WRITER
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
Plautus
Titus Maccius Plautus (, PLAW-təs; c. 254 – 184 BC) was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plautus has received more than 926,574 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 63 in 2019). Plautus is the 131st most popular writer (down from 115th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Italy (down from 125th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Italian Writer.
Plautus is most famous for his comedic plays.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
75.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
11.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among WRITERS
Among writers, Plautus ranks 131 out of 7,302. Before him are Vladimir Nabokov, Paul Verlaine, François Villon, Alexandre Dumas fils, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, and Guillaume Apollinaire. After him are Cato the Elder, Hafez, Samuel Beckett, Günter Grass, Adam Mickiewicz, and Yukio Mishima.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVladimir Nabokov
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 125
Paul Verlaine
1844 - 1896
HPI: 75.70
Rank: 126
François Villon
1431 - 1463
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 127
Alexandre Dumas fils
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 128
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
1832 - 1910
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 129
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 130
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 131
Cato the Elder
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 132
Hafez
1325 - 1389
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 133
Samuel Beckett
1906 - 1989
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 134
Günter Grass
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 135
Adam Mickiewicz
1798 - 1855
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 136
Yukio Mishima
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 254 BC, Plautus ranks 1. After him are Quintus Fabius Pictor, and Machanidas. Among people deceased in 184 BC, Plautus ranks 1. After him is Emperor Qianshao of Han.
Others Born in 254 BC
Go to all RankingsPlautus
WRITER
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 1
Quintus Fabius Pictor
WRITER
254 BC - 201 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 2
Machanidas
POLITICIAN
254 BC - 207 BC
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 184 BC
Go to all RankingsPlautus
WRITER
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 1
Emperor Qianshao of Han
POLITICIAN
150 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 2
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Plautus ranks 146 out of 5,161. Before him are Enzo Ferrari (1898), Luca Pacioli (1445), Adriano Celentano (1938), Guillaume Apollinaire (1880), Pope Pius VIII (1761), and Pope Formosus (816). After him are Luigi Galvani (1737), Pope Clement VIII (1536), Marcello Mastroianni (1924), Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (1869), Andrea Mantegna (1431), and Joseph-Louis Lagrange (1736).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsEnzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 75.55
Rank: 140
Luca Pacioli
MATHEMATICIAN
1445 - 1517
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 141
Adriano Celentano
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 142
Guillaume Apollinaire
WRITER
1880 - 1918
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 143
Pope Pius VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1761 - 1830
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 144
Pope Formosus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
816 - 896
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 145
Plautus
WRITER
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 146
Luigi Galvani
PHYSICIST
1737 - 1798
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 147
Pope Clement VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1605
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 148
Marcello Mastroianni
ACTOR
1924 - 1996
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 149
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 150
Andrea Mantegna
PAINTER
1431 - 1506
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 151
Joseph-Louis Lagrange
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 152
Among WRITERS In Italy
Among writers born in Italy, Plautus ranks 11. Before him are Giovanni Boccaccio (1313), Horace (-65), Giacomo Casanova (1725), Umberto Eco (1932), Giorgio Vasari (1511), and Guillaume Apollinaire (1880). After him are Cato the Elder (-243), Carlo Collodi (1826), Catullus (-84), Pliny the Younger (61), Luigi Pirandello (1867), and Juvenal (50).
Giovanni Boccaccio
1313 - 1375
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 5
Horace
65 BC - 8 BC
HPI: 81.49
Rank: 6
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 7
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 8
Giorgio Vasari
1511 - 1574
HPI: 77.81
Rank: 9
Guillaume Apollinaire
1880 - 1918
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
Plautus
254 BC - 184 BC
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 11
Cato the Elder
243 BC - 149 BC
HPI: 75.29
Rank: 12
Carlo Collodi
1826 - 1890
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 13
Catullus
84 BC - 54 BC
HPI: 74.24
Rank: 14
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 15
Luigi Pirandello
1867 - 1936
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 16
Juvenal
50 - 200
HPI: 72.85
Rank: 17