Philosopher
Marsilio Ficino
Italian philosopher and Catholic priest
1433 - 1499
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Marsilio Ficino
His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2024). Marsilio Ficino is the 126th most popular philosopher (up from 130th in 2024), the 346th most popular biography from Italy (down from 311th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Marsilio Ficino was a philosopher and physician from Florence, Italy. He is most famous for his translation of Plato's works into Latin and for his commentary on the Hermetic Corpus, which he believed to be a divine revelation.
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#346 / 5,905
Marsilio Ficino ranks #346 among 5,905 people in Pantheon born in Italy, inside the top 6% of that group.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Marsilio Ficino ranks 126 out of 1,285. Before him are Bonaventure, Henri de Saint-Simon, Emmanuel Levinas, Ramon Llull, Willard Van Orman Quine, and Hans-Georg Gadamer. After him are Chanakya, Pyrrho, Anaximenes of Miletus, Simone Weil, Joseph Priestley, and John Wycliffe.
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Bonaventure
1221 - 1274
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 120
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 121
Emmanuel Levinas
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 122
Ramon Llull
1232 - 1316
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 123
Willard Van Orman Quine
1908 - 2000
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 124
Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 125
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 126
Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 127
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 128
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 129
Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 130
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 131
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 132
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1433, Marsilio Ficino ranks 2. Before him is Charles the Bold. After him are Stephen III of Moldavia, Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, Abdullah Mirza, Mirkhvand, Giovanni Giocondo, James of Portugal, Eleanor of Scotland, and Nilus of Sora. Among people deceased in 1499, Marsilio Ficino ranks 1. After him are Alesso Baldovinetti, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, Stephen Zápolya, Paulo da Gama, Bartolomeo Vivarini, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Ambrogio Contarini, Perkin Warbeck, Leonardo III Tocco, and Laura Cereta.
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Charles the Bold
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1477
HPI: 78.50
Rank: 1
Marsilio Ficino
PHILOSOPHER
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 2
Stephen III of Moldavia
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1504
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 3
Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1470
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 4
Abdullah Mirza
POLITICIAN
1433 - 1451
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 5
Mirkhvand
HISTORIAN
1433 - 1498
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 6
Giovanni Giocondo
ARCHITECT
1433 - 1515
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 7
James of Portugal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1459
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
Eleanor of Scotland
NOBLEMAN
1433 - 1480
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 9
Nilus of Sora
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1433 - 1508
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1499
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PHILOSOPHER
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 1
Alesso Baldovinetti
PAINTER
1425 - 1499
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 2
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1455 - 1499
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 3
Stephen Zápolya
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1499
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 4
Paulo da Gama
EXPLORER
1465 - 1499
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 5
Bartolomeo Vivarini
PAINTER
1432 - 1499
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 6
Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick
POLITICIAN
1475 - 1499
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 7
Ambrogio Contarini
DIPLOMAT
1429 - 1499
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 8
Perkin Warbeck
EXTREMIST
1474 - 1499
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 9
Leonardo III Tocco
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1499
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 10
Laura Cereta
WRITER
1469 - 1499
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 11
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Marsilio Ficino ranks 346 out of 5,905. Before him are Umberto II of Italy (1904), Pope Paul I (700), Farinelli (1705), Pope Felix III (440), Pope Alexander IV (1200), and Pope Gregory IV (790). After him are Gordian III (225), Juvenal (50), Paolo Uccello (1475), Giorgio Armani (1934), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), and Pope Benedict III (810).
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Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 340
Pope Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
700 - 767
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 341
Farinelli
SINGER
1705 - 1782
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 342
Pope Felix III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
440 - 492
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 343
Pope Alexander IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1200 - 1261
HPI: 77.18
Rank: 344
Pope Gregory IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
790 - 844
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 345
Marsilio Ficino
PHILOSOPHER
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 346
Gordian III
POLITICIAN
225 - 244
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 347
Juvenal
WRITER
50 - 200
HPI: 77.14
Rank: 348
Paolo Uccello
PAINTER
1475 - 1475
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 349
Giorgio Armani
DESIGNER
1934 - 2025
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 350
Vittore Carpaccio
PAINTER
1465 - 1526
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 351
Pope Benedict III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
810 - 858
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 352
Among Philosophers In Italy
Among philosophers born in Italy, Marsilio Ficino ranks 13. Before him are Zeno of Elea (-490), Antonio Gramsci (1891), Pliny the Elder (23), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Boethius (480), and Bonaventure (1221). After him are Giambattista Vico (1668), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Cesare Beccaria (1738), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), Hippasus (-600), and Theano (-600).
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 7
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 9
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 10
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 78.53
Rank: 11
Bonaventure
1221 - 1274
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 12
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 13
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 14
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 15
Cesare Beccaria
1738 - 1794
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 16
Alcmaeon of Croton
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 73.88
Rank: 17
Hippasus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 18
Theano
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 19
