PHILOSOPHER
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
Leucippus
Leucippus (; Λεύκιππος, Leúkippos; fl. 5th century BCE) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher. He is traditionally credited as the founder of atomism, which he developed with his student Democritus. Leucippus divided the world into two entities: atoms, indivisible particles that make up all things, and the void, the nothingness that exists between the atoms. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leucippus has received more than 644,953 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Leucippus is the 91st most popular philosopher (down from 89th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Philosopher.
Leucippus is most famous for being the first philosopher to propose the idea of atoms.
Memorability Metrics
640k
Page Views (PV)
74.41
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
11.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Leucippus ranks 91 out of 1,267. Before him are John of Damascus, Athanasius of Alexandria, Peter Abelard, Theophrastus, Johann Gottfried Herder, and Ibn Taymiyyah. After him are Walter Benjamin, Zhuang Zhou, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Jean Bodin, Boethius, and Jeremy Bentham.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn of Damascus
676 - 749
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 85
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 86
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 87
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 88
Johann Gottfried Herder
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 89
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 90
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 91
Walter Benjamin
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 92
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 93
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 94
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 95
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 96
Jeremy Bentham
1748 - 1832
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 97
Contemporaries
Among people born in 500 BC, Leucippus ranks 3. Before him are Anaxagoras, and Myron. After him are Artaxerxes I of Persia, Xanthippe, Ezra, Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, Cyrus the Younger, and Xerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Leucippus ranks 4. Before him are Esther, Myron, and Ānanda. After him are Polykleitos, Hippasus, Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, Obadiah, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.
Others Born in 500 BC
Go to all RankingsAnaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 2
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 3
Artaxerxes I of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 8
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Cratylus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 11
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 500 BC
Go to all RankingsEsther
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 1
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 2
Ānanda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 3
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 4
Polykleitos
SCULPTOR
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 5
Hippasus
PHILOSOPHER
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 6
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
Diogenes of Apollonia
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 8
Rāhula
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 9
Obadiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 10
Gaius Marcius Coriolanus
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 11
Gorgo, Queen of Sparta
COMPANION
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Leucippus ranks 64 out of 1,347. Before him are Aspasia (-470), Hatice Sultan (1496), Abdul Hamid I (1725), Selim III (1761), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), and Mahmud I (1696). After him are Saint Blaise (300), Osman III (1699), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Şehzade Mehmed (1522), Mustafa III (1717), and Lucian (120).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsAspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 58
Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1538
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 59
Abdul Hamid I
POLITICIAN
1725 - 1789
HPI: 74.72
Rank: 60
Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 61
Ibn Taymiyyah
PHILOSOPHER
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 62
Mahmud I
POLITICIAN
1696 - 1754
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 63
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 64
Saint Blaise
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 316
HPI: 74.21
Rank: 65
Osman III
POLITICIAN
1699 - 1757
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 66
Anaximenes of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 67
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 68
Mustafa III
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 69
Lucian
WRITER
120 - 200
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 70
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Leucippus ranks 10. Before him are Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), and Ibn Taymiyyah (1263). After him are Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Apollonius of Tyana (15), Bias of Priene (-600), and Arcesilaus (-315).
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 4
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 5
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 7
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 8
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 12
Proclus
412 - 485
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 13
Apollonius of Tyana
15 - 100
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 14
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 15
Arcesilaus
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 16