240 BC - 150 BC
Diogenes of Babylon (also known as Diogenes of Seleucia; Greek: Διογένης Βαβυλώνιος; Latin: Diogenes Babylonius; c. 230 – c. 150/140 BC) was a Stoic philosopher. He was the head of the Stoic school in Athens, and he was one of three philosophers sent to Rome in 155 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diogenes of Babylon has received more than 85,850 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Diogenes of Babylon is the 540th most popular philosopher (up from 556th in 2019), the 132nd most popular biography from Iraq (up from 135th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 540 out of 1,089. Before him are Ibn al-Rawandi, Gorakhnath, Louis Couturat, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Hegesias of Cyrene, and Saul Kripke. After him are Manuel Chrysoloras, Dicaearchus, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Anaxarchus, Hu Shih, and Bernardino Telesio.
827 - 911
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 534
1100 - 1200
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 535
1868 - 1914
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 536
200 - 200
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 537
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 538
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 539
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 540
1355 - 1415
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 541
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 542
331 BC - 278 BC
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 543
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 544
1891 - 1962
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 545
1509 - 1588
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 546
Among people born in 240 BC, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 1. After him are Lucius Valerius Flaccus and Diocles. Among people deceased in 150 BC, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 3. Before him are Patanjali and Demetrius I Soter. After him is Seleucus of Seleucia.
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 2
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 3
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 1
187 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 2
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 3
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 4
Among people born in Iraq, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 132 out of 300. Before him are Surena (-84), Al-Muti (914), Rimush (null), Mahmud Shevket Pasha (1856), Al-Mustansir (1192), and Phraates II (-200). After him are Shamash-shum-ukin (-650), Ibbi-Sin (-2050), Al-Mustazhir (1078), Al-Mustansir (1300), Ishbi-Erra (-2100), and Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf (1940).
84 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 126
914 - 974
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 127
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 128
1856 - 1913
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 129
1192 - 1242
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 130
200 BC - 127 BC
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 131
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 132
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 133
2050 BC - Present
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 134
1078 - 1118
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 135
1300 - 1261
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 136
2100 BC - 2060 BC
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 137
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 138
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 6. Before him are Al-Kindi (801), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Jahiz (775), Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809), and Abu Yusuf (731). After him are Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080).
801 - 866
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
873 - 936
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 2
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 3
809 - 873
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
731 - 798
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 5
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 6
1080 - 1165
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 7