Philosopher
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
2nd century Roman rhetorician and advocate
100 - 160
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Marcus Cornelius Fronto
His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Marcus Cornelius Fronto is the 410th most popular philosopher (up from 553rd in 2024), the 31st most popular biography from Algeria (up from 48th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Algerian Philosopher.
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Marcus Cornelius Fronto climbed 4,952 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #17,247 to #12,307.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Marcus Cornelius Fronto ranks 410 out of 1,285. Before him are Luce Irigaray, E. H. Carr, Yajnavalkya, Paul Tillich, Thomas Hill Green, and Mulla Sadra. After him are Jean Gerson, Hilary Putnam, Leszek Kołakowski, Bharadwaja, Francis Hutcheson, and Alain de Benoist.
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HPI: 68.14
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Thomas Hill Green
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HPI: 68.03
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Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 410
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HPI: 68.00
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HPI: 67.99
Rank: 412
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HPI: 67.99
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HPI: 67.91
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HPI: 67.91
Rank: 416
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Marcus Cornelius Fronto ranks 19. Before him are Lydia of Thyatira, Ananias of Damascus, Cornelius the Centurion, Zhang Jue, Agabus, and Philip the Evangelist. After him are Domitia Longina, Mithridates V of Parthia, Simeon of Jerusalem, Claudia Acte, Vologases III of Parthia, and Aretaeus of Cappadocia. Among people deceased in 160, Marcus Cornelius Fronto ranks 2. Before him is Marcion of Sinope. After him are Valentinus, Shimon bar Yochai, and Quintus Lollius Urbicus.
Others Born in 100
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Lydia of Thyatira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 13
Ananias of Damascus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 14
Cornelius the Centurion
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 15
Zhang Jue
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 - 184
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 16
Agabus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 17
Philip the Evangelist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 18
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 19
Domitia Longina
COMPANION
100 - 126
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 20
Mithridates V of Parthia
POLITICIAN
100 - 140
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 21
Simeon of Jerusalem
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 107
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 22
Claudia Acte
POLITICIAN
100 - 100
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 23
Vologases III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 24
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
PHYSICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 160
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Marcion of Sinope
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
85 - 160
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 1
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 2
Valentinus
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 3
Shimon bar Yochai
POLITICIAN
1 - 160
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 4
Quintus Lollius Urbicus
POLITICIAN
150 - 160
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 5
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Marcus Cornelius Fronto ranks 31 out of 270. Before him are Jacques Rancière (1940), Ptolemy of Mauretania (-9), Syphax (-250), Marcel Cerdan (1916), Hélène Cixous (1937), and Edwige Fenech (1948). After him are Chadli Bendjedid (1929), Marlène Jobert (1940), Bernard-Henri Lévy (1948), Mohamed Boudiaf (1919), Sidi Boushaki (1394), and Assia Djebar (1936).
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Jacques Rancière
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 25
Ptolemy of Mauretania
POLITICIAN
9 BC - 40
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 26
Syphax
POLITICIAN
250 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 68.63
Rank: 27
Marcel Cerdan
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1949
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 28
Hélène Cixous
WRITER
1937 - Present
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 29
Edwige Fenech
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 30
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 31
Chadli Bendjedid
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2012
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 32
Marlène Jobert
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 33
Bernard-Henri Lévy
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 34
Mohamed Boudiaf
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1992
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 35
Sidi Boushaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1394 - 1453
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 36
Assia Djebar
WRITER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 37
Among Philosophers In Algeria
Among philosophers born in Algeria, Marcus Cornelius Fronto ranks 6. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Jacques Derrida (1930), Louis Althusser (1918), Martianus Capella (360), and Jacques Rancière (1940). After him are Priscian (500), Émile Boirac (1851), and Catherine Malabou (1959).
Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 1
Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 2
Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 3
Martianus Capella
360 - 428
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 4
Jacques Rancière
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 5
Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 6
Priscian
500 - 600
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 7
Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Catherine Malabou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 9
