PHILOSOPHER
Plutarch
46 - 127
Plutarch
Plutarch (; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; AD 46–after 119) was a Greek Middle Platonist philosopher, biographer, essayist, and priest at the Temple of Apollo. 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 2,038,908 page views. His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 38th most popular philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
80.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
92
Languages Editions (L)
11.55
Effective Languages (L*)
3.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Plutarch ranks 36 out of 1,005. Before him are Søren Kierkegaard, Martin Heidegger, David Hume, Sun Tzu, Diogenes, and Democritus. After him are Auguste Comte, Ludwig Wittgenstein, Thomas More, Michel Foucault, Maria Montessori, and Al-Farabi.
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Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 30
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 31
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 80.79
Rank: 32
Sun Tzu
543 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 80.52
Rank: 33
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 34
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 35
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 36
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 80.21
Rank: 37
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 38
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 39
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 40
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 79.65
Rank: 41
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 42
Contemporaries
Among people born in 46, Plutarch ranks 1. Among people deceased in 127, Plutarch ranks 1.
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Among people born in Greece, Plutarch ranks 17 out of 698. Before him are Pericles (-494), El Greco (1541), Aeschylus (-525), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Aristophanes (-448), and Democritus (-460). After him are Thucydides (-460), Sappho (-630), Kösem Sultan (1590), Bayezid II (1447), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), and Phidias (-490).
Others born in Greece
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Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 11
El Greco
1541 - 1614
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 12
Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 81.22
Rank: 13
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 81.16
Rank: 14
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 15
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 16
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 17
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 18
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 19
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 20
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 21
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
1921 - Present
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 22
Phidias
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 23
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece
Among philosophers born in Greece, Plutarch ranks 7. Before him are Plato (-427), Aristotle (-384), Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Epicurus (-341), and Democritus (-460). After him are Protagoras (-486), Theophrastus (-371), Gorgias (-483), Antisthenes (-445), Pyrrho (-365), and Isocrates (-436).
Philosophers Born in Greece
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Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.13
Rank: 1
Aristotle
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 93.81
Rank: 2
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 92.76
Rank: 3
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 89.57
Rank: 4
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 5
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 80.35
Rank: 6
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 7
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 77.39
Rank: 8
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 9
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 10
Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 11
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 12
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 13
