WRITER

Phaedrus

20 BC - 50

Phaedrus

Gaius Julius Phaedrus (; Ancient Greek: Φαῖδρος; Phaîdros), or Phaeder (c. 15 BC – c. 50 AD) was a 1st-century AD Roman fabulist and the first versifier of a collection of Aesop's fables into Latin. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Phaedrus has received more than 98,407 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Phaedrus is the 430th most popular writer (down from 424th in 2019), the 113th most popular biography from Greece (up from 124th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Greek Writer.

Memorability Metrics

98k
Page Views (PV)
72.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.53
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Phaedrus ranks 430 out of 7,302. Before him are Seneca the Elder, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Nadine Gordimer, Vladimir Vysotsky, Philip Roth, and William of Rubruck. After him are Andrzej Sapkowski, Frank Herbert, Hector Malot, Al-Maʿarri, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Kurt Vonnegut.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 424
Alejandro Jodorowsky
1929 - Present
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 425
Nadine Gordimer
1923 - 2014
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 426
Vladimir Vysotsky
1938 - 1980
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 427
Philip Roth
1933 - 2018
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 428
William of Rubruck
1220 - 1293
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 429
Phaedrus
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 430
Andrzej Sapkowski
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 431
Frank Herbert
1920 - 1986
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 432
Hector Malot
1830 - 1907
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 433
Al-Maʿarri
973 - 1057
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 434
Abdulrazak Gurnah
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 435
Kurt Vonnegut
1922 - 2007
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 436

Contemporaries

Among people born in 20 BC, Phaedrus ranks 3. Before him are John the Baptist, and Herod Antipas. After him are James, brother of Jesus, Gaius Caesar, and Sejanus. Among people deceased in 50, Phaedrus ranks 2. Before him is Aulus Cornelius Celsus. After him are Abgar V, Marcus Manilius, Thaddeus of Edessa, and Papirius Fabianus.

Others Born in 20 BC

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John the Baptist
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 31
HPI: 88.98
Rank: 1
Herod Antipas
POLITICIAN
20 BC - 39
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 2
Phaedrus
WRITER
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 3
James, brother of Jesus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
20 BC - 69
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 4
Gaius Caesar
NOBLEMAN
20 BC - 4
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 5
Sejanus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
20 BC - 31
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 6

Others Deceased in 50

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Aulus Cornelius Celsus
WRITER
25 BC - 50
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 1
Phaedrus
WRITER
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 2
Abgar V
POLITICIAN
1 BC - 50
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 3
Marcus Manilius
WRITER
50 BC - 50
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 4
Thaddeus of Edessa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 50
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 5
Papirius Fabianus
PHILOSOPHER
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 6

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Phaedrus ranks 113 out of 1,024. Before him are Melina Mercouri (1920), Necho II (-625), Arion (-700), Polycrates (-600), Scopas (-395), and Pheidippides (-600). After him are Ictinus (-500), Pittacus of Mytilene (-650), Quintus Curtius Rufus (41), Lysias (-445), Phryne (-371), and John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192).

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Melina Mercouri
ACTOR
1920 - 1994
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 107
Necho II
POLITICIAN
625 BC - 595 BC
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 108
Arion
WRITER
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 109
Polycrates
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 515 BC
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 110
Scopas
SCULPTOR
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 111
Pheidippides
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
600 BC - 490 BC
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 112
Phaedrus
WRITER
20 BC - 50
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 113
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 114
Pittacus of Mytilene
MILITARY PERSONNEL
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 115
Quintus Curtius Rufus
HISTORIAN
41 - 53
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 116
Lysias
WRITER
445 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 117
Phryne
MODEL
371 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 118
John III Doukas Vatatzes
POLITICIAN
1192 - 1254
HPI: 72.17
Rank: 119