Writer

Pliny the Younger

lawyer, author, and magistrate of Ancient Rome

61 - 113

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Pliny the Younger

His biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia. Pliny the Younger is the 230th most popular writer (down from 172nd in 2024), the 323rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 245th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Italian Writer.

Pliny the Younger is most famous for his letters, which were written to his friend and mentor, Pliny the Elder. In these letters, he discusses the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD, which killed his uncle, Pliny the Elder.

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#230 / 7,707

Pliny the Younger ranks #230 of 7,707 Writers worldwide, placing them among the top 3% of the profession.

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Pliny the Younger's biography appears in 71 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 95% of all Writers.

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Among Writers

Among writers, Pliny the Younger ranks 230 out of 7,707. Before him are Anacreon, Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and John the Evangelist. After him are Nelly Sachs, Ray Bradbury, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, J. D. Salinger, Paul Heyse, and Shota Rustaveli.

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Pliny the Younger
WRITER
61 - 113
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1

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Pliny the Younger
WRITER
61 - 113
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 1
Yamato Takeru
POLITICIAN
72 - 113
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 2

In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Pliny the Younger ranks 323 out of 5,905. Before him are Alessandro Scarlatti (1660), Pope Benedict VIII (980), Pope Sylvester III (1000), Andrea Bocelli (1958), Giuseppe Mazzini (1805), and Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (-519). After him are Umberto I of Italy (1844), Duccio (1255), Pope Eugene II (780), Cimabue (1240), Pope Liberius (310), and Valentinian III (419).

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Alessandro Scarlatti
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HPI: 77.56
Rank: 317
Pope Benedict VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
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HPI: 77.54
Rank: 318
Pope Sylvester III
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HPI: 77.53
Rank: 319
Andrea Bocelli
SINGER
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HPI: 77.51
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Giuseppe Mazzini
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HPI: 77.48
Rank: 321
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Rank: 322
Pliny the Younger
WRITER
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HPI: 77.45
Rank: 323
Umberto I of Italy
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HPI: 77.44
Rank: 324
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HPI: 77.43
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HPI: 77.42
Rank: 327
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HPI: 77.41
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HPI: 77.39
Rank: 329