490 - 556
Romanos the Melodist (Greek: Ῥωμανὸς ὁ Μελωδός; late 5th-century — after 555) was a Byzantine hymnographer and composer, who is a central early figure in the history of Byzantine music. Called "the Pindar of rhythmic poetry", he flourished during the sixth century, though the earliest manuscripts of his works are dated centuries after this. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Romanos the Melodist has received more than 153,862 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Romanos the Melodist is the 711th most popular religious figure (up from 892nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Syria (up from 51st in 2019) and the 7th most popular Syrian Religious Figure.
Romanos the Melodist is most famous for his hymn "In the Beginning God Created the Heavens and the Earth."
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Among religious figures, Romanos the Melodist ranks 711 out of 2,238. Before him are Atiśa, Cornelius the Centurion, Athenagoras of Athens, Pope Adrian IV, Émile Benveniste, and Erasmus of Formia. After him are Johann Tetzel, Guru Gobind Singh, Paulo Miki, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, and Antipope Ursicinus.
982 - 1054
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 705
100 - 100
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 706
133 - 190
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 707
1100 - 1159
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 708
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 709
300 - 303
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 710
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 711
1460 - 1519
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 712
1666 - 1708
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 713
1564 - 1597
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 714
630 - 632
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 715
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 716
400 - 384
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 717
Among people born in 490, Romanos the Melodist ranks 4. Before him are Pope Silverius, Bumin Qaghan, and Pope Agapetus I. After him are Simplicius of Cilicia, John Philoponus, John the Lydian, John the Cappadocian, and Urien. Among people deceased in 556, Romanos the Melodist ranks 1. After him is Maximianus of Ravenna.
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1
490 - 552
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 2
490 - 536
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 3
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 4
490 - 560
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
490 - 570
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 6
490 - 600
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 7
490 - 548
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 8
490 - 586
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 9
Among people born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 31 out of 181. Before him are Ananias of Damascus (100), Musa ibn Nusayr (640), Antiochus II Theos (-286), Avidius Cassius (130), Yazid II (687), and Émile Benveniste (1902). After him are Adunis (1930), Moustapha Akkad (1930), Heliodorus of Emesa (250), Julia Maesa (165), Odaenathus (220), and Yazid III (701).
100 - 100
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 25
640 - 716
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 26
286 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 27
130 - 175
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 28
687 - 724
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 29
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 30
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 31
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 32
1930 - 2005
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 33
250 - 400
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 34
165 - 224
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 35
220 - 267
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 36
701 - 744
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 37
Among religious figures born in Syria, Romanos the Melodist ranks 7. Before him are Pope Anicetus (70), Pope Gregory III (700), John Climacus (579), Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (1292), Ananias of Damascus (100), and Émile Benveniste (1902). After him are Maron (301), Apollinaris of Laodicea (310), Sophronius of Jerusalem (560), Ibn Asakir (1105), Gregory III Laham (1933), and Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan (1934).
70 - 168
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 1
700 - 741
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 2
579 - 649
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 3
1292 - 1350
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 4
100 - 100
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 5
1902 - 1976
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 6
490 - 556
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 7
301 - 410
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 8
310 - 390
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 9
560 - 638
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 10
1105 - 1176
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 11
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 12
1934 - 2021
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 13