Philosopher
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
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Gorgias
His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia. Gorgias is the 69th most popular philosopher (down from 64th in 2024), the 35th most popular biography from Greece (up from 37th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Gorgias is most famous for his "On Non-Existence" speech, in which he argues that nothing exists.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Gorgias ranks 69 out of 1,267. Before him are Thomas More, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Zhu Xi, Antonio Gramsci, Zeno of Citium, and Xenophanes. After him are Ibn Arabi, Nagarjuna, Pliny the Elder, Peter Abelard, Leucippus, and Edmund Husserl.
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Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 63
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 - 1814
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 64
Zhu Xi
1130 - 1200
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 65
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 66
Zeno of Citium
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 67
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 68
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 69
Ibn Arabi
1165 - 1240
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 70
Nagarjuna
150 - 250
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 71
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 72
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 73
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 74
Edmund Husserl
1859 - 1938
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 75
Contemporaries
Among people born in 483 BC, Gorgias ranks 1. After him is Zisi. Among people deceased in 375 BC, Gorgias ranks 1.
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Among people born in Greece, Gorgias ranks 35 out of NaN. Before him are Spartacus (-109), Xenophon (-430), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), and Nurbanu Sultan (1525). After him are Themistocles (-524), Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Cleisthenes (-565), Lycurgus of Sparta (-800), Leonidas I (-540), and Peisistratos (-600).
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Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 29
Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 30
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31
Demosthenes
POLITICIAN
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 32
Hayreddin Barbarossa
PIRATE
1478 - 1546
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 33
Nurbanu Sultan
COMPANION
1525 - 1583
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Gorgias
PHILOSOPHER
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 35
Themistocles
MILITARY PERSONNEL
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 36
Ptolemy I Soter
MILITARY PERSONNEL
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 37
Cleisthenes
POLITICIAN
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 38
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 39
Leonidas I
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 80.62
Rank: 40
Peisistratos
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 41
Among Philosophers In Greece
Among philosophers born in Greece, Gorgias ranks 9. Before him are Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), Plutarch (46), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Theophrastus (-371), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), Antisthenes (-445), Pyrrho (-365), Isocrates (-436), and Clement of Alexandria (150).
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 3
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 4
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 5
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 6
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 7
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 8
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 9
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 10
Apollodorus of Athens
180 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 11
Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 12
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 13
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 14
Clement of Alexandria
150 - 215
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 15
