PHILOSOPHER

Plutarch

46 - 127

Plutarch

Plutarch (; Ancient Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koinē Greek: [ˈplúːtarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – after AD 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, historian, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo in Delphi. He is known primarily for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies of illustrious Greeks and Romans, and Moralia, a collection of essays and speeches. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plutarch has received more than 3,756,910 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Plutarch is the 38th most popular philosopher (up from 44th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Greece (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Plutarch is most famous for his Parallel Lives, a series of biographies that compare the lives of famous Greeks and Romans.

Memorability Metrics

3.8M
Page Views (PV)
80.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
97
Languages Editions (L)
12.99
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Plutarch ranks 38 out of 1,267. Before him are Parmenides, Baruch Spinoza, Anaximander, Al-Farabi, Martin Heidegger, and Maria Montessori. After him are Søren Kierkegaard, David Hume, Sun Tzu, Rajneesh, Laozi, and Empedocles.

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Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 1

Others Deceased in 127

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Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 1

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Plutarch ranks 18 out of 1,024. Before him are Epicurus (-341), El Greco (1541), Kösem Sultan (1590), Saint Stephen (1), Euripides (-480), and Aristophanes (-448). After him are Aeschylus (-525), Sappho (-630), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Protagoras (-486), and Thucydides (-460).

Others born in Greece

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Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 13
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 14
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 16
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 17
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 80.53
Rank: 18
Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 80.40
Rank: 19
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 20
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 21
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 22
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 23
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 79.59
Rank: 24