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Critias

460 BC - 403 BC

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Critias (; Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Critias has received more than 331,751 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia. Critias is the 1,639th most popular politician (down from 1,341st in 2019), the 124th most popular biography from Greece (down from 118th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Greek Politician.

Critias is most famous for being the author of the dialogue "Timaeus" and "Critias." The dialogue "Timaeus" is a discussion of the creation of the world and the dialogue "Critias" is a discussion of the lost history of Athens.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Critias ranks 1,639 out of 19,576. Before him are Roh Tae-woo, Constans, Li Keqiang, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry, King of Portugal, and Oruç Reis. After him are Aung San, Empress Lü, Ferdinand Marcos, Robert, Count of Clermont, Charles II of Naples, and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 460 BC, Critias ranks 5. Before him are Hippocrates, Democritus, Thucydides, and Diogenes of Apollonia. After him are Prodicus, and Verginia. Among people deceased in 403 BC, Critias ranks 2. Before him is Nehemiah. After him is Theramenes.

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    Nehemiah

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    490 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 68.59

    Rank: 1

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    Critias

    POLITICIAN

    460 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 2

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    Theramenes

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 403 BC

    HPI: 59.66

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Critias ranks 124 out of 1,024. Before him are Phryne (-371), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), Cratylus (-500), Theo Angelopoulos (1935), Parmenion (-400), and Oruç Reis (1473). After him are Mardonius (-600), Callicrates (-470), Prodicus (-460), Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Chilon of Sparta (-600), and Apollodorus of Athens (-180).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Critias ranks 44. Before him are John V Palaiologos (1332), Eleftherios Venizelos (1864), Necho II (-625), Polycrates (-600), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), and Oruç Reis (1473). After him are Ioannis Metaxas (1871), Perseus of Macedon (-212), Philip V of Macedon (-238), Hippias (-600), Antonia Minor (-36), and Ioannis Kapodistrias (1776).

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