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Dionysius Periegetes (Greek: Διονύσιος ὁ Περιηγητής, literally Dionysius the Voyager or Traveller, often Latinized to Dionysius Periegeta), also known as Dionysius of Alexandria or Dionysius the African, was the author of a description of the then-known world in Greek hexameter verse. He is believed to have been from Alexandria and to have lived around the time of Hadrian (r. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dionysius Periegetes has received more than 50,000 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Dionysius Periegetes is the 3,212th most popular writer, the 387th most popular biography from Egypt and the 38th most popular Egyptian Writer.
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Among writers, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 3,212 out of 5,755. Before him are Wallace Stevens, Zülfü Livaneli, Zacharias Werner, Bruce Sterling, Hans Erich Nossack, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. After him are Ferenc Kazinczy, Joseph Görres, Christian Dietrich Grabbe, Ryōtarō Shiba, Charles de Saint-Évremond, and Alexis Piron.
1879 - 1955
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,206
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,207
1768 - 1823
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 3,208
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,209
1901 - 1977
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,210
1892 - 1950
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,211
100 - 200
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,212
1759 - 1831
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 3,213
1776 - 1848
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,214
1801 - 1836
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 3,215
1923 - 1996
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 3,216
1613 - 1703
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 3,217
1689 - 1773
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 3,218
Among people born in 100, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 70. Before him are Junius Rusticus, Eleutherius of Byzantium, Philopappos, Felix of Byzantium, Chariton, and Epaphroditus. After him are Polycarpus II of Byzantium, Marcus Annius Verus, Athenodorus of Byzantium, Sedecion of Byzantium, Remmius Palaemon, and Terentius Maximus. Among people deceased in 200, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 28. Before him are Gan Ji, Apollonius Dyscolus, Albinus, Favorinus, Lokaksema, and Chariton. After him is Polemon of Laodicea.
100 - 170
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 64
100 - 136
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 65
100 - 126
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 66
100 - 141
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 67
100 - 200
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 68
100 - 69
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 69
100 - 200
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 70
100 - 144
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 71
100 - 138
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 72
100 - 148
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 73
100 - 114
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 74
100 - 100
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 75
100 - 1
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 76
101 - 200
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 22
200 - 200
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 23
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 24
85 - 200
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 25
147 - 200
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 26
100 - 200
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 27
100 - 200
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 28
200 - 200
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 29
Among people born in Egypt, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 387 out of 582. Before him are Al-Mustakfi I (1285), Kamal Ganzouri (1933), Antonios Naguib (1935), Salama Moussa (1887), Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi (1838), and Eutychius of Alexandria (877). After him are Thrasyllus of Mendes (-100), Hassan Shehata (1947), Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria (200), Georges Schehadé (1905), Al-Zafir (1133), and Mostafa El-Nahas (1879).
1285 - 1340
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 381
1933 - 2021
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 382
1935 - 2022
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 383
1887 - 1958
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 384
1838 - 1904
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 385
877 - 940
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 386
100 - 200
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 387
100 BC - 36
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 388
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 389
200 - 231
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 390
1905 - 1989
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 391
1133 - 1154
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 392
1879 - 1965
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 393
Among writers born in Egypt, Dionysius Periegetes ranks 38. Before him are Abbās al-Aqqād (1889), Bat Ye'or (1933), Mustafa Kamil Pasha (1874), C. S. Forester (1899), Salama Moussa (1887), and Eutychius of Alexandria (877). After him are Georges Schehadé (1905), Doria Shafik (1908), Ammonius of Alexandria (300), Farag Foda (1946), Alaa Al Aswany (1957), and Malak Hifni Nasif (1886).
1889 - 1964
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 32
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 33
1874 - 1908
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 34
1899 - 1966
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 35
1887 - 1958
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 36
877 - 940
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 37
100 - 200
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 38
1905 - 1989
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 39
1908 - 1975
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 40
300 - Present
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 41
1946 - 1992
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 42
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 43
1886 - 1918
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 44