460 BC - 360 BC
Democritus (; Greek: Δημόκριτος, Dēmókritos, meaning "chosen of the people"; c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe.Democritus was born in Abdera, Thrace, around 460 BC, although there are disagreements about the exact year. His exact contributions are difficult to disentangle from those of his mentor Leucippus, as they are often mentioned together in texts. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Democritus has received more than 2,443,589 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 91 in 2019). Democritus is the 29th most popular philosopher (up from 35th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Greece (up from 16th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Democritus is most famous for his atomic theory.
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Among philosophers, Democritus ranks 29 out of 1,089. Before him are Baruch Spinoza, Erasmus, Thales of Miletus, Seneca the Younger, Friedrich Engels, and Averroes. After him are Diogenes, David Hume, Laozi, Martin Heidegger, Søren Kierkegaard, and Auguste Comte.
1632 - 1677
HPI: 87.56
Rank: 23
1466 - 1536
HPI: 87.56
Rank: 24
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 87.50
Rank: 25
4 BC - 65
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 26
1820 - 1895
HPI: 87.10
Rank: 27
1126 - 1198
HPI: 86.62
Rank: 28
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 29
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 30
1711 - 1776
HPI: 86.05
Rank: 31
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 86.03
Rank: 32
1889 - 1976
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 33
1813 - 1855
HPI: 85.75
Rank: 34
1798 - 1857
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 35
Among people born in 460 BC, Democritus ranks 2. Before him is Hippocrates. After him are Thucydides, Critias, Diogenes of Apollonia, Prodicus, and Verginia. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Democritus ranks 1. After him are Agesilaus II, Atropates, Campaspe, Dinocrates, Aeschines of Sphettus, Lais of Corinth, Bryaxis, Anniceris, Polykleitos the Younger, Agnodice, and Taxiles.
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.52
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460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 2
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 84.56
Rank: 3
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 4
460 BC - Present
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 5
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 6
460 BC - 449 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 7
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 1
444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 2
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 3
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 4
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 6
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 7
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 8
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 9
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 10
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 11
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Democritus ranks 12 out of 855. Before him are Hippocrates (-460), Pythagoras (-570), Spartacus (-109), Sophocles (-497), Epicurus (-341), and Pericles (-494). After him are Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), El Greco (1541), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Aristophanes (-448), Plutarch (46), and Euripides (-480).
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.52
Rank: 6
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 7
109 BC - 71 BC
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497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 88.52
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341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 10
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 88.20
Rank: 11
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 12
1921 - Present
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 13
1541 - 1614
HPI: 85.68
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382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 85.57
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448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 85.44
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46 - 127
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480 BC - 406 BC
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Among philosophers born in Greece, Democritus ranks 6. Before him are Aristotle (-384), Plato (-427), Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), and Epicurus (-341). After him are Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), and Antisthenes (-445).
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.06
Rank: 1
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.73
Rank: 2
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 95.16
Rank: 3
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.90
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341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 5
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 6
46 - 127
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 7
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 8
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 9
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 11
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12