483 BC - 375 BC
Gorgias (; Greek: Γοργίας; 483–375 BC) was an ancient Greek sophist, pre-Socratic philosopher, and rhetorician who was a native of Leontinoi in Sicily. Along with Protagoras, he forms the first generation of Sophists. Several doxographers report that he was a pupil of Empedocles, although he would only have been a few years younger. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorgias has received more than 574,907 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Gorgias is the 93rd most popular philosopher (up from 109th in 2019), the 40th most popular biography from Greece (up from 46th 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, Gorgias ranks 93 out of 1,089. Before him are Tertullian, Johann Gottfried Herder, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Friedrich Fröbel, John of Damascus, and Jacques Derrida. After him are Isidore of Seville, Athanasius of Alexandria, Al-Kindi, Zhuang Zhou, Gregory of Nazianzus, and Roland Barthes.
155 - 220
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 87
1744 - 1803
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 88
1809 - 1865
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 89
1782 - 1852
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 90
676 - 749
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 91
1930 - 2004
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 92
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 93
560 - 636
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 94
295 - 373
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 95
801 - 866
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 96
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 97
329 - 389
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 98
1915 - 1980
HPI: 80.06
Rank: 99
Among people born in 483 BC, Gorgias ranks 1. After him is Zisi. Among people deceased in 375 BC, Gorgias ranks 1.
Among people born in Greece, Gorgias ranks 40 out of 855. Before him are Aristarchus of Samos (-311), Polybius (-208), Alcibiades (-450), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), and Pindar (-517). After him are Polykleitos (-450), Solon (-638), Peisistratos (-600), Menander (-342), Theophrastus (-371), and Praxiteles (-395).
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 81.41
Rank: 34
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 81.33
Rank: 35
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 36
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 37
1525 - 1583
HPI: 80.78
Rank: 38
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 39
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 40
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 41
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 42
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 80.04
Rank: 43
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 44
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 45
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 46
Among philosophers born in Greece, Gorgias ranks 9. Before him are Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Epicurus (-341), Democritus (-460), Plutarch (46), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), Antisthenes (-445), Leucippus (-500), Isocrates (-436), and Clement of Alexandria (150).
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 95.16
Rank: 3
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.90
Rank: 4
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 88.36
Rank: 5
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 6
46 - 127
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 7
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 8
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 9
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 11
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 13
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 14
150 - 215
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 15