PHILOSOPHER

Hippo

500 BC - 460 BC

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Hippo (; Ancient Greek: Ἵππων, Hippon; fl. 5th century BC) was a Pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is variously described as coming from Rhegium, Metapontum, Samos, and Croton, and it is possible that there was more than one philosopher with this name. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hippo has received more than 251,599 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Hippo is the 531st most popular philosopher (up from 639th in 2019), the 1,532nd most popular biography from Italy and the 42nd most popular Italian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

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  • 59.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.40

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Hippo ranks 531 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans Blumenberg, Karl Leonhard Reinhold, Metrodorus of Lampsacus, Georg Henrik von Wright, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Zhou Dunyi. After him are Hans Vaihinger, Saul Kripke, Polemon, Émile Boirac, Georges Canguilhem, and Zeno of Sidon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Hippo ranks 34. Before him are Cratinus, Alcetas II of Macedon, Perdiccas II of Macedon, Psammuthes, Parrhasius, and Anytus. After him are Cleombrotus I, Corax of Syracuse, Paeonius, Pleistoanax, Hermocrates, and Pharnabazus II. Among people deceased in 460 BC, Hippo ranks 6. Before him are Pāṇini, Meton of Athens, Mnesikles, Ajatashatru, and Parrhasius. After him are Paeonius, Pharnabazus II, Diagoras of Rhodes, Telesilla, Sophron, and Agatharchus.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hippo ranks 1,532 out of 5,161. Before him are Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta (1841), Girolamo Riario (1443), Guido of Siena (1230), Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (190), Giovanni Villani (1276), and Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia (1773). After him are Rothari (606), Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein (1726), Accursius (1182), Simone Inzaghi (1976), Luca Marenzio (1553), and Aistulf (null).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy

Among philosophers born in Italy, Hippo ranks 42. Before him are Lucilio Vanini (1585), Vittorino da Feltre (1378), Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri (1667), Norberto Bobbio (1909), Gaetano Mosca (1858), and Dicaearchus (-350). After him are Pietro d'Abano (1250), Myia (-600), Silvia Federici (1942), Bernardino Telesio (1509), Cesare Ripa (1555), and Antonio Rosmini (1797).

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