PHILOSOPHER
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
Parmenides
Parmenides of Elea (; Greek: Παρμενίδης ὁ Ἐλεάτης; fl. late sixth or early fifth century BC) was a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Elea in Magna Graecia (Southern Italy). Parmenides was born in the Greek colony of Elea, from a wealthy and illustrious family. His dates are uncertain; according to doxographer Diogenes Laërtius, he flourished just before 500 BC, which would put his year of birth near 540 BC, but in the dialogue Parmenides Plato has him visiting Athens at the age of 65, when Socrates was a young man, c. 450 BC, which, if true, suggests a year of birth of c. 515 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Parmenides has received more than 1,898,941 page views. His biography is available in 86 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Parmenides is the 32nd most popular philosopher (down from 30th in 2019), the 33rd most popular biography from Italy and the 3rd most popular Italian Philosopher.
Parmenides is most famous for his poem, "On Nature," in which he argues that the world of our experience is an illusion and that the only thing that truly exists is a changeless, eternal, and perfect sphere.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
81.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
86
Languages Editions (L)
14.68
Effective Languages (L*)
3.03
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Parmenides ranks 32 out of 1,267. Before him are Averroes, Auguste Comte, Thomas Hobbes, Al-Ghazali, Erasmus, and Diogenes. After him are Baruch Spinoza, Anaximander, Al-Farabi, Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, and Plutarch.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAverroes
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 26
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 27
Thomas Hobbes
1588 - 1679
HPI: 82.00
Rank: 28
Al-Ghazali
1058 - 1111
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 29
Erasmus
1466 - 1536
HPI: 81.74
Rank: 30
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 31
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 32
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 33
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 34
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 35
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 36
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 37
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 38
Contemporaries
Among people born in 501 BC, Parmenides ranks 1. After him are Exekias, and Corinna. Among people deceased in 470 BC, Parmenides ranks 2. Before him is Heraclitus. After him is Euphronios.
Others Born in 501 BC
Go to all RankingsParmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 1
Exekias
DESIGNER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 2
Corinna
WRITER
501 BC - 501 BC
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 470 BC
Go to all RankingsHeraclitus
PHILOSOPHER
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 86.35
Rank: 1
Parmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 2
Euphronios
POLITICIAN
520 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 3
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Parmenides ranks 33 out of 5,161. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Sandro Botticelli (1445), Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768), Caligula (12), Alessandro Volta (1745), and Horace (-65). After him are Giacomo Puccini (1858), Niccolò Paganini (1782), Maria Montessori (1870), Titian (1488), Lorenzo de' Medici (1449), and Silvio Berlusconi (1936).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Boccaccio
WRITER
1313 - 1375
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 27
Sandro Botticelli
PAINTER
1445 - 1510
HPI: 82.63
Rank: 28
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1835
HPI: 82.61
Rank: 29
Caligula
POLITICIAN
12 - 41
HPI: 82.23
Rank: 30
Alessandro Volta
PHYSICIST
1745 - 1827
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31
Horace
WRITER
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 32
Parmenides
PHILOSOPHER
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 33
Giacomo Puccini
COMPOSER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 34
Niccolò Paganini
MUSICIAN
1782 - 1840
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 35
Maria Montessori
PHILOSOPHER
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 36
Titian
PAINTER
1488 - 1576
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 37
Lorenzo de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1449 - 1492
HPI: 80.57
Rank: 38
Silvio Berlusconi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 80.38
Rank: 39
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy
Among philosophers born in Italy, Parmenides ranks 3. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli (1469), and Thomas Aquinas (1225). After him are Maria Montessori (1870), Empedocles (-490), Lucretius (-94), Zeno of Elea (-490), Pliny the Elder (23), Antonio Gramsci (1891), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Boethius (480), and Tommaso Campanella (1568).
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 87.23
Rank: 1
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 85.68
Rank: 2
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 3
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 4
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 5
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 7
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 8
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 9
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 10
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 11
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 12