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 from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Democritus has received more than 3,138,302 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Democritus is the 21st most popular philosopher (up from 29th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Greece (up from 12th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Democritus is most famous for his atomic theory.
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Among philosophers, Democritus ranks 21 out of 1,081. Before him are Augustine of Hippo, Thales of Miletus, Thomas Aquinas, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Montesquieu, and Thomas Hobbes. After him are Arthur Schopenhauer, Epicurus, Seneca the Younger, Erasmus, Auguste Comte, and Friedrich Engels.
354 - 430
HPI: 87.39
Rank: 15
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 16
1225 - 1274
HPI: 87.11
Rank: 17
1770 - 1831
HPI: 85.96
Rank: 18
1689 - 1755
HPI: 85.71
Rank: 19
1588 - 1679
HPI: 84.85
Rank: 20
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 21
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 22
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 23
4 BC - 65
HPI: 83.70
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1466 - 1536
HPI: 83.50
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1798 - 1857
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 26
1820 - 1895
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 27
Among people born in 460 BC, Democritus ranks 2. Before him is Hippocrates. After him are Thucydides, Diogenes of Apollonia, Critias, Prodicus, and Verginia. Among people deceased in 360 BC, Democritus ranks 1. After him are Agesilaus II, Atropates, Agnodice, Campaspe, Dinocrates, Aeschines of Sphettus, Artabazos II, Lais of Corinth, Polykleitos the Younger, Leontion, and Anniceris.
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 88.05
Rank: 1
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 2
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 80.13
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460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 4
460 BC - 403 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 5
460 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 6
460 BC - 449 BC
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 7
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
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444 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 62.67
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400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 4
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 6
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 7
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 9
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 10
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 11
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Democritus ranks 10 out of 936. Before him are Socrates (-470), Homer (-800), Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), and Sophocles (-497). After him are Epicurus (-341), Pericles (-494), Kösem Sultan (1590), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Aeschylus (-525), and Spartacus (-109).
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 4
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 5
570 BC - 495 BC
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1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.95
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460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 88.05
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497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.65
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460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
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341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 11
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.49
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1590 - 1651
HPI: 82.27
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1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.19
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525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 81.70
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109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
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Among philosophers born in Greece, Democritus ranks 5. Before him are Aristotle (-384), Plato (-427), Socrates (-470), and Pythagoras (-570). After him are Epicurus (-341), Protagoras (-486), Plutarch (46), Gorgias (-483), Leucippus (-500), Theophrastus (-371), and Pyrrho (-365).
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.24
Rank: 1
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 2
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 3
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
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460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 5
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 6
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 7
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 8
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 9
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 11
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 12