SCULPTOR

Myron

500 BC - 500 BC

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Myron of Eleutherae (480–440 BC) (Ancient Greek: Μύρων, Myrōn [mý.rɔːn]) was an Athenian sculptor from the mid-5th century BC. He was born in Eleutherae on the borders of Boeotia and Attica. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Myron has received more than 312,974 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia. Myron is the 3rd most popular sculptor, the 40th most popular biography from Greece (down from 39th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Sculptor.

Myron is most famous for his sculpture of a discus thrower.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 75.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 49

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Myron ranks 3 out of 258. Before him are Auguste Rodin, and Phidias. After him are Praxiteles, Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Camille Claudel, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Alberto Giacometti, Lysippos, Antonio Canova, and Bertel Thorvaldsen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Myron ranks 2. Before him is Anaxagoras. After him are Leucippus, Artaxerxes I of Persia, Xanthippe, Ezra, Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, Cyrus the Younger, and Xerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 500 BC, Myron ranks 2. Before him is Esther. After him are Ānanda, Leucippus, Polykleitos, Hippasus, Artemisia I of Caria, Diogenes of Apollonia, Rāhula, Obadiah, Gaius Marcius Coriolanus, and Gorgo, Queen of Sparta.

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Myron ranks 40 out of 1,024. Before him are Ptolemy I Soter (-367), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Cleisthenes (-565), Gorgias (-483), Themistocles (-524), and Solon (-638). After him are Alcibiades (-450), Draco (-650), Pyrrhus of Epirus (-318), Polybius (-208), Theophrastus (-371), and Aristarchus of Samos (-311).

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  • Photo of Ptolemy I Soter

    Ptolemy I Soter

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    367 BC - 283 BC

    HPI: 77.02

    Rank: 34

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    Nurbanu Sultan

    COMPANION

    1525 - 1583

    HPI: 77.00

    Rank: 35

  • Photo of Cleisthenes

    Cleisthenes

    POLITICIAN

    565 BC - 492 BC

    HPI: 76.98

    Rank: 36

  • Photo of Gorgias

    Gorgias

    PHILOSOPHER

    483 BC - 375 BC

    HPI: 76.86

    Rank: 37

  • Photo of Themistocles

    Themistocles

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    524 BC - 459 BC

    HPI: 76.55

    Rank: 38

  • Photo of Solon

    Solon

    POLITICIAN

    638 BC - 558 BC

    HPI: 75.91

    Rank: 39

  • Photo of Myron

    Myron

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 500 BC

    HPI: 75.36

    Rank: 40

  • Photo of Alcibiades

    Alcibiades

    POLITICIAN

    450 BC - 404 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 41

  • Photo of Draco

    Draco

    PUBLIC WORKER

    650 BC - 600 BC

    HPI: 74.89

    Rank: 42

  • Photo of Pyrrhus of Epirus

    Pyrrhus of Epirus

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    318 BC - 272 BC

    HPI: 74.66

    Rank: 43

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    Polybius

    HISTORIAN

    208 BC - 126 BC

    HPI: 74.56

    Rank: 44

  • Photo of Theophrastus

    Theophrastus

    PHILOSOPHER

    371 BC - 287 BC

    HPI: 74.54

    Rank: 45

  • Photo of Aristarchus of Samos

    Aristarchus of Samos

    ASTRONOMER

    311 BC - 230 BC

    HPI: 74.32

    Rank: 46

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Among SCULPTORS In Greece

Among sculptors born in Greece, Myron ranks 2. Before him are Phidias (-490). After him are Praxiteles (-395), Polykleitos (-450), Lysippos (-390), Scopas (-395), Leochares (-400), Alcamenes (-500), Chares of Lindos (-400), Ageladas (-600), Antenor (-590), and Paeonius (-500).

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