404 BC - 322 BC
Diogenes ( dy-OJ-in-eez; Ancient Greek: Διογένης, romanized: Diogénēs [di.oɡénɛːs]), also known as Diogenes the Cynic (Διογένης ὁ Κυνικός, Diogénēs ho Kynikós) or Diogenes of Sinope, was a Greek philosopher and one of the founders of Cynicism. He was born in Sinope, an Ionian colony on the Black Sea coast of Anatolia in 412 or 404 BC and died at Corinth in 323 BC.Diogenes was a controversial figure. He was allegedly banished, or fled from, Sinope for debasement of currency. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diogenes has received more than 5,038,217 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 78 in 2019). Diogenes is the 35th most popular philosopher (down from 30th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 12th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Diogenes was a philosopher who lived in the 4th century BC. He is most famous for his search for an honest man.
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Among philosophers, Diogenes ranks 35 out of 1,081. Before him are Heraclitus, Parmenides, Baruch Spinoza, Martin Heidegger, Anaximander, and Al-Ghazali. After him are Laozi, David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, Protagoras, Thomas More, and Maria Montessori.
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 29
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 30
1632 - 1677
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 31
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 32
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 33
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 34
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 35
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 36
1711 - 1776
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 37
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 38
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 39
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 40
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 41
Among people born in 404 BC, Diogenes ranks 1. Among people deceased in 322 BC, Diogenes ranks 1. After him are Demosthenes, Heraclides Ponticus, Hypereides, Leonnatus, Cleomenes of Naucratis, and Ariarathes I of Cappadocia.
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 1
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 2
385 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 3
390 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 4
356 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 5
400 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 6
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 7
Among people born in Turkey, Diogenes ranks 17 out of 1,301. Before him are Heraclitus (-535), Murad III (1546), Selim I (1470), Galen (129), Murad IV (1612), and Anaximander (-610). After him are Mehmed III (1566), Strabo (-64), Mustafa I (1591), Murad I (1326), Bayezid I (1354), and Hesiod (-800).
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 11
1546 - 1595
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 12
1470 - 1520
HPI: 82.39
Rank: 13
129 - 215
HPI: 81.77
Rank: 14
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 15
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 16
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 17
1566 - 1603
HPI: 81.18
Rank: 18
64 BC - 23
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 19
1591 - 1639
HPI: 80.60
Rank: 20
1326 - 1389
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 21
1354 - 1403
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 22
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 23
Among philosophers born in Turkey, Diogenes ranks 4. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), and Anaximander (-610). After him are Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Chrysippus (-281), and Posidonius (-135).
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 1
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 2
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 3
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 4
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 5
50 - 135
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 6
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 76.12
Rank: 7
329 - 389
HPI: 75.27
Rank: 8
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 9
1263 - 1328
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 10
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 11
135 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 12