WRITER

Philo of Byblos

64 - 141

Photo of Philo of Byblos

Icon of person Philo of Byblos

Philo of Byblos (Ancient Greek: Φίλων Βύβλιος, Phílōn Býblios; Latin: Philo Byblius; c. 64 – 141), also known as Herennius Philon, was an antiquarian writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philo of Byblos has received more than 117,324 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Philo of Byblos is the 2,544th most popular writer (down from 2,208th in 2019), the 69th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 57th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Lebanese Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.56

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Philo of Byblos
1981
The Phoenician history
Phoenician Mythology
1981
De diversis verborum significationibus
1988

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Philo of Byblos ranks 2,544 out of 7,302. Before him are Seichō Matsumoto, Katherine Jackson, Frano Selak, Şihabetdin Märcani, Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, and Alexandra Ripley. After him are Juan del Encina, Al-Asmaʿi, Lois McMaster Bujold, Cornelis de Bruijn, Dorothea von Schlegel, and Noël Coward.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 64, Philo of Byblos ranks 2. Before him is Julia Flavia.  Among people deceased in 141, Philo of Byblos ranks 1. After him is Felix of Byzantium.

Others Born in 64

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 141

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Lebanon

Among people born in Lebanon, Philo of Byblos ranks 69 out of 145. Before him are René Moawad (1925), Fakhr al-Din II (1572), Elias Hrawi (1926), Suleiman Frangieh (1910), Samir Geagea (1952), and Abdalonymus (-305). After him are Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), Etel Adnan (1925), Riad Al Solh (1894), Wadih El Safi (1921), Élias Sarkis (1924), and Selim Hoss (1929).

Others born in Lebanon

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among WRITERS In Lebanon

Among writers born in Lebanon, Philo of Byblos ranks 5. Before him are Khalil Gibran (1883), Amin Maalouf (1949), Antipater of Sidon (-200), and Mikha'il Na'ima (1889). After him are Etel Adnan (1925), Butrus al-Bustani (1819), Charles Malik (1906), Said Akl (1911), Elias Khoury (1948), Sanchuniathon (-150), and Wajdi Mouawad (1968).

Lebanese born Writers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous