442 - 537
Isidore of Miletus (Greek: Ἰσίδωρος ὁ Μιλήσιος; Medieval Greek pronunciation: [iˈsiðoros o miˈlisios]; Latin: Isidorus Miletus) was one of the two main Byzantine Greek mathematician, physicist and architects (Anthemius of Tralles was the other) that Emperor Justinian I commissioned to design the cathedral Hagia Sophia in Constantinople from 532 to 537. He was born c. 475 AD. The creation of an important compilation of Archimedes' works has been attributed to him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isidore of Miletus has received more than 255,942 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Isidore of Miletus is the 53rd most popular architect (up from 55th in 2019), the 246th most popular biography from Turkey and the 3rd most popular Turkish Architect.
Isidore of Miletus is most famous for his theory that the Earth is round.
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Among architects, Isidore of Miletus ranks 53 out of 424. Before him are Arne Jacobsen, Richard Rogers, Richard Meier, Michelozzo, Carlo Maderno, and Kenzō Tange. After him are Álvaro Siza Vieira, Jules Hardouin-Mansart, Marcel Breuer, Giacomo della Porta, Louis Le Vau, and Aldo Rossi.
1902 - 1971
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 47
1933 - 2021
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 48
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 49
1396 - 1472
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 50
1556 - 1629
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 51
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 52
442 - 537
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 53
1933 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 54
1646 - 1708
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 55
1902 - 1981
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 56
1533 - 1602
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 57
1612 - 1670
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 58
1931 - 1997
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 59
Among people born in 442, Isidore of Miletus ranks 1. After him is Ghazar Parpetsi. Among people deceased in 537, Isidore of Miletus ranks 1.
Among people born in Turkey, Isidore of Miletus ranks 246 out of 1,301. Before him are Kenan Evren (1917), Justin II (520), Philippikos Bardanes (700), Attalus I (-269), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), and Niketas Choniates (1155). After him are Arcesilaus (-315), Xenocrates (-396), Theophanes the Confessor (758), Novatian (220), John IV Laskaris (1250), and Gregory Thaumaturgus (213).
1917 - 2015
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 240
520 - 578
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 241
700 - 713
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 242
269 BC - 197 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 243
1160 - 1233
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 244
1155 - 1217
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 245
442 - 537
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 246
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 247
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 248
758 - 818
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 249
220 - 258
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 250
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 251
213 - 270
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 252
Among architects born in Turkey, Isidore of Miletus ranks 3. Before him are Mimar Sinan (1490) and Hippodamus of Miletus (-498). After him are Sostratus of Cnidus (-290), Kadir Topbaş (1945), Toros Toramanian (1864), and Gülsün Sağlamer (1945).
1490 - 1588
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 1
498 BC - 408 BC
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 2
442 - 537
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 3
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 4
1945 - 2021
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 5
1864 - 1934
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 6
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 7