185 - 254
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Origen has received more than 2,729,280 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Origen is the 46th most popular philosopher (down from 43rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.
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Among philosophers, Origen ranks 46 out of 1,081. Before him are Protagoras, Thomas More, Maria Montessori, Sun Tzu, Plutarch, and Michel de Montaigne. After him are Al-Farabi, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Amos Comenius, Zeno of Elea, Empedocles, and Karl Popper.
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 40
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 41
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 42
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 43
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 44
1533 - 1592
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 45
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 46
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 47
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 48
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 49
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 50
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 51
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 52
Among people born in 185, Origen ranks 1. After him is Cao Zhen. Among people deceased in 254, Origen ranks 1. After him are Pope Lucius I and Uranius.
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
200 - 254
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 2
200 - 254
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 3
Among people born in Egypt, Origen ranks 14 out of 582. Before him are Hypatia (350), Yasser Arafat (1929), Hatshepsut (-1507), Catherine of Alexandria (287), Joshua (-1355), and Amenhotep III (-1403). After him are Anthony the Great (251), Imhotep (-2800), Plotinus (203), Rudolf Hess (1894), Hosni Mubarak (1928), and Anwar Sadat (1918).
350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 8
1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 10
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 11
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 12
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 13
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 14
251 - 356
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 15
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 16
203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 17
1894 - 1987
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 18
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 19
1918 - 1981
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 20
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Origen ranks 1. After him are Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Sextus Empiricus (160), Ammonius Saccas (175), John Philoponus (490), Saadia Gaon (882), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), Valentinus (100), and Ammonius Hermiae (440).
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 2
295 - 373
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 3
15 BC - 45
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 4
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 5
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 6
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 7
490 - 570
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
882 - 942
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 9
796 - 859
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 10
100 - 160
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 11
440 - 523
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 12