1388 - 1463
Flavio Biondo (Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392 – June 4, 1463) was an Italian Renaissance humanist historian. He was one of the first historians to use a three-period division of history (Ancient, Medieval, Modern) and is known as one of the first archaeologists. Born in the capital city of Forlì, in the Romagna region, Flavio was well schooled from an early age, studying under Ballistario of Cremona. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Flavio Biondo has received more than 89,245 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Flavio Biondo is the 84th most popular historian (up from 91st in 2019), the 1,259th most popular biography from Italy (up from 1,444th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Historian.
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Among historians, Flavio Biondo ranks 84 out of 339. Before him are Donna Haraway, Julius Wellhausen, Ephorus, Timaeus, Yuval Noah Harari, and Georges Duby. After him are George Ostrogorsky, Shoqan Walikhanov, Al-Maqrizi, Sozomen, Lev Gumilyov, and Alois Riegl.
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 78
1844 - 1918
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 79
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 80
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 81
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 82
1919 - 1996
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 83
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 84
1902 - 1976
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 85
1835 - 1865
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 86
1364 - 1442
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 87
400 - 450
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 88
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 89
1858 - 1905
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 90
Among people born in 1388, Flavio Biondo ranks 3. Before him are Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence and Musa Çelebi. After him are Gian Maria Visconti and Dai Jin. Among people deceased in 1463, Flavio Biondo ranks 6. Before him are François Villon, Marie of Anjou, Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia, David of Trebizond, and Albert VI, Archduke of Austria. After him are Didacus of Alcalá, Catherine of Bologna, John IV, Duke of Bavaria, Isidore of Kiev, and Mary of Guelders.
1388 - 1421
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 1
1388 - 1413
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 2
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 3
1388 - 1412
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 4
1388 - 1462
HPI: 50.64
Rank: 5
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 1
1404 - 1463
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 2
1438 - 1463
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 3
1408 - 1463
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 4
1418 - 1463
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 5
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 6
1400 - 1463
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 7
1413 - 1463
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 8
1437 - 1463
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 9
1385 - 1463
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 10
1434 - 1463
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 11
Among people born in Italy, Flavio Biondo ranks 1,259 out of 4,668. Before him are Antipope Felix II (300), Cennino Cennini (1360), Giambattista Marino (1569), Andrea Gritti (1455), Maria Cristina of Savoy (1812), and Domitia Longina (100). After him are Filarete (1400), Mauro Giuliani (1781), Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812), Enrico De Nicola (1877), Lucilio Vanini (1585), and Saint Sabina (100).
300 - 365
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,253
1360 - 1440
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1,254
1569 - 1625
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,255
1455 - 1538
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,256
1812 - 1836
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,257
100 - 126
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,258
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,259
1400 - 1469
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,260
1781 - 1829
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,261
1812 - 1873
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,262
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,263
1585 - 1619
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,264
100 - 126
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,265
Among historians born in Italy, Flavio Biondo ranks 11. Before him are Poggio Bracciolini (1380), Marcus Velleius Paterculus (-19), Euhemerus (-330), Francesco Guicciardini (1483), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), and Timaeus (-350). After him are Tyrannius Rufinus (345), Andrea Alciato (1492), Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (1457), Martino Martini (1614), Festus (390), and Philistus (-430).
1380 - 1459
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 5
19 BC - 31
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 6
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 7
1483 - 1540
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 8
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 9
350 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 10
1388 - 1463
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 11
345 - 411
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 12
1492 - 1550
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 13
1457 - 1526
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 14
1614 - 1661
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 15
390 - 380
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 16
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 17