500 BC - Today
for the deity with a similar name see KratosCratylus ( KRAT-il-əs; Ancient Greek: Κρατύλος, Kratylos) was an ancient Athenian philosopher from the mid-late 5th century BCE, known mostly through his portrayal in Plato's dialogue Cratylus. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cratylus has received more than 77,715 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Cratylus is the 236th most popular philosopher (up from 238th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Greece (down from 124th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Greek Philosopher.
Cratylus is most famous for being Plato's most famous dialogue about the nature of language.
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Among philosophers, Cratylus ranks 236 out of 1,089. Before him are Epimenides, William Godwin, Thomas Carlyle, Baltasar Gracián, Michael Psellos, and Ivan Illich. After him are Ernst Bloch, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Guy Debord, Iamblichus, Milarepa, and Nikolai Berdyaev.
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 230
1756 - 1836
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 231
1795 - 1881
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 232
1601 - 1658
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 233
1018 - 1078
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 234
1926 - 2002
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 235
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 236
1885 - 1977
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 237
1512 - 1609
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 238
1931 - 1994
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 239
245 - 330
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 240
1052 - 1135
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 241
1874 - 1948
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 242
Among people born in 500 BC, Cratylus ranks 13. Before him are Brennus, Ezra, Cyrus the Younger, Xerxes II of Persia, Sogdianus of Persia, and Ictinus. After him are Zeuxis, Pleistarchus, Brasidas, Nicias, Meton of Athens, and Pāṇini.
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 7
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 8
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 10
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 12
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 13
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 14
500 BC - 458 BC
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 15
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 16
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 17
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 18
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 19
Among people born in Greece, Cratylus ranks 126 out of 855. Before him are Chilon of Sparta (-600), Arion (-700), Cleon (-450), Epimenides (-690), Thespis (-600), and Phryne (-371). After him are Callicrates (-470), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Melina Mercouri (1920), Costa-Gavras (1933), and Pittacus of Mytilene (-650).
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 120
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 121
450 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 122
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 123
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 124
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 125
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 126
470 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 127
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 128
1871 - 1941
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 129
1920 - 1994
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 130
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 131
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 132
Among philosophers born in Greece, Cratylus ranks 21. Before him are Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Chilon of Sparta (-600), and Epimenides (-690). After him are Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Speusippus (-407), Prodicus (-460), Panaetius (-185), Pherecydes of Syros (-580), and Aenesidemus (-80).
150 - 215
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 15
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 16
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 17
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 18
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 19
690 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 20
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 21
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 22
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 23
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 24
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
580 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 26
80 BC - 10 BC
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 27