PHILOSOPHER
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
Epicurus
Epicurus (Ancient Greek: Ἐπίκουρος, romanized: Epíkouros; 341–270 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and sage who founded Epicureanism, a highly influential school of philosophy. He was born on the Greek island of Samos to Athenian parents. Influenced by Democritus, Aristippus, Pyrrho, and possibly the Cynics, he turned against the Platonism of his day and established his own school, known as "the Garden", in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Epicurus has received more than 1,704,793 page views. His biography is available in 84 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 22nd most popular philosopher.
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Languages Editions (L)
13.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.01
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among PHILOSOPHERS, Epicurus ranks 22 out of 1,005. Before him are Thomas Aquinas, John Locke, Baruch Spinoza, Francis of Assisi, Seneca the Younger, and Montesquieu. After him are Thomas Hobbes, Arthur Schopenhauer, Heraclitus, Erasmus, Thales of Miletus, and Friedrich Engels.
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Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 85.82
Rank: 16
John Locke
1632 - 1704
HPI: 85.77
Rank: 17
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 85.52
Rank: 18
Francis of Assisi
1182 - 1226
HPI: 84.69
Rank: 19
Seneca the Younger
4 BC - 65
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 20
Montesquieu
1689 - 1755
HPI: 84.14
Rank: 21
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 22
Thomas Hobbes
1588 - 1679
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 23
Arthur Schopenhauer
1788 - 1860
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 24
Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 83.34
Rank: 25
Erasmus
1466 - 1536
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 26
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 27
Friedrich Engels
1820 - 1895
HPI: 82.51
Rank: 28
Contemporaries
Among people born in 341 BC, Epicurus ranks 1. After him is Emperor Kōrei. Among people deceased in 269 BC, Epicurus ranks 1. After him is Strato of Lampsacus.
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In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Epicurus ranks 8 out of 698. Before him are Plato (-427), Aristotle (-384), Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), and Hippocrates (-460). After him are Sophocles (-497), Spartacus (-109), Pericles (-494), El Greco (1541), Aeschylus (-525), and Philip II of Macedon (-382).
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Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.13
Rank: 2
Aristotle
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 93.81
Rank: 3
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 92.76
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.57
Rank: 5
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
HPI: 89.22
Rank: 6
Hippocrates
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 7
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 8
Sophocles
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 9
Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.96
Rank: 10
Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 11
El Greco
1541 - 1614
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 12
Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 13
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 14
