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Sappho

630 BC - 570 BC

Sappho

Sappho (; Greek: Σαπφώ Sapphṓ [sap.pʰɔ̌ː]; Aeolic Greek Ψάπφω Psápphō; c. 630 – c. 570 BC) was an Archaic Greek poet from Eresos or Mytilene on the island of Lesbos. Sappho is known for her lyric poetry, written to be sung while accompanied by music. In ancient times, Sappho was widely regarded as one of the greatest lyric poets and was given names such as the "Tenth Muse" and "The Poetess". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sappho has received more than 4,646,862 page views. Her biography is available in 106 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 104 in 2019). Sappho is the 48th most popular writer (up from 60th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Greece (up from 22nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Writer.

Sappho is most famous for her love poetry.

Memorability Metrics

4.6M
Page Views (PV)
80.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
106
Languages Editions (L)
11.24
Effective Languages (L*)
4.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sappho ranks 48 out of 5,755. Before her are Lord Byron, Jane Austen, Aristophanes, Euripides, Mark Twain, and Simone de Beauvoir. After her are Octave Mirbeau, Arthur Conan Doyle, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Émile Zola, Hesiod, and Gabriel García Márquez.

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Lord Byron
1788 - 1824
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 42
Jane Austen
1775 - 1817
HPI: 81.26
Rank: 43
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 44
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 81.14
Rank: 45
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 80.98
Rank: 46
Simone de Beauvoir
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 47
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 48
Octave Mirbeau
1848 - 1917
HPI: 80.43
Rank: 49
Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 - 1930
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 50
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1896 - 1940
HPI: 80.19
Rank: 51
Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 52
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 79.80
Rank: 53
Gabriel García Márquez
1927 - 2014
HPI: 79.79
Rank: 54

Contemporaries

Among people born in 630 BC, Sappho ranks 2. Before her is Nebuchadnezzar II. After her are Jehoahaz of Judah, Stesichorus, and Amytis of Media. Among people deceased in 570 BC, Sappho ranks 1. After her is Pittacus of Mytilene.