25 - 95
Gaius Musonius Rufus (; Greek: Μουσώνιος Ῥοῦφος) was a Roman Stoic philosopher of the 1st century AD. He taught philosophy in Rome during the reign of Nero and so was sent into exile in 65 AD, returning to Rome only under Galba. He was allowed to stay in Rome when Vespasian banished all other philosophers from the city in 71 AD although he was eventually banished anyway, returning only after Vespasian's death. A collection of extracts from his lectures still survives. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gaius Musonius Rufus has received more than 138,021 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Gaius Musonius Rufus is the 568th most popular philosopher (down from 521st in 2019), the 1,620th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,467th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Italian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Gaius Musonius Rufus ranks 568 out of 1,089. Before him are Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, Werner Jaeger, Zhang Daoling, Georges Canguilhem, David Hartley, and Zou Yan. After him are Guarino da Verona, Jyotirao Phule, Zhou Dunyi, Barlaam of Seminara, Alexander of Hales, and Gongsun Long.
1781 - 1832
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 562
1888 - 1961
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 563
34 - 156
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 564
1904 - 1995
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 565
1705 - 1757
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 566
305 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 567
25 - 95
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 568
1374 - 1460
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 569
1827 - 1890
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 570
1017 - 1073
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 571
1290 - 1348
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 572
1175 - 1245
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 573
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 574
Among people born in 25, Gaius Musonius Rufus ranks 3. Before him are Gaius Julius Civilis and Gaius Julius Vindex. After him is Publius Petronius Turpilianus. Among people deceased in 95, Gaius Musonius Rufus ranks 2. Before him is Gaius Valerius Flaccus. After him is Titus Flavius Clemens.
25 - 100
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1
25 - 68
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 2
25 - 95
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 3
25 - 68
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 4
45 - 95
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1
25 - 95
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 2
50 - 95
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 3
Among people born in Italy, Gaius Musonius Rufus ranks 1,620 out of 4,088. Before him are Marco Materazzi (1973), Bernardo Pasquini (1637), Nanni Moretti (1953), Elisabetta Sirani (1638), Boris Pahor (1913), and Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy (1632). After him are Guarino da Verona (1374), Laura Mancini (1636), Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza (1922), Domenico Zipoli (1688), Giovanni Lanfranco (1582), and Nino Manfredi (1921).
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1,614
1637 - 1710
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,615
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 1,616
1638 - 1665
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,617
1913 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,618
1632 - 1638
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1,619
25 - 95
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 1,620
1374 - 1460
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 1,621
1636 - 1657
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 1,622
1922 - 2018
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 1,623
1688 - 1726
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,624
1582 - 1647
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,625
1921 - 2004
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 1,626
Among philosophers born in Italy, Gaius Musonius Rufus ranks 43. Before him are Gianni Vattimo (1936), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Pietro d'Abano (1250), Cristoforo Landino (1424), Dicaearchus (-350), and Bernardino Telesio (1509). After him are Guarino da Verona (1374), Antonio Labriola (1843), Nicola Abbagnano (1901), Antonio Rosmini (1797), Silvia Federici (1942), and Giles of Rome (1243).
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 37
1667 - 1733
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 38
1250 - 1315
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 39
1424 - 1498
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 40
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 41
1509 - 1588
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 42
25 - 95
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 43
1374 - 1460
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 44
1843 - 1904
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 45
1901 - 1990
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 46
1797 - 1855
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 47
1942 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 48
1243 - 1316
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 49