Writer
Meleager of Gadara
1st-century BC Greek poet
130 BC - 60 BC
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Meleager of Gadara
His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). Meleager of Gadara is the 2,241st most popular writer (down from 1,654th in 2024), the 16th most popular biography from Jordan (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Jordanian Writer.
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Meleager of Gadara's biography spans 25 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 62.50.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Meleager of Gadara ranks 2,241 out of 7,707. Before him are Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Claude Farrère, Nina Berberova, Pierre Klossowski, Clive Barker, and Wanda Wasilewska. After him are Quadratus of Athens, Aspazija, Allen Carr, Jean Bolland, William Caxton, and Branislaw Tarashkyevich.
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Nils-Aslak Valkeapää
1943 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,235
Claude Farrère
1876 - 1957
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,236
Nina Berberova
1901 - 1993
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,237
Pierre Klossowski
1905 - 2001
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 2,238
Clive Barker
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,239
Wanda Wasilewska
1905 - 1964
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,240
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,241
Quadratus of Athens
100 - 129
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,242
Aspazija
1865 - 1943
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2,243
Allen Carr
1934 - 2006
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,244
Jean Bolland
1596 - 1665
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,245
William Caxton
1422 - 1491
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 2,246
Branislaw Tarashkyevich
1892 - 1938
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 2,247
Contemporaries
Among people born in 130 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 6. Before him are Cleopatra Selene of Syria, Antiochus of Ascalon, Lucius Appuleius Saturninus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, and Gnaeus Papirius Carbo. After him are Appius Claudius Pulcher, and Lucius Caecilius Metellus. Among people deceased in 60 BC, Meleager of Gadara ranks 5. Before him are Andronicus of Rhodes, Mariamne, Aretas IV Philopatris, and Lucius Cornelius Balbus. After him are Quintus Lutatius Catulus, Octavia the Elder, Alfenus Varus, Gaius Sosius, and Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus.
Others Born in 130 BC
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Cleopatra Selene of Syria
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 69 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 1
Antiochus of Ascalon
PHILOSOPHER
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 2
Lucius Appuleius Saturninus
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 3
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 63 BC
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 4
Gnaeus Papirius Carbo
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 82 BC
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 5
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 6
Appius Claudius Pulcher
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 7
Lucius Caecilius Metellus
POLITICIAN
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 8
Others Deceased in 60 BC
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Andronicus of Rhodes
PHILOSOPHER
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 1
Mariamne
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 2
Aretas IV Philopatris
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 3
Lucius Cornelius Balbus
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 4
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 5
Quintus Lutatius Catulus
POLITICIAN
119 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 6
Octavia the Elder
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 7
Alfenus Varus
LAWYER
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 8
Gaius Sosius
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 9
Gnaeus Domitius Calvinus
POLITICIAN
100 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 10
In Jordan
Among people born in Jordan, Meleager of Gadara ranks 16 out of 81. Before him are Philodemus (-110), Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (1966), Balak (null), Phinehas (-1300), Nayef Hawatmeh (1938), and Haya bint Hussein (1974). After him are Jair (-1000), Fouad Twal (1940), Simon bar Giora (100), Marouf al-Bakhit (1947), Abdelsalam Majali (1925), and Abdullah Ensour (1939).
Others born in Jordan
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Philodemus
PHILOSOPHER
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 10
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
EXTREMIST
1966 - 2006
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 11
Balak
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 12
Phinehas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1300 BC - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 13
Nayef Hawatmeh
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 14
Haya bint Hussein
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 15
Meleager of Gadara
WRITER
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 16
Jair
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1000 BC - Present
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 17
Fouad Twal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 18
Simon bar Giora
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
100 - 70
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 19
Marouf al-Bakhit
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 20
Abdelsalam Majali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 21
Abdullah Ensour
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 22
Among Writers In Jordan
Among writers born in Jordan, Meleager of Gadara ranks 2. Before him is Menippus (-290). After him are Samih al-Qasim (1939), Abdul Rahman Munif (1933), Nahed Hattar (1960), Lama Abu-Odeh (1962), and Suheir Hammad (1973).
Menippus
290 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 1
Meleager of Gadara
130 BC - 60 BC
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 2
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 2014
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 3
Abdul Rahman Munif
1933 - 2004
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 4
Nahed Hattar
1960 - 2016
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 5
Lama Abu-Odeh
1962 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 6
Suheir Hammad
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 7
