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 116,313 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Diogenes of Babylon is the 579th most popular philosopher (down from 540th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Iraq (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Iraqi Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 579 out of 1,081. Before him are Thomas Reid, Hans Blumenberg, Narayana Guru, Hermann Lotze, Dignāga, and Arete of Cyrene. After him are Gongsun Long, Hu Shih, Jean Améry, Zisi, Eknath, and Abhinavagupta.
1710 - 1796
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 573
1920 - 1996
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 574
1855 - 1928
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 575
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 576
480 - 540
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 577
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 578
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 579
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 580
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 581
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 582
483 BC - 402 BC
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 583
1533 - 1599
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 584
950 - 1020
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 585
Among people born in 240 BC, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 1. After him are Diocles and Lucius Valerius Flaccus. Among people deceased in 150 BC, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 4. Before him are Patanjali, Demetrius I Soter, and Seleucus of Seleucia. After him are Apollodorus the Epicurean, Sanchuniathon, Lucius Cassius Longinus Ravilla, Gaius Sextius Calvinus, Manius Aquillius, and Spurius Postumius Albinus Magnus.
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 2
240 BC - 180 BC
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 3
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1
187 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 2
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 3
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 4
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 5
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 6
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 7
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 8
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 9
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 10
Among people born in Iraq, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 162 out of 338. Before him are Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid (948), Al-Musta'in (836), Phraates II (-200), Uday Hussein (1964), Al-Mustarshid (1092), and Seleucus of Seleucia (-190). After him are Rimush (null), Rashid Ali al-Gaylani (1892), Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm al-Fazārī (746), Ur-Nanshe (-2500), Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi (1002), and Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i (1904).
948 - 1022
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 156
836 - 866
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 157
200 BC - 127 BC
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 158
1964 - 2003
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 159
1092 - 1135
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 160
190 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 161
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 162
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 163
1892 - 1965
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 164
746 - 806
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 165
2500 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 166
1002 - 1071
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 167
1904 - 1965
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 168
Among philosophers born in Iraq, Diogenes of Babylon ranks 6. Before him are Al-Kindi (801), Al-Ash'ari (873), Al-Jahiz (775), Abu Yusuf (731), and Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809). After him are Abu'l-Barakāt al-Baghdādī (1080) and Abu Sulayman Sijistani (932).
801 - 866
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 1
873 - 936
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 2
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 3
731 - 798
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 4
809 - 873
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 5
240 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 6
1080 - 1165
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 7
932 - 1000
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 8