PHILOSOPHER

Pyrrho

365 BC - 275 BC

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Pyrrho of Elis (; Ancient Greek: Πύρρων ὁ Ἠλεῖος, romanized: Pyrrhо̄n ho Ēleios; c. 360 – c. 270 BC) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pyrrho has received more than 522,209 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Pyrrho is the 116th most popular philosopher (down from 109th in 2019), the 58th most popular biography from Greece (up from 60th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Pyrrho is most famous for his skepticism. He believed that nothing can be known for certain, so we should suspend judgment about everything.

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  • 72.78

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  • 48

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pyrrho ranks 116 out of 1,267. Before him are Tertullian, Gilles Deleuze, Bodhidharma, Antisthenes, William of Ockham, and Henri de Saint-Simon. After him are Johann Friedrich Herbart, Simone Weil, Chanakya, Tommaso Campanella, Mozi, and Charles Fourier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 365 BC, Pyrrho ranks 1. After him are Crates of Thebes, Philotas, and Pharnabazus III. Among people deceased in 275 BC, Pyrrho ranks 1. 

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    Pyrrho

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    365 BC - 275 BC

    HPI: 72.78

    Rank: 1

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pyrrho ranks 58 out of 1,024. Before him are Pindar (-517), Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Vangelis (1943), Antisthenes (-445), Miltiades (-540), and Seleucus I Nicator (-358). After him are Xanthippe (-500), Polykleitos (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), and Handan Sultan (1574).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Pyrrho ranks 12. Before him are Epicurus (-341), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), and Antisthenes (-445). After him are Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), Melissus of Samos (-470), and Cratylus (-500).

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