700 BC - 583 BC
Periander (; Greek: Περίανδρος; died c. 585 BC) was the second tyrant of the Cypselid dynasty that ruled over ancient Corinth. Periander's rule brought about a prosperous time in Corinth's history, as his administrative skill made Corinth one of the wealthiest city states in Greece. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Periander has received more than 249,993 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Periander is the 679th most popular writer (down from 660th in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 159th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Greek Writer.
Periander was a tyrant of Corinth in the 7th century BC. He was most famous for the construction of the Corinth Canal.
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Among writers, Periander ranks 679 out of 5,755. Before him are Osip Mandelstam, H. L. Mencken, Thomas Hardy, Pierre Boulle, Ze'ev Jabotinsky, and Tony Buzan. After him are Alain-René Lesage, Clarice Lispector, Luis de Góngora, Judah Halevi, Pietro Bembo, and Vātsyāyana.
1891 - 1938
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 673
1880 - 1956
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 674
1840 - 1928
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 675
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 676
1880 - 1940
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 677
1942 - 2019
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 678
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 679
1668 - 1747
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 680
1920 - 1977
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 681
1561 - 1627
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 682
1079 - 1141
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 683
1470 - 1547
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 684
300 - 500
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 685
Among people born in 700 BC, Periander ranks 11. Before him are Psamtik I, Jeconiah, Tyrtaeus, Amasis II, Anacharsis, and Phalaris. After him are Psamtik II, Necho I, Cylon of Athens, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Phraortes, and Harpagus. Among people deceased in 583 BC, Periander ranks 1. After him is Arcesilaus I of Cyrene.
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 5
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 6
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 7
700 BC - 526 BC
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 8
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 9
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 10
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 11
700 BC - 589 BC
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 12
700 BC - 664 BC
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 13
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 14
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 15
700 BC - 633 BC
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 16
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 17
Among people born in Greece, Periander ranks 173 out of 936. Before him are Panaetius (-185), Aeschines (-389), Nicias (-500), Helen of Greece and Denmark (1896), Hipparchia of Maroneia (-350), and Meton of Athens (-500). After him are Antigonus II Gonatas (-319), Cleomenes III (-260), Konstantinos Karamanlis (1907), Ephialtes (-590), Brasidas (-500), and Speusippus (-407).
185 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 167
389 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 168
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 169
1896 - 1982
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 170
350 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 171
500 BC - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 172
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 173
319 BC - 239 BC
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 174
260 BC - 219 BC
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 175
1907 - 1998
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 176
590 BC - 461 BC
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 177
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 178
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 179
Among writers born in Greece, Periander ranks 20. Before him are Arion (-700), Lysias (-445), Phaedrus (-20), Tyrtaeus (-700), Longus (110), and Demetrius Vikelas (1835). After him are Aelia Eudocia (401), Agathias (536), Odysseas Elytis (1911), Lafcadio Hearn (1850), Bacchylides (-490), and Philostratus (170).
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 14
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 15
20 BC - 50
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 16
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 17
110 - 200
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 18
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 19
700 BC - 583 BC
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 20
401 - 460
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 21
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 22
1911 - 1996
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 23
1850 - 1904
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 24
490 BC - 451 BC
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 25
170 - 250
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 26