239 BC - 169 BC
Quintus Ennius (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkᶣiːnt̪ʊs̺ ˈɛnːiʊs̺]; c. 239 – c. 169 BC) was a writer and poet who lived during the Roman Republic. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ennius has received more than 227,722 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 49 in 2019). Ennius is the 431st most popular writer (down from 414th in 2019), the 551st most popular biography from Italy (down from 512th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Italian Writer.
Ennius is most famous for his epic poem, Annales, which is an account of Rome from its founding to the time of Ennius.
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Among writers, Ennius ranks 431 out of 5,755. Before him are Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Jami, Phaedrus, Louis Aragon, Vladimir Vysotsky, and Bohumil Hrabal. After him are Louise de La Vallière, Constantine P. Cavafy, Louisa May Alcott, Traudl Junge, Yunus Emre, and Tennessee Williams.
1828 - 1882
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 425
1414 - 1492
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 426
20 BC - 50
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 427
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 428
1938 - 1980
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 429
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 430
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 431
1644 - 1710
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 432
1863 - 1933
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 433
1832 - 1888
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 434
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 435
1240 - 1321
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 436
1911 - 1983
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 437
Among people born in 239 BC, Ennius ranks 1. Among people deceased in 169 BC, Ennius ranks 1.
Among people born in Italy, Ennius ranks 551 out of 4,668. Before him are Cosima Wagner (1837), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Dominic Savio (1842), Gentile Bellini (1429), Aloysius Gonzaga (1568), and Philip of Swabia (1177). After him are Rita Levi-Montalcini (1909), Charles III of Naples (1345), Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (1772), Giuseppe Peano (1858), Salvatore Adamo (1943), and Pope Leo VII (900).
1837 - 1930
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 545
1746 - 1826
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 546
1842 - 1857
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 547
1429 - 1507
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 548
1568 - 1591
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 549
1177 - 1208
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 550
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 551
1909 - 2012
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 552
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 553
1772 - 1807
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 554
1858 - 1932
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 555
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 556
900 - 939
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 557
Among writers born in Italy, Ennius ranks 36. Before him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Pietro Aretino (1492), Propertius (-50), Tibullus (-50), and Elena Ferrante (1943). After him are Livius Andronicus (-280), Grazia Deledda (1871), Statius (40), Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), and Francesca da Rimini (1259).
1846 - 1908
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 30
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 31
1492 - 1556
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 32
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 33
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 34
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 35
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 36
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 37
1871 - 1936
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 38
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 39
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 40
1896 - 1957
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 41
1259 - 1285
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 42