430 - 489
Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November of an unknown year, c. 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Born into the Gallo-Roman aristocracy, he was son-in-law to Emperor Avitus and was appointed Urban prefect of Rome by Emperor Anthemius in 468. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidonius Apollinaris has received more than 237,960 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Sidonius Apollinaris is the 748th most popular writer (up from 845th in 2019), the 879th most popular biography from France (up from 934th in 2019) and the 116th most popular French Writer.
Sidonius Apollinaris was a bishop of Clermont, who was exiled to the court of the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great. He is most famous for his poems, which are a mix of panegyric and satire.
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Among writers, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 748 out of 5,755. Before him are Joseph Murphy, Su Shi, Zosimus, Olga Tokarczuk, Solomon Northup, and Karl Harrer. After him are Adunis, Sinclair Lewis, Agathias, Edmond de Goncourt, Douglas Adams, and Miep Gies.
1898 - 1981
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 742
1037 - 1101
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 743
460 - 520
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 744
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 745
1808 - 1863
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 746
1890 - 1926
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 747
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 748
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 749
1885 - 1951
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 750
536 - 582
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 751
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 752
1952 - 2001
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 753
1909 - 2010
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 754
Among people born in 430, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 5. Before him are Julius Nepos, Anastasius I Dicorus, Syagrius, and Glycerius. After him are Abd Manaf ibn Qusai and Theodemir. Among people deceased in 489, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 1. After him is Acacius of Constantinople.
430 - 480
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 1
430 - 518
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 2
430 - 487
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 3
430 - 480
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 4
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 5
430 - 600
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 6
430 - 474
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 7
Among people born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 879 out of 6,011. Before him are Léon Gambetta (1838), Liliane Bettencourt (1922), John I of Aragon (1350), Paul Henri Balluet d'Estournelles de Constant (1852), Joseph Babinski (1857), and Henri Lefebvre (1901). After him are Philippe de Vitry (1291), François Joseph Lefebvre (1755), Charles III, Duke of Savoy (1486), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Roger Guillemin (1924), and Louis Vuitton (1821).
1838 - 1882
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 873
1922 - 2017
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 874
1350 - 1396
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 875
1852 - 1924
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 876
1857 - 1932
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 877
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 878
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 879
1291 - 1361
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 880
1755 - 1820
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 881
1486 - 1553
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 882
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 883
1924 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 884
1821 - 1892
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 885
Among writers born in France, Sidonius Apollinaris ranks 116. Before him are Pierre Boulle (1912), Alain-René Lesage (1668), Ninon de l'Enclos (1620), Pierre de Ronsard (1524), Jean Froissart (1337), and Chevalier d'Éon (1728). After him are Edmond de Goncourt (1822), Marie de France (1101), George Steiner (1929), Maurice Druon (1918), Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle (1657), and Philippe Ariès (1914).
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 110
1668 - 1747
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 111
1620 - 1705
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 112
1524 - 1585
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 113
1337 - 1405
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 114
1728 - 1810
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 115
430 - 489
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 116
1822 - 1896
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 117
1101 - 1300
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 118
1929 - 2020
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 119
1918 - 2009
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 120
1657 - 1757
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 121
1914 - 1984
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 122