PHILOSOPHER
Origen
185 - 254
Origen
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 2,095,094 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Origen is the 45th most popular philosopher (down from 43rd in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 12th in 2019) and the most popular Philosopher.
Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.
Memorability Metrics
2.1M
Page Views (PV)
80.17
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
16.52
Effective Languages (L*)
2.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Origen ranks 45 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.
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Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 39
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 40
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 41
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 42
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 43
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 44
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 45
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 46
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 47
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 48
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 49
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.37
Rank: 50
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 51
Contemporaries
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.
Others Born in 185
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Others Deceased in 254
Go to all RankingsOrigen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
Pope Lucius I
200 - 254
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 2
Uranius
200 - 254
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 3
In Egypt
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).
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Hypatia
350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 8
Yasser Arafat
1929 - 2004
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 9
Hatshepsut
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 80.70
Rank: 10
Catherine of Alexandria
287 - 305
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 11
Joshua
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 12
Amenhotep III
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 13
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 14
Anthony the Great
251 - 356
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 15
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 16
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 17
Rudolf Hess
1894 - 1987
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 18
Hosni Mubarak
1928 - 2020
HPI: 77.58
Rank: 19
Anwar Sadat
1918 - 1981
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 20
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt
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).
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 1
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 75.05
Rank: 3
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 4
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 5
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 6
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 7
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 9
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 10
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 11
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 12
