400 BC - 270 BC
Polemon (Greek: Πολέμων, gen.: Πολέμωνος; d. 270/269 BC) of Athens was an eminent Greek Platonist philosopher and Plato's third successor as scholarch (i.e., head of the Academy) from 314/313 to 270/269 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Polemon has received more than 35,586 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Polemon is the 607th most popular philosopher (up from 656th in 2019), the 364th most popular biography from Greece (up from 390th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Greek Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Polemon ranks 607 out of 1,081. Before him are Johann Christoph Gottsched, Nikolai Fyodorovich Fyodorov, Yves Bonnefoy, John Austin, Aeschines of Sphettus, and David Hartley. After him are R. G. Collingwood, Shen Buhai, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cristoforo Landino, Abraham Isaac Kook, and Diogenes of Oenoanda.
1700 - 1766
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 601
1829 - 1903
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 602
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 603
1790 - 1859
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 604
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 605
1705 - 1757
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 606
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 607
1889 - 1943
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 608
385 BC - 337 BC
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 609
1623 - 1673
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 610
1424 - 1498
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 611
1865 - 1935
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 612
200 - 200
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 613
Among people born in 400 BC, Polemon ranks 36. Before him are Apama, Orestes of Macedon, Arete of Cyrene, King Nan of Zhou, Sosthenes of Macedon, and Cynane. After him are Gnaeus Flavius, Zoilus, Diodorus Cronus, Artabazos II, Aristyllus, and King Xian of Zhou. Among people deceased in 270 BC, Polemon ranks 2. Before him is Arsinoe II. After him are Manius Curius Dentatus and Alexis.
400 BC - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 30
400 BC - 396 BC
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 31
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 32
400 BC - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 33
400 BC - 277 BC
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 34
400 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 35
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 36
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 37
400 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 38
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 39
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 40
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 41
400 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 42
316 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 1
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 2
390 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3
372 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Polemon ranks 364 out of 936. Before him are Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Acusilaus (-600), Alexandros Panagoulis (1939), Demophon of Athens (null), Theagenes of Thasos (-500), and Aeschines of Sphettus (-430). After him are Callicratidas (-500), Dexippus (210), Miltiades the Elder (-600), Theopompus of Sparta (-800), Eupolis (-446), and Agatharchus (-500).
1055 - 1107
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 358
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 359
1939 - 1976
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 360
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 361
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 362
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 363
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 364
500 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 365
210 - 278
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 366
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 367
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 368
446 BC - 411 BC
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 369
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 370
Among philosophers born in Greece, Polemon ranks 42. Before him are Phaedo of Elis (-401), Stilpo (-359), Plutarch of Athens (350), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Anaxarchus (-380), and Aeschines of Sphettus (-430). After him are Philo of Larissa (-145), Zoilus (-400), Aristo of Chios (-300), Hermarchus (-325), Asclepigenia (400), and Hecataeus of Abdera (-400).
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
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 45
325 BC - 250 BC
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 46
400 - 500
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 47
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 48