Writer
Shammai
50 BC - 30
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Shammai
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Shammai is the 1,558th most popular writer (down from 1,238th in 2024).
Shammai was a Jewish scholar who lived in the first century CE. He is most famous for his debate with Hillel over the interpretation of a passage in the Bible.
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Among Writers
Among writers, Shammai ranks 1,558 out of 7,302. Before him are Chernorizets Hrabar, Heiner Müller, Hovhannes Tumanyan, Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, Banine, and John Brunner. After him are Felice Romani, Joseph Karo, Forough Farrokhzad, Lina Heydrich, Al-Khansa, and Ödön von Horváth.
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Chernorizets Hrabar
890 - 950
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 1,552
Heiner Müller
1929 - 1995
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 1,553
Hovhannes Tumanyan
1869 - 1923
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 1,554
Al-Khalil ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi
718 - 790
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 1,555
Banine
1905 - 1992
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 1,556
John Brunner
1934 - 1995
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,557
Shammai
50 BC - 30
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,558
Felice Romani
1788 - 1865
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1,559
Joseph Karo
1488 - 1575
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 1,560
Forough Farrokhzad
1935 - 1967
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,561
Lina Heydrich
1911 - 1985
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,562
Al-Khansa
575 - 645
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,563
Ödön von Horváth
1901 - 1938
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 1,564
Contemporaries
Among people born in 50 BC, Shammai ranks 8. Before him are Nicodemus, Tibullus, Wang Zhaojun, Marcus Manilius, Philip II Philoromaeus, and Valerius Gratus. After him are Tiridates III of Parthia, Lucius Cassius Longinus, Namhae of Silla, Liu Xin, Archelaus of Cappadocia, and Bogud. Among people deceased in 30, Shammai ranks 3. Before him are Judas Iscariot, and Penitent thief.
Others Born in 50 BC
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Nicodemus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 BC - 100
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 2
Tibullus
WRITER
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 3
Wang Zhaojun
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 4
Marcus Manilius
WRITER
50 BC - 50
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 5
Philip II Philoromaeus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 6
Valerius Gratus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 7
Shammai
WRITER
50 BC - 30
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 8
Tiridates III of Parthia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 100
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 9
Lucius Cassius Longinus
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 41
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 10
Namhae of Silla
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 24
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 11
Liu Xin
MATHEMATICIAN
50 BC - 23
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 12
Archelaus of Cappadocia
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 17
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 13
Bogud
POLITICIAN
50 BC - 31 BC
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 30
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Judas Iscariot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
50 - 30
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 1
Penitent thief
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
18 BC - 30
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Shammai
WRITER
50 BC - 30
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 3
