116 BC - 27 BC
Marcus Terentius Varro (116–27 BC) was a Roman polymath and a prolific author. He is regarded as ancient Rome's greatest scholar, and was described by Petrarch as "the third great light of Rome" (after Virgil and Cicero). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marcus Terentius Varro has received more than 642,701 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 46 in 2019). Marcus Terentius Varro is the 278th most popular writer (down from 265th in 2019), the 360th most popular biography from Italy (down from 338th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Writer.
Marcus Terentius Varro is most famous for his work, "De Re Rustica" which is a book about agriculture.
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Among writers, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 278 out of 5,755. Before him are Percy Bysshe Shelley, Carl Spitteler, Guillaume de Machaut, C. S. Lewis, Paul Valéry, and Antonin Artaud. After him are Shota Rustaveli, Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau, Eugenio Montale, Primo Levi, Amos Oz, and Tomas Tranströmer.
1792 - 1822
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 272
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 273
1300 - 1377
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 274
1898 - 1963
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 275
1871 - 1945
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 276
1896 - 1948
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 277
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 278
1172 - 1216
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 279
1749 - 1791
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 280
1896 - 1981
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 281
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 282
1939 - 2018
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 283
1931 - 2015
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 284
Among people born in 116 BC, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 1. After him is Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus. Among people deceased in 27 BC, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 1.
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 1
116 BC - 56 BC
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 2
Among people born in Italy, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 360 out of 4,668. Before him are Gordian III (225), Guido Reni (1575), Pope Gregory II (669), Vitus (290), Pope Agatho (574), and Yves Montand (1921). After him are Antonio Canova (1757), Mario Draghi (1947), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Eugenio Montale (1896), Pope Gregory VI (1000), and Primo Levi (1919).
225 - 244
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 354
1575 - 1642
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 355
669 - 731
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 356
290 - 303
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 357
574 - 681
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 358
1921 - 1991
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 359
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 360
1757 - 1822
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 361
1947 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 362
1958 - Present
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 363
1896 - 1981
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 364
1000 - 1048
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 365
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 366
Among writers born in Italy, Marcus Terentius Varro ranks 23. Before him are Luigi Pirandello (1867), Torquato Tasso (1544), Sallust (-86), Christine de Pizan (1365), Dario Fo (1926), and Carlo Goldoni (1707). After him are Eugenio Montale (1896), Primo Levi (1919), Alberto Moravia (1907), Lorenzo Valla (1407), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), and Ludovico Ariosto (1474).
1867 - 1936
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 17
1544 - 1595
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 18
86 BC - 34 BC
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 19
1365 - 1430
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 20
1926 - 2016
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 21
1707 - 1793
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 22
116 BC - 27 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 23
1896 - 1981
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 24
1919 - 1987
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 25
1907 - 1990
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 26
1407 - 1457
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 27
1863 - 1938
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 28
1474 - 1533
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 29