PHILOSOPHER
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
Lucretius
Titus Lucretius Carus ( TY-təs loo-KREE-shəs, Latin: [ˈtitus luˈkreːti.us ˈkaːrus]; c. 99 – c. 55 BC) was a Roman poet and philosopher. His only known work is the philosophical poem De rerum natura, a didactic work about the tenets and philosophy of Epicureanism, which usually is translated into English as On the Nature of Things—and somewhat less often as On the Nature of the Universe. Very little is known about Lucretius's life; the only certainty is that he was either a friend or client of Gaius Memmius, to whom the poem was addressed and dedicated. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lucretius has received more than 1,345,331 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Lucretius is the 49th most popular philosopher (up from 55th in 2019), the 56th most popular biography from Italy (up from 59th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Lucretius is most famous for his poem "De Rerum Natura" which is a long didactic poem about the nature of the universe and the development of life.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
79.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
80
Languages Editions (L)
16.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.74
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Lucretius ranks 49 out of 1,267. Before him are Laozi, Empedocles, Origen, Protagoras, Ludwig Wittgenstein, and John Amos Comenius. After him are Hannah Arendt, Anaxagoras, Plotinus, Michel Foucault, Thomas More, and Henri Bergson.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLaozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 43
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 44
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 45
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 46
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 47
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 48
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 49
Hannah Arendt
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 50
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 51
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 52
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 53
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 54
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 94 BC, Lucretius ranks 1. After him are Emperor Zhao of Han, Clodia Pulchra, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus. Among people deceased in 55 BC, Lucretius ranks 1. After him are Tigranes the Great, Berenice IV of Egypt, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos.
Others Born in 94 BC
Go to all RankingsLucretius
PHILOSOPHER
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 1
Emperor Zhao of Han
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 74 BC
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 2
Clodia Pulchra
WRITER
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 3
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 4
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
POLITICIAN
94 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 5
Others Deceased in 55 BC
Go to all RankingsLucretius
PHILOSOPHER
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 1
Tigranes the Great
POLITICIAN
140 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 2
Berenice IV of Egypt
POLITICIAN
77 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 3
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Nepos
POLITICIAN
135 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 4
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Lucretius ranks 56 out of 5,161. Before him are Fibonacci (1170), Pope Leo XIII (1810), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Pope Clement VII (1478), Pope Gregory I (540), and Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598). After him are Enrico Fermi (1901), Saint Lucy (283), Umberto Eco (1932), Pope Pius XII (1876), Saint Valentine (226), and Guglielmo Marconi (1874).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFibonacci
MATHEMATICIAN
1170 - 1240
HPI: 79.36
Rank: 50
Pope Leo XIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1810 - 1903
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 51
Giacomo Casanova
WRITER
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 52
Pope Clement VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1478 - 1534
HPI: 79.28
Rank: 53
Pope Gregory I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
540 - 604
HPI: 79.26
Rank: 54
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
ARCHITECT
1598 - 1680
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 55
Lucretius
PHILOSOPHER
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 56
Enrico Fermi
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1954
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 57
Saint Lucy
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
283 - 304
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 58
Umberto Eco
WRITER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 59
Pope Pius XII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 60
Saint Valentine
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
226 - 273
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 61
Guglielmo Marconi
INVENTOR
1874 - 1937
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 62
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy
Among philosophers born in Italy, Lucretius ranks 6. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), Thomas Aquinas (1225), Parmenides (-501), Maria Montessori (1870), and Empedocles (-490). After him are Zeno of Elea (-490), Pliny the Elder (23), Antonio Gramsci (1891), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Boethius (480), and Tommaso Campanella (1568).
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 1
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 85.68
Rank: 2
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 3
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 4
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 5
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 7
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 8
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 9
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 10
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 11
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 12