Historian
Hecataeus of Miletus
Ancient Greek historian and geographer
550 BC - 476 BC
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Hecataeus of Miletus
His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Hecataeus of Miletus is the 14th most popular historian (down from 13th in 2024), the 114th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 89th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Historian.
Hecataeus of Miletus is most famous for being the first historian to write about the Persian Wars.
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Hecataeus of Miletus ranks #14 of 579 Historians worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.
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Hecataeus of Miletus's biography appears in 56 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 95% of all Historians.
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Hecataeus of Miletus is one of the 3 earliest-born Historians in all of Pantheon.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Hecataeus of Miletus ranks 14 out of 579. Before him are Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, Suetonius, and Thomas Kuhn. After him are Procopius, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Mircea Eliade, Cassius Dio, Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and Manetho.
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Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Thomas Kuhn
1922 - 1996
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 13
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 14
Procopius
500 - 560
HPI: 76.58
Rank: 15
Thomas Babington Macaulay
1800 - 1859
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 16
Mircea Eliade
1907 - 1986
HPI: 76.17
Rank: 17
Cassius Dio
155 - 235
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 18
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
1717 - 1768
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 19
Manetho
201 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 550 BC, Hecataeus of Miletus ranks 4. Before him are Darius the Great, Cambyses II, and Zechariah. After him are Aristides, Haggai, Ephialtes of Trachis, Himilco, Mahākāśyapa, Alcetas I of Macedon, Atossa, and Labashi-Marduk. Among people deceased in 476 BC, Hecataeus of Miletus ranks 1. After him is Anaxilas.
Others Born in 550 BC
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Darius the Great
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 87.66
Rank: 1
Cambyses II
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 2
Zechariah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 3
Hecataeus of Miletus
HISTORIAN
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 4
Aristides
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 467 BC
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 5
Haggai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - Present
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 6
Ephialtes of Trachis
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 7
Himilco
EXPLORER
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 8
Mahākāśyapa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 BC - 549 BC
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 9
Alcetas I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 10
Atossa
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 11
Labashi-Marduk
POLITICIAN
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 476 BC
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HISTORIAN
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 1
Anaxilas
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 2
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Hecataeus of Miletus ranks 114 out of 1,732. Before him are Saint Pantaleon (275), Ephrem the Syrian (306), Murad V (1840), Gordian I (159), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Osman III (1699). After him are Ulfilas (311), Al-Battani (858), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Irenaeus (130), Stefan Dušan (1308), and Romanos IV Diogenes (1030).
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Saint Pantaleon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
275 - 303
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 108
Ephrem the Syrian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
306 - 373
HPI: 77.09
Rank: 109
Murad V
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1904
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 110
Gordian I
POLITICIAN
159 - 238
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 111
Anaximenes of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 112
Osman III
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 113
Hecataeus of Miletus
HISTORIAN
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 114
Ulfilas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
311 - 383
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 115
Al-Battani
MATHEMATICIAN
858 - 929
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 116
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
WRITER
60 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 117
Irenaeus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
130 - 202
HPI: 76.80
Rank: 118
Stefan Dušan
POLITICIAN
1308 - 1355
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 119
Romanos IV Diogenes
POLITICIAN
1030 - 1072
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 120
Among Historians In Türkiye
Among historians born in Türkiye, Hecataeus of Miletus ranks 2. Before him is Herodotus (-484). After him are Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Niketas Choniates (1155), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eutropius (320), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).
Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 2
Cassius Dio
155 - 235
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 3
Arrian
89 - 175
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 4
Ali ibn al-Athir
1160 - 1233
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 5
Socrates of Constantinople
380 - 440
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 6
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Libanius
314 - 393
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 8
Ephorus
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 9
Eutropius
320 - 400
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 10
George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 11
Eunapius
349 - 420
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 12
