500 BC - 500 BC
Leucippus (; Greek: Λεύκιππος, Leúkippos; fl. 5th cent. BCE) is reported in some ancient sources to have been a philosopher who was the earliest Greek to develop the theory of atomism—the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leucippus has received more than 373,799 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Leucippus is the 135th most popular philosopher (up from 139th in 2019), the 63rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 62nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Leucippus is most famous for being the first philosopher to propose the idea of atoms.
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Among philosophers, Leucippus ranks 135 out of 1,089. Before him are Joseph Priestley, Herbert Marcuse, Ramon Llull, Al-Tabari, Jiddu Krishnamurti, and Emanuel Swedenborg. After him are Edith Stein, Johann Friedrich Herbart, György Lukács, Isocrates, Clement of Alexandria, and Baron d'Holbach.
1733 - 1804
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 129
1898 - 1979
HPI: 78.59
Rank: 130
1232 - 1316
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 131
839 - 923
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 132
1895 - 1986
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 133
1688 - 1772
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 134
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 135
1891 - 1942
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 136
1776 - 1841
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 137
1885 - 1971
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 138
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 139
150 - 215
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 140
1723 - 1789
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 141
Among people born in 500 BC, Leucippus ranks 5. Before him are Anaxagoras, Myron, Artaxerxes I of Persia, and Xanthippe. After him are Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ezra, Cyrus the Younger, Xerxes II of Persia, Sogdianus of Persia, and Ictinus. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Leucippus ranks 5. Before him are Esther, Myron, Ānanda, and Polykleitos. After him are Artemisia I of Caria, Hippasus, Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, Rāhula, Obadiah, Lars Porsena, and Demaratus.
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 81.75
Rank: 1
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 2
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 3
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 4
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 5
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 6
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 7
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 8
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 10
500 BC - 423 BC
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 11
500 BC - Present
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 12
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.81
Rank: 1
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 2
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 3
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.10
Rank: 4
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 5
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 6
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 7
506 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 8
534 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 9
587 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 10
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 11
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Leucippus ranks 63 out of 855. Before him are Irene of Athens (752), Xanthippe (-500), Constantine I of Greece (1868), Andromache (null), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), and Epaminondas (-418). After him are Pope Dionysius (200), Peleus (null), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Isocrates (-436), and Vangelis (1943).
752 - 803
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 57
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 58
1868 - 1923
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 59
HPI: 78.67
Rank: 60
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 61
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 62
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 63
200 - 268
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 64
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 65
1883 - 1957
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 66
1925 - Present
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 67
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 68
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 69
Among philosophers born in Greece, Leucippus ranks 13. Before him are Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), and Antisthenes (-445). After him are Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), and Chilon of Sparta (-600).
46 - 127
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 7
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 8
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 9
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 10
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 79.42
Rank: 11
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 12
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 13
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 14
150 - 215
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 15
470 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 16
443 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 17
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 18
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 19