1110 - 1180
John Tzetzes (Greek: Ἰωάννης Τζέτζης, translit. Iōánnēs Tzétzēs; c. 1110, Constantinople – 1180, Constantinople) was a Byzantine poet and grammarian who lived at Constantinople in the 12th century. He is known for making significant contributions in preserving much valuable information from ancient Greek literature and scholarship. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Tzetzes has received more than 147,351 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). John Tzetzes is the 1,880th most popular writer (up from 1,881st in 2019), the 628th most popular biography from Turkey (down from 586th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Turkish Writer.
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Among writers, John Tzetzes ranks 1,880 out of 5,755. Before him are Jacint Verdaguer, Hirokazu Kanazawa, Mukaghali Makatayev, Ruan Ji, Ibn al-Farid, and Jón Arason. After him are John of Ruusbroec, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Augustin Barruel, Zinaida Gippius, Pierre Klossowski, and Caterina Albert.
1845 - 1902
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,874
1931 - 2019
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 1,875
1931 - 1976
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 1,876
210 - 263
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,877
1181 - 1234
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,878
1484 - 1550
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,879
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,880
1293 - 1381
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,881
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 1,882
1741 - 1820
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 1,883
1869 - 1945
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,884
1905 - 2001
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 1,885
1869 - 1966
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 1,886
Among people born in 1110, John Tzetzes ranks 10. Before him are Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia, García Ramírez of Navarre, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Robert de Boron, Kaykaus I, and Maurice de Sully. After him are Bertha of Sulzbach, Rostislav I of Kiev, Abraham ibn Daud, Odo de St Amand, Düsum Khyenpa, 1st Karmapa Lama, and Boril of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 1180, John Tzetzes ranks 4. Before him are Louis VII of France, Manuel I Komnenos, and John of Salisbury. After him are Al-Mustadi, Minamoto no Yorimasa, Abraham ibn Daud, Prince Mochihito, Soběslav II, Duke of Bohemia, Theodora Komnene, Queen of Jerusalem, and Yaroslav II of Kiev.
1110 - 1174
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 4
1110 - 1150
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 5
1110 - 1173
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 6
1110 - 1300
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 7
1110 - 1220
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 8
1110 - 1196
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 9
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 10
1110 - 1159
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 11
1110 - 1167
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 12
1110 - 1180
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 13
1110 - 1179
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 14
1110 - 1193
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 15
1110 - Present
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 16
1120 - 1180
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 1
1118 - 1180
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 2
1110 - 1180
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 3
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 4
1142 - 1180
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 5
1106 - 1180
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 6
1110 - 1180
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 7
1151 - 1180
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 8
1128 - 1180
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 9
1145 - 1180
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 10
1132 - 1180
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 11
Among people born in Turkey, John Tzetzes ranks 628 out of 1,301. Before him are Theodora Komnene, Duchess of Austria (1134), George Sphrantzes (1401), John Kinnamos (1143), Eunomius of Cyzicus (335), Aquila of Sinope (100), and Helena Kantakouzene (1333). After him are Nureddin Pasha (1873), Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Ahmed Muhtar Pasha (1839), Amphilochius of Iconium (339), Ahmet Kaya (1957), and Diodorus Cronus (-400).
1134 - 1184
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 622
1401 - 1477
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 623
1143 - 1185
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 624
335 - 394
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 625
100 - 200
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 626
1333 - 1396
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 627
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 628
1873 - 1932
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 629
1101 - 1198
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 630
1839 - 1919
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 631
339 - 394
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 632
1957 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 633
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 634
Among writers born in Turkey, John Tzetzes ranks 54. Before him are Adamantios Korais (1748), Namık Kemal (1840), Symeon the Metaphrast (900), John of Ephesus (507), Menander Protector (550), and Aristeas (-600). After him are Eustathius of Thessalonica (1101), Theodore I (1290), Adnan Oktar (1956), Methodius of Olympus (260), Reşat Nuri Güntekin (1889), and Mustafa Balel (1945).
1748 - 1833
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 48
1840 - 1888
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 49
900 - 987
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 50
507 - 588
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 51
550 - Present
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 52
600 BC - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 53
1110 - 1180
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 54
1101 - 1198
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 55
1290 - 1338
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 56
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 57
260 - 311
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 58
1889 - 1956
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 59
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 60