PHILOSOPHER
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23/24 – AD 79), called Pliny the Elder (), was a Roman author, naturalist, natural philosopher, naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and a friend of the emperor Vespasian. He wrote the encyclopedic Naturalis Historia (Natural History), which became an editorial model for encyclopedias. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pliny the Elder has received more than 4,610,062 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 85 in 2019). Pliny the Elder is the 63rd most popular philosopher, the 105th most popular biography from Italy (down from 96th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Pliny the Elder is most famous for his work Naturalis Historia, which is an encyclopedia of knowledge about natural science and history.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
76.88
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
89
Languages Editions (L)
8.66
Effective Languages (L*)
4.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Over the past year Pliny the Elder has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 576,669 views, followed by Spanish (118,854), and Italian (99,713). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (117.92%), Icelandic (48.81%), and Friulian (48.33%)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Pliny the Elder ranks 63 out of 1,267. Before him are Zeno of Elea, Mikhail Bakunin, Epictetus, Herbert Spencer, Michel de Montaigne, and Ibn Arabi. After him are Gorgias, Edmund Husserl, Al-Kindi, Antonio Gramsci, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, and Ludwig Feuerbach.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 57
Mikhail Bakunin
1814 - 1876
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 58
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 59
Herbert Spencer
1820 - 1903
HPI: 77.31
Rank: 60
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 61
Ibn Arabi
1165 - 1240
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 62
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 63
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 64
Edmund Husserl
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 65
Al-Kindi
801 - 866
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 66
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 67
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 - 1814
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 68
Ludwig Feuerbach
1804 - 1872
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 23, Pliny the Elder ranks 1. After him is Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix. Among people deceased in 79, Pliny the Elder ranks 2. Before him is Vespasian. After him are Pope Linus, Aulus Caecina Alienus, and Drusilla.
Others Born in 23
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PHILOSOPHER
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 1
Faustus Cornelius Sulla Felix
POLITICIAN
23 - 62
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 2
Others Deceased in 79
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Vespasian
POLITICIAN
9 - 79
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 1
Pliny the Elder
PHILOSOPHER
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 2
Pope Linus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 79
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 3
Aulus Caecina Alienus
POLITICIAN
50 - 79
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4
Drusilla
POLITICIAN
38 - 79
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 5
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pliny the Elder ranks 105 out of 5,161. Before him are Amedeo Modigliani (1884), Domitian (51), Pope Pius III (1439), Pope Gregory VII (1020), Tintoretto (1518), and Marcus Licinius Crassus (-115). After him are Antoninus Pius (86), Pope Pius X (1835), Amedeo Avogadro (1776), Pope Paul III (1468), Ferruccio Lamborghini (1916), and Antonio Gramsci (1891).
Others born in Italy
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Amedeo Modigliani
PAINTER
1884 - 1920
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 99
Domitian
POLITICIAN
51 - 96
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 100
Pope Pius III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1439 - 1503
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 101
Pope Gregory VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1020 - 1085
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 102
Tintoretto
PAINTER
1518 - 1594
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 103
Marcus Licinius Crassus
POLITICIAN
115 BC - 53 BC
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 104
Pliny the Elder
PHILOSOPHER
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 105
Antoninus Pius
POLITICIAN
86 - 161
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 106
Pope Pius X
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1914
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 107
Amedeo Avogadro
CHEMIST
1776 - 1856
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 108
Pope Paul III
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1468 - 1549
HPI: 76.77
Rank: 109
Ferruccio Lamborghini
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 1993
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 110
Antonio Gramsci
PHILOSOPHER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 111
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Italy
Among philosophers born in Italy, Pliny the Elder ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Aquinas (1225), Parmenides (-501), Maria Montessori (1870), Empedocles (-490), Lucretius (-94), and Zeno of Elea (-490). After him are Antonio Gramsci (1891), Giovanni Pico della Mirandola (1463), Boethius (480), Tommaso Campanella (1568), Bonaventure (1221), and Marsilio Ficino (1433).
Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 85.68
Rank: 2
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 3
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 4
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.81
Rank: 5
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 6
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 78.17
Rank: 7
Pliny the Elder
23 - 79
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 8
Antonio Gramsci
1891 - 1937
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 9
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
1463 - 1494
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 10
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 11
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 12
Bonaventure
1221 - 1274
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 13
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 14
