Historian
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
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John Skylitzes
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2024). John Skylitzes is the 61st most popular historian (down from 59th in 2024).
John Skylitzes is most famous for his chronicle of the Byzantine Empire, which he wrote in the 10th century.
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Among Historians
Among historians, John Skylitzes ranks 61 out of 561. Before him are Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani, Justin, Francesco Guicciardini, Euhemerus, Ernst Gombrich, and Johann Gustav Droysen. After him are Heinrich Wölfflin, Tzvetan Todorov, Jared Diamond, Libanius, Movses Khorenatsi, and Callisthenes.
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Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
1372 - 1449
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 55
Justin
110 - 200
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 56
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540
HPI: 70.74
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Euhemerus
330 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 58
Ernst Gombrich
1909 - 2001
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 59
Johann Gustav Droysen
1808 - 1884
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 60
John Skylitzes
1040 - 1101
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 61
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 62
Tzvetan Todorov
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 63
Jared Diamond
1937 - Present
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 64
Libanius
314 - 393
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 65
Movses Khorenatsi
410 - 490
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 66
Callisthenes
360 BC - 327 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1040, John Skylitzes ranks 3. Before him are Alfonso VI of León and Castile, and Rashi. After him are Géza I of Hungary, Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad, Ida of Lorraine, Ivo of Chartres, Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg, Håkan the Red, Sikelgaita, Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine, and Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg. Among people deceased in 1101, John Skylitzes ranks 6. Before him are Mahmud al-Kashgari, Roger I of Sicily, Bruno of Cologne, Su Shi, and Hugh, Count of Vermandois. After him are Conrad II of Italy, Su Song, Al-Musta'li, Akka Mahadevi, Emperor Daozong of Liao, and Vseslav of Polotsk.
Others Born in 1040
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Alfonso VI of León and Castile
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1109
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 1
Rashi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1040 - 1105
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 2
John Skylitzes
HISTORIAN
1040 - 1101
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 3
Géza I of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1077
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 4
Al-Mu'tamid ibn Abbad
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1095
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 5
Ida of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1113
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 6
Ivo of Chartres
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1040 - 1115
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 7
Elimar I, Count of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1040 - 1108
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 8
Håkan the Red
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1079
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 9
Sikelgaita
NOBLEMAN
1040 - 1090
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 10
Theodoric II, Duke of Lorraine
NOBLEMAN
1040 - 1115
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 11
Conrad I, Count of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1040 - 1086
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1101
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Mahmud al-Kashgari
LINGUIST
1029 - 1101
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 1
Roger I of Sicily
NOBLEMAN
1031 - 1101
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 2
Bruno of Cologne
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1030 - 1101
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 3
Su Shi
WRITER
1037 - 1101
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 4
Hugh, Count of Vermandois
POLITICIAN
1057 - 1101
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
John Skylitzes
HISTORIAN
1040 - 1101
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 6
Conrad II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1074 - 1101
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 7
Su Song
ENGINEER
1020 - 1101
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 8
Al-Musta'li
POLITICIAN
1076 - 1101
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 9
Akka Mahadevi
WRITER
1130 - 1101
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 10
Emperor Daozong of Liao
POLITICIAN
1032 - 1101
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 11
Vseslav of Polotsk
POLITICIAN
1029 - 1101
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 12
