395 BC - 330 BC
Praxiteles (; Greek: Πραξιτέλης) of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attica sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Praxiteles has received more than 519,633 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Praxiteles is the 4th most popular sculptor (up from 5th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Greece (down from 46th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Sculptor.
Praxiteles is most famous for his statues of Hermes and Aphrodite.
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Among sculptors, Praxiteles ranks 4 out of 189. Before him are Auguste Rodin, Phidias, and Myron. After him are Polykleitos, Benvenuto Cellini, Alberto Giacometti, Camille Claudel, Lysippos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, and Constantin Brâncuși.
1840 - 1917
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 1
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 2
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 3
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 4
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 5
1500 - 1571
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 6
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 7
1864 - 1943
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 8
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
1378 - 1455
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
1757 - 1822
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 11
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 12
Among people born in 395 BC, Praxiteles ranks 1. After him is Scopas. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Praxiteles ranks 2. Before him is Darius III. After him are Philotas, Ephorus, Peucestas, Archestratus, and Ariobarzanes of Persis.
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 1
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 2
365 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 3
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 4
390 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 5
350 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 6
368 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 7
Among people born in Greece, Praxiteles ranks 49 out of 936. Before him are Leucippus (-500), Alcibiades (-450), Peisistratos (-600), Draco (-650), Pindar (-517), and Mikis Theodorakis (1925). After him are Olympias (-375), Handan Sultan (1574), Theophrastus (-371), Menander (-342), Pope Sixtus II (215), and Xanthippe (-500).
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.81
Rank: 43
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 44
600 BC - 527 BC
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 45
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 46
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 47
1925 - 2021
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 48
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 49
375 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 50
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 51
371 BC - 287 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 52
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 53
215 - 258
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 54
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 55
Among sculptors born in Greece, Praxiteles ranks 3. Before him are Phidias (-490) and Myron (-500). After him are Polykleitos (-450), Lysippos (-390), Scopas (-395), Leochares (-400), Alcamenes (-500), Paeonius (-500), Ageladas (-600), Chares of Lindos (-400), and Antenor (-590).
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 1
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 2
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 3
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 4
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 5
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 6
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 7
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 8
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 9
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 10
400 BC - 280 BC
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 11
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 12