350 - 431
Plutarch of Athens (Greek: Πλούταρχος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος; c. 350 – 430 AD) was a Greek philosopher and Neoplatonist who taught in Athens at the beginning of the 5th century. He reestablished the Platonic Academy there and became its leader. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Plutarch of Athens has received more than 59,964 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Plutarch of Athens is the 473rd most popular philosopher (down from 465th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Greece (down from 274th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Greek Philosopher.
Plutarch was a Greek historian and philosopher who is most famous for his biographies of famous people.
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Among philosophers, Plutarch of Athens ranks 473 out of 1,081. Before him are Dicaearchus, Roger Scruton, Rodolphus Agricola, Marcus Cornelius Fronto, Vittorino da Feltre, and Alasdair MacIntyre. After him are Ahmad Sirhindi, Zhiyi, Thomas Cajetan, Agrippa the Skeptic, Dong Zhongshu, and Philodemus.
350 BC - 290 BC
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 467
1944 - 2020
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 468
1443 - 1485
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 469
100 - 160
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 470
1378 - 1446
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 471
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 472
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 473
1564 - 1624
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 474
538 - 597
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 475
1469 - 1534
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 476
100 - 100
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 477
179 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 478
110 BC - 35 BC
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 479
Among people born in 350, Plutarch of Athens ranks 4. Before him are Hypatia, Thaïs, and Ardashir II. After him are Theodore of Mopsuestia, Dalmatius, Hermeric, Thiruvalluvar, Octar, Gogugyang of Goguryeo, Vithimiris, and Sosurim of Goguryeo. Among people deceased in 431, Plutarch of Athens ranks 2. Before him is Paulinus of Nola.
350 - 415
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 1
350 - 400
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 2
350 - 383
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 4
350 - 428
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 5
350 - 337
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 6
350 - 441
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 7
350 - 351
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 8
350 - 430
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 9
350 - 391
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 10
350 - 376
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 11
350 - 384
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 12
Among people born in Greece, Plutarch of Athens ranks 289 out of 936. Before him are Antiochus VIII Grypus (-141), Georgios Papandreou (1888), Thaïs (-400), Katina Paxinou (1900), Kyriakos Mitsotakis (1968), and Antonia the Elder (-39). After him are Nicholas Kabasilas (1322), Ariston of Sparta (-550), Antiochus X Eusebes (-200), Callimachus (-600), Dimitri Mitropoulos (1896), and Lycophron (-320).
141 BC - 96 BC
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 283
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 284
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 285
1900 - 1973
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 286
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 287
39 BC - 32
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 288
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 289
1322 - 1391
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 290
550 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 291
200 BC - 88 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 292
600 BC - 489 BC
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 293
1896 - 1960
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 294
320 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 295
Among philosophers born in Greece, Plutarch of Athens ranks 38. Before him are Euclid of Megara (-435), Archelaus (-500), Cleobulus (-590), Eudemus of Rhodes (-370), Phaedo of Elis (-401), and Stilpo (-359). After him are Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Anaxarchus (-380), Aeschines of Sphettus (-430), Polemon (-400), Philo of Larissa (-145), and Zoilus (-400).
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 32
500 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 33
590 BC - 510 BC
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 34
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 35
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 36
359 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 37
350 - 431
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 38
1936 - 1979
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 39
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 40
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 41
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 42
145 BC - 79 BC
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 43
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 44