35 - 96
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Latin: [kᶣiːn.tɪ.li.ˈaː.nʊs]; c. 35 – c. 100 AD) was a Roman educator and rhetorician born in Hispania, widely referred to in medieval schools of rhetoric and in Renaissance writing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quintilian has received more than 733,895 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 47 in 2019). Quintilian is the 190th most popular writer (up from 204th in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 51st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Writer.
Quintilian is most famous for his work, Institutio Oratoria, which was a guide to the art of public speaking.
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Among writers, Quintilian ranks 190 out of 5,755. Before him are Sigrid Undset, François-René de Chateaubriand, John Steinbeck, Orhan Pamuk, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Svetlana Alexievich. After him are Snorri Sturluson, Terence, Karen Blixen, Lou Andreas-Salomé, Tristan Tzara, and Ian Fleming.
1882 - 1949
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 184
1768 - 1848
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 185
1902 - 1968
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 186
1952 - Present
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 187
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 188
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 189
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 190
1179 - 1241
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 191
185 BC - 159 BC
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 192
1885 - 1962
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 193
1861 - 1937
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 194
1896 - 1963
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 195
1908 - 1964
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 196
Among people born in 35, Quintilian ranks 1. After him are Ignatius of Antioch, Statilia Messalina, and Justus of Tiberias. Among people deceased in 96, Quintilian ranks 2. Before him is Domitian. After him are Joseph of Arimathea and Statius.
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 1
35 - 108
HPI: 72.05
Rank: 2
35 - 68
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3
35 - 100
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 4
51 - 96
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 1
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 2
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
Among people born in Spain, Quintilian ranks 53 out of 2,932. Before him are Pedro Almodóvar (1949), Lope de Vega (1562), Eugénie de Montijo (1826), John of the Cross (1542), Maria Theresa of Spain (1638), and Tomás de Torquemada (1420). After him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Ramon Llull (1232), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Michael Servetus (1509), Abd al-Rahman III (889), and Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600).
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.29
Rank: 47
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 48
1826 - 1920
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 49
1542 - 1591
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 50
1638 - 1683
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 51
1420 - 1498
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 52
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 53
1617 - 1682
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 54
1232 - 1316
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 55
1598 - 1664
HPI: 72.21
Rank: 56
1509 - 1553
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 57
889 - 961
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 58
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 59
Among writers born in Spain, Quintilian ranks 4. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547), Federico García Lorca (1898), and Lope de Vega (1562). After him are Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), Lucan (39), Martial (40), Seneca the Elder (-54), Henry IV of Castile (1425), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64).
1547 - 1616
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 1
1898 - 1936
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 2
1562 - 1635
HPI: 73.14
Rank: 3
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 4
1600 - 1681
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 5
1484 - 1566
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 6
1221 - 1284
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 7
39 - 65
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 8
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 9
54 BC - 39
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 10
1425 - 1474
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
64 BC - 17
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 12