PHILOSOPHER

Glaucon

445 BC - Today

Glaucon

Glaucon (; Greek: Γλαύκων; c. 445 BC – 4th century BC), son of Ariston, was an ancient Athenian and Plato's older brother. He is primarily known as a major conversant with Socrates in the Republic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glaucon has received more than 333,715 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Glaucon is the 748th most popular philosopher (up from 771st in 2019), the 437th most popular biography from Greece (up from 458th in 2019) and the 51st most popular Greek Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

330k
Page Views (PV)
61.60
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.83
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Glaucon ranks 748 out of 1,267. Before him are Philippa Foot, Mykhailo Drahomanov, P. F. Strawson, Li Zhi, Hemachandra, and John Argyropoulos. After him are Ian Stevenson, Paolo Sarpi, Helen Parkhurst, Michael J. Sandel, Hayashi Razan, and Nasr Abu Zayd.

Others Born in 445 BC

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Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 1
Lysias
WRITER
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
Tissaphernes
POLITICIAN
445 BC - 395 BC
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 3
Glaucon
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 4

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Glaucon ranks 437 out of 1,024. Before him are Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria (1954), Callimachus (-500), Konstantinos Tsatsos (1899), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Alexandros Koryzis (1885), and Alexandros Zaimis (1855). After him are Meletius IV of Constantinople (1871), Agapenor (null), Patrona Halil (1690), Spyridon Samaras (1861), Agoracritus (-500), and Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855).

Others born in Greece

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Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 431
Callimachus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 432
Konstantinos Tsatsos
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1987
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 433
Asclepiades of Samos
WRITER
320 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 434
Alexandros Koryzis
EXTREMIST
1885 - 1941
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 435
Alexandros Zaimis
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1936
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 436
Glaucon
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 437
Meletius IV of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1871 - 1935
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 438
Agapenor
POLITICIAN
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 439
Patrona Halil
POLITICIAN
1690 - 1730
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 440
Spyridon Samaras
COMPOSER
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 441
Agoracritus
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 442
Pavlos Kountouriotis
POLITICIAN
1855 - 1935
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 443