PHILOSOPHER
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
Gorgias
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. W. K. C. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorgias has received more than 627,717 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Gorgias is the 61st most popular philosopher (up from 93rd in 2019), the 35th most popular biography from Greece (up from 40th 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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77.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
65
Languages Editions (L)
13.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gorgias ranks 61 out of 1,081. Before him are Plotinus, Henri Bergson, Anaxagoras, Herbert Spencer, Mikhail Bakunin, and Edmund Husserl. After him are Pliny the Elder, Ludwig Feuerbach, Peter Abelard, George Berkeley, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, and Arius.
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203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 55
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1859 - 1941
HPI: 78.59
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500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.41
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HPI: 78.01
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Mikhail Bakunin
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HPI: 77.80
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Edmund Husserl
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HPI: 77.74
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Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 61
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HPI: 77.31
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HPI: 77.28
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Johann Gottlieb Fichte
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HPI: 76.97
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HPI: 76.84
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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 936. Before him are Demosthenes (-384), Themistocles (-524), Leonidas I (-540), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), and Cleisthenes (-565). After him are Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Solon (-638), Myron (-500), Polybius (-208), and Aristarchus of Samos (-311).
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Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 29
Themistocles
524 BC - 459 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 30
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 31
Hayreddin Barbarossa
1478 - 1546
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 32
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 33
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 34
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 35
Ptolemy I Soter
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 36
Pyrrhus of Epirus
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 37
Solon
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 38
Myron
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 39
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 40
Aristarchus of Samos
311 BC - 230 BC
HPI: 75.56
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), Protagoras (-486), and Plutarch (46). After him are Leucippus (-500), Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), Antisthenes (-445), Isocrates (-436), and Clement of Alexandria (150).
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 3
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 4
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 5
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 6
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 7
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 8
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 11
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 12
Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 13
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 14
Clement of Alexandria
150 - 215
HPI: 71.24
Rank: 15
