PHILOSOPHER
Origen
185 - 254
Origen
Origen of Alexandria (c. 184 – 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 1,617,483 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Origen is the 43rd most popular philosopher (up from 44th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 11th in 2019) and the most popular Egyptian Philosopher.
Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
84.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
15.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Origen ranks 43 out of 1,089. Before him are Plutarch, Al-Ghazali, Michel de Montaigne, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Maria Montessori, and Parmenides. After him are Thomas More, Al-Farabi, Michel Foucault, Karl Popper, Protagoras, and Hannah Arendt.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 85.27
Rank: 37
Al-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 85.22
Rank: 38
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 85.09
Rank: 39
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 40
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 41
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.61
Rank: 42
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 43
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 44
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 84.41
Rank: 45
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 46
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 47
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 48
Hannah Arendt
1906 - 1975
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 49
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: 84.50
Rank: 1
Pope Lucius I
200 - 254
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 2
Uranius
200 - 254
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 3
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Origen ranks 12 out of 520. Before him are Euclid (-350), Hypatia (350), Cleopatra (-69), Yasser Arafat (1929), Hatshepsut (-1507), and Joshua (-1355). After him are Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Plotinus (203), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), and Anthony the Great (251).
Others born in Egypt
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Euclid
350 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 87.03
Rank: 6
Hypatia
350 - 415
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 7
Cleopatra
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 85.46
Rank: 8
Yasser Arafat
1929 - 2004
HPI: 85.11
Rank: 9
Hatshepsut
1507 BC - 1458 BC
HPI: 84.54
Rank: 10
Joshua
1355 BC - 1245 BC
HPI: 84.53
Rank: 11
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 12
Amenhotep III
1403 BC - 1350 BC
HPI: 84.28
Rank: 13
Imhotep
2800 BC - 2700 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 14
Hosni Mubarak
1928 - 2020
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 15
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 16
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 - 1970
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 17
Anthony the Great
251 - 356
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 18
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Egypt
Among philosophers born in Egypt, Origen ranks 1. After him are Plotinus (203), Athanasius of Alexandria (295), Philo (-15), Sextus Empiricus (160), Muhammad Abduh (1849), Ammonius Saccas (175), Saadia Gaon (882), John Philoponus (490), Valentinus (100), Dhul-Nun al-Misri (796), and Olympiodorus the Younger (495).
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 1
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 2
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 3
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 4
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 5
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 6
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 7
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 9
Valentinus
100 - 160
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 10
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 11
Olympiodorus the Younger
495 - 570
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 12
