PHILOSOPHER

Epictetus

50 - 135

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Epictetus (, EH-pick-TEE-təss; Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκτητος, Epíktētos; c. 50 – c. 135 AD) was a Greek Stoic philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Epictetus has received more than 3,091,615 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Epictetus is the 59th most popular philosopher (up from 72nd in 2019), the 42nd most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 49th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Epictetus is most famous for his teachings on Stoicism, which he learned from the teachings of the Greek philosopher, Zeno. He was born a slave, but was freed by his master, Epaphroditus. He taught philosophy in Rome and wrote many books on Stoicism.

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  • 68

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  • 10.04

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  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Epictetus ranks 59 out of 1,267. Before him are Michel Foucault, Thomas More, Henri Bergson, Karl Popper, Zeno of Elea, and Mikhail Bakunin. After him are Herbert Spencer, Michel de Montaigne, Ibn Arabi, Pliny the Elder, Gorgias, and Edmund Husserl.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 50, Epictetus ranks 2. Before him is Judas Iscariot. After him are Juvenal, Simon bar Kokhba, Apollodorus of Damascus, Zacchaeus, Salome, Rabbi Akiva, Simon Magus, Osroes I, Charaka, and Gaius Calpurnius Piso. Among people deceased in 135, Epictetus ranks 1. After him are Simon bar Kokhba, and Theon of Smyrna.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Epictetus ranks 42 out of 1,347. Before him are Mehmed I (1386), Rachel (-3500), Mihrimah Sultan (1522), Heraclius (575), Helena (250), and Mehmed VI (1861). After him are Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Suleiman II (1642), Mimar Sinan (1490), Mahmud II (1785), Ahmed II (1643), and Xenophanes (-570).

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    Mehmed I

    POLITICIAN

    1386 - 1421

    HPI: 77.89

    Rank: 36

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    Rachel

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    3500 BC - 1553 BC

    HPI: 77.85

    Rank: 37

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    Mihrimah Sultan

    COMPANION

    1522 - 1578

    HPI: 77.84

    Rank: 38

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    Heraclius

    POLITICIAN

    575 - 641

    HPI: 77.82

    Rank: 39

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    Helena

    COMPANION

    250 - 330

    HPI: 77.50

    Rank: 40

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    Mehmed VI

    POLITICIAN

    1861 - 1926

    HPI: 77.36

    Rank: 41

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    Epictetus

    PHILOSOPHER

    50 - 135

    HPI: 77.31

    Rank: 42

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    Şehzade Mustafa

    POLITICIAN

    1515 - 1553

    HPI: 77.07

    Rank: 43

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    Suleiman II

    POLITICIAN

    1642 - 1691

    HPI: 77.06

    Rank: 44

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    Mimar Sinan

    ARCHITECT

    1490 - 1588

    HPI: 77.02

    Rank: 45

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    Mahmud II

    POLITICIAN

    1785 - 1839

    HPI: 75.99

    Rank: 46

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    Ahmed II

    POLITICIAN

    1643 - 1695

    HPI: 75.90

    Rank: 47

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    Xenophanes

    PHILOSOPHER

    570 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 75.84

    Rank: 48

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Epictetus ranks 6. Before him are Heraclitus (-535), Thales of Miletus (-623), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), and Anaxagoras (-500). After him are Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).

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