WRITER

Ion of Chios

490 BC - 422 BC

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Ion of Chios (; Greek: Ἴων ὁ Χῖος; c. 490/480 – c. 420 BC) was a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ion of Chios has received more than 50,874 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Ion of Chios is the 1,889th most popular writer (down from 1,780th in 2019), the 393rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 372nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Ion von Chios, die Reste seiner Werke
1939
Testimonia et fragmenta
Lost literature, Early works to 1800, Greek literature
1992

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ion of Chios ranks 1,889 out of 7,302. Before him are Stig Dagerman, Victoria Ocampo, Chuck Palahniuk, Shirley Jackson, Hierocles of Alexandria, and Marko Vovchok. After him are Handrij Zejler, Henrik Wergeland, Uri Orlev, Brian Aldiss, Augustin Barruel, and Valery Bryusov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Ion of Chios ranks 10. Before him are Nehemiah, Bacchylides, Archelaus I of Macedon, Agis II, Crateuas of Macedon, and Hellanicus of Lesbos. After him are Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Ion of Chios ranks 4. Before him are Cleon, Brasidas, and Cratinus.

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Others Deceased in 422 BC

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  • Photo of Cleon

    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 64.92

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Brasidas

    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.97

    Rank: 2

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    Cratinus

    WRITER

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 59.88

    Rank: 3

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    Ion of Chios

    WRITER

    490 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 56.58

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ion of Chios ranks 393 out of 1,024. Before him are Silanion (-400), Miltiades the Elder (-600), Theopompus of Sparta (-800), Isaeus (-420), Aristyllus (-400), and Hierocles of Alexandria (410). After him are Erinna (-400), Christos Sartzetakis (1929), Manos Hatzidakis (1925), Chabrias (-500), Neferkara I (-2780), and Yorgos Lanthimos (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Ion of Chios ranks 47. Before him are Posidippus (-310), Albert Cohen (1895), Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Isaeus (-420), and Hierocles of Alexandria (410). After him are Erinna (-400), Theodorus Gaza (1398), Telesilla (-500), Vassilis Vassilikos (1933), Dexippus (210), and Asclepiades of Samos (-320).

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