PHILOSOPHER
Plutarch
46 - 127
Plutarch
Plutarch (; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarchos; Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; 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 2,923,867 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Plutarch is the 43rd most popular philosopher (down from 37th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 17th in 2019) and the 8th 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
2.9M
Page Views (PV)
80.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
11.79
Effective Languages (L*)
3.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Plutarch ranks 43 out of 1,081. Before him are David Hume, Søren Kierkegaard, Protagoras, Thomas More, Maria Montessori, and Sun Tzu. After him are Michel de Montaigne, Origen, Al-Farabi, Ludwig Wittgenstein, John Amos Comenius, and Zeno of Elea.
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David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 81.09
Rank: 37
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 81.07
Rank: 38
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 39
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 40
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 41
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 42
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 43
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 44
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 45
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 80.09
Rank: 46
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 47
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 79.89
Rank: 48
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 49
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 22 out of 936. Before him are Spartacus (-109), Aristophanes (-448), Euripides (-480), Protagoras (-486), Philip II of Macedon (-382), and Sappho (-630). After him are El Greco (1541), Thucydides (-460), Phidias (-490), Bayezid II (1447), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), and Xenophon (-430).
Others born in Greece
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Spartacus
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 16
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 17
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 18
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 19
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 80.74
Rank: 20
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 21
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 22
El Greco
1541 - 1614
HPI: 80.36
Rank: 23
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 24
Phidias
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 25
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.74
Rank: 26
Nurbanu Sultan
1525 - 1583
HPI: 79.47
Rank: 27
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 28
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece
Among philosophers born in Greece, Plutarch ranks 8. Before him are Plato (-427), Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), and Protagoras (-486). After him are Gorgias (-483), Leucippus (-500), Theophrastus (-371), Pyrrho (-365), Antisthenes (-445), and Isocrates (-436).
Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.54
Rank: 2
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.34
Rank: 3
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.39
Rank: 4
Democritus
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.79
Rank: 5
Epicurus
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 84.58
Rank: 6
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 7
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 8
Gorgias
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 9
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 10
Theophrastus
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 11
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 12
Antisthenes
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 13
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 14
