27 - 66
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (; Classical Latin: [ˈɡaː.i.ʊs pɛˈt̪roː.ni.ʊˈs ar.bɪ.t̪ɛr]; c. AD 27 – 66; sometimes Titus Petronius Niger) was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian era (54–68 AD). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Petronius has received more than 784,207 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Petronius is the 175th most popular writer (down from 165th in 2019), the 214th most popular biography from France (down from 184th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Writer.
Petronius was a Roman author and arbiter of taste who wrote the Satyricon, a satire on the excesses of Nero's court.
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Among writers, Petronius ranks 175 out of 5,755. Before him are Frank Herbert, Janusz Korczak, Stanisław Lem, Abu Nuwas, Karel Čapek, and J. D. Salinger. After him are Lope de Vega, Diogenes Laërtius, Dale Carnegie, Constantine VII, John the Evangelist, and Juvenal.
1920 - 1986
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 169
1878 - 1942
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 170
1921 - 2006
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 171
762 - 814
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 172
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 173
1919 - 2010
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 174
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 175
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 176
180 - 240
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 177
1888 - 1955
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 178
905 - 959
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 179
10 - 100
HPI: 73.08
Rank: 180
50 - 200
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 181
Among people born in 27, Petronius ranks 1. After him is Wang Chong. Among people deceased in 66, Petronius ranks 2. Before him is Paul the Apostle. After him are Annas, Claudia Antonia, and Publius Clodius Thrasea Paetus.
5 - 66
HPI: 89.29
Rank: 1
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 2
22 BC - 66
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 3
30 - 66
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 4
100 - 66
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 5
Among people born in France, Petronius ranks 214 out of 6,011. Before him are Charles IV of France (1294), Saint Roch (1295), Pope Innocent VI (1282), Marie Thérèse of France (1778), Gustave Doré (1832), and John II of France (1319). After him are Pope Benedict XII (1280), Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619), François Hollande (1954), Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon (1635), Nicolas Sarkozy (1955), and Philip V of France (1293).
1294 - 1328
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 208
1295 - 1327
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 209
1282 - 1362
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 210
1778 - 1851
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 211
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 212
1319 - 1364
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 213
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 214
1280 - 1342
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 215
1619 - 1683
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 216
1954 - Present
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 217
1635 - 1719
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 218
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 219
1293 - 1322
HPI: 73.05
Rank: 220
Among writers born in France, Petronius ranks 35. Before him are Alexandre Dumas fils (1824), Jean Cocteau (1889), Guy de Maupassant (1850), Charles Baudelaire (1821), André Breton (1896), and Jean Racine (1639). After him are François-René de Chateaubriand (1768), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842), Colette (1873), Pierre Corneille (1606), Maurice Leblanc (1864), and Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894).
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.75
Rank: 29
1889 - 1963
HPI: 75.68
Rank: 30
1850 - 1893
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 31
1821 - 1867
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 32
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 33
1639 - 1699
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 34
27 - 66
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 35
1768 - 1848
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 36
1842 - 1898
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 37
1873 - 1954
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 38
1606 - 1684
HPI: 72.20
Rank: 39
1864 - 1941
HPI: 71.58
Rank: 40
1894 - 1961
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 41