650 BC - 550 BC
Semonides of Amorgos (; Greek: Σημωνίδης ὁ Ἀμοργῖνος, variantly Σιμωνίδης; fl. 7th century BC) was a Greek iambic and elegiac poet who is believed to have lived during the seventh century BC. Fragments of his poetry survive as quotations in other ancient authors, the most extensive and well known of which is a satiric account of different types of women which is often cited in discussions of misogyny in Archaic Greece. The poem takes the form of a catalogue, with each type of woman represented by an animal whose characteristics—in the poet's scheme—are also characteristic of a large body of the female population. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Semonides of Amorgos has received more than 49,857 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Semonides of Amorgos is the 1,590th most popular writer (down from 1,576th in 2019), the 350th most popular biography from Greece (down from 344th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Greek Writer.
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Among writers, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 1,590 out of 5,755. Before him are Xu Shen, Ramón del Valle-Inclán, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Mateo Alemán, Pacuvius, and Walter Tevis. After him are Brian Tracy, Sheridan Le Fanu, Wace, Ryū Murakami, Afanasy Fet, and Gabriel Naudé.
58 - 147
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 1,584
1866 - 1936
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,585
1866 - 1941
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 1,586
1547 - 1613
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,587
220 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,588
1928 - 1984
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,589
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 1,590
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,591
1814 - 1873
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,592
1100 - 1174
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,593
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 1,594
1820 - 1892
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,595
1600 - 1653
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,596
Among people born in 650 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 9. Before him are Pittacus of Mytilene, Apries, Shamash-shum-ukin, Ariaramnes, Duke Mu of Qin, and Kandalanu. After him are Argaeus I of Macedon, Rusa III, Madius, Anaxander, Nitocris I, and Anaxidamus. Among people deceased in 550 BC, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 3. Before him are Zedekiah and Milo of Croton. After him is Nitocris of Babylon.
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 3
650 BC - 567 BC
HPI: 62.56
Rank: 4
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 5
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 6
650 BC - 621 BC
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 7
650 BC - 627 BC
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 8
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 9
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 10
650 BC - 585 BC
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 11
650 BC - 601 BC
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 12
650 BC - 615 BC
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 13
650 BC - 586 BC
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 14
650 BC - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 15
617 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 1
557 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 2
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 3
550 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 4
Among people born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 350 out of 936. Before him are Diagoras of Rhodes (-500), Ahmed Izzet Pasha (1864), Lucas Papademos (1947), Aratus of Sicyon (-271), Brennus (-301), and Aglaonice (null). After him are Agnes Baltsa (1944), Perictione (-500), William of Villehardouin (1300), Simeon Uroš (1326), Jannis Kounellis (1936), and Peithon (-355).
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 344
1864 - 1937
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 345
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 346
271 BC - 213 BC
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 347
301 BC - 279 BC
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 348
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 349
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 350
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 351
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 352
1300 - 1278
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 353
1326 - 1371
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 354
1936 - 2017
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 355
355 BC - 316 BC
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 356
Among writers born in Greece, Semonides of Amorgos ranks 40. Before him are Naim Frashëri (1846), Cratinus (-500), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Diagoras of Melos (-450), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), and Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490). After him are Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), Acusilaus (-600), Dexippus (210), Eupolis (-446), Ion of Chios (-490), and Telesilla (-500).
1846 - 1900
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 34
500 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 35
1423 - 1490
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 36
450 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 37
1062 - 1137
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 38
490 BC - 405 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 39
650 BC - 550 BC
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 40
1055 - 1107
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 41
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 42
210 - 278
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 43
446 BC - 411 BC
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 44
490 BC - 422 BC
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 45
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 46