), and Ricardo Bofill (1939). After him are Balthasar Charles, Prince of Asturias (1629), Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), José Echegaray (1832), Brunhilda of Austrasia (543), Luis de Góngora (1561), and Manuel Castells (1942).
1240 - 1311
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 196
1494 - 1554
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 197
1686 - 1768
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 198
1073 - 1134
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 199
1379 - 1406
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 200
1939 - 2022
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 201
4 - 70
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 202
1629 - 1646
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 203
1105 - 1157
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 204
1832 - 1916
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 205
543 - 613
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 206
1561 - 1627
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 207
1942 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 208
Among writers born in Spain, Columella ranks 18. Before him are Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), Francisco de Quevedo (1584), Tirso de Molina (1579), Camilo José Cela (1916), and Leo Africanus (1494). After him are Luis de Góngora (1561), Judah Halevi (1079), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Antonio Machado (1875), Joseph of Anchieta (1534), and Matilde Camus (1919).
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12
1881 - 1958
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 13
1584 - 1645
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 14
1579 - 1648
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 15
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 16
1494 - 1554
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 17
4 - 70
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 18
1561 - 1627
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 19
1079 - 1141
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 20
1866 - 1954
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 21
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 22
1534 - 1597
HPI: 62.91
Rank: 23
1919 - 2012
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 24