40 - 96
Publius Papinius Statius (Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος; , Latin: [ˈstaːtiʊs]; c. 45 – c. 96) was a Latin poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving poetry includes an epic in twelve books, the Thebaid; a collection of occasional poetry, the Silvae; and an unfinished epic, the Achilleid. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Statius has received more than 296,396 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Statius is the 478th most popular writer (down from 462nd in 2019), the 594th most popular biography from Italy (down from 563rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Italian Writer.
Statius is most famous for his epic poem, Thebaid.
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Among writers, Statius ranks 478 out of 5,755. Before him are Boris Vian, Savitribai Phule, Jules Michelet, William S. Burroughs, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and D. H. Lawrence. After him are Ellen G. White, Harold Pinter, Elie Wiesel, Tyrtaeus, Anthony Burgess, and Baldassare Castiglione.
1920 - 1959
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 472
1831 - 1897
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 473
1798 - 1874
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 474
1914 - 1997
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 475
1804 - 1864
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 476
1885 - 1930
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 477
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 478
1827 - 1915
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 479
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 480
1928 - 2016
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 481
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 482
1917 - 1993
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 483
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 484
Among people born in 40, Statius ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, and Martial. After him are Claudia Octavia, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Dio Chrysostom, and Lucius Licinius Sura. Among people deceased in 96, Statius ranks 4. Before him are Domitian, Quintilian, and Joseph of Arimathea.
40 - 99
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 1
40 - 90
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 2
40 - 104
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
40 - 62
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 5
40 - 93
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 6
40 - 120
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 7
40 - 108
HPI: 50.98
Rank: 8
51 - 96
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 1
35 - 96
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 2
100 - 96
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 4
Among people born in Italy, Statius ranks 594 out of 4,668. Before him are Kurt Schuschnigg (1897), Pope Silverius (490), Franco Zeffirelli (1923), Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence (1510), Matilda of Tuscany (1046), and Maria Luisa of Spain (1745). After him are Pope Stephen I (200), Damocles (null), Pope Miltiades (250), Aldus Manutius (1449), Roberto Baggio (1967), and Baldassare Castiglione (1478).
1897 - 1977
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 588
490 - 538
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 589
1923 - 2019
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 590
1510 - 1537
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 591
1046 - 1115
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 592
1745 - 1792
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 593
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 594
200 - 257
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 595
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 596
250 - 314
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 597
1449 - 1515
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 598
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 599
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 600
Among writers born in Italy, Statius ranks 39. Before him are Propertius (-50), Tibullus (-50), Elena Ferrante (1943), Ennius (-239), Livius Andronicus (-280), and Grazia Deledda (1871). After him are Baldassare Castiglione (1478), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), Francesca da Rimini (1259), Fausto Cercignani (1941), Giacomo Leopardi (1798), and Cassiodorus (487).
50 BC - 14 BC
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 33
50 BC - 19 BC
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 34
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 35
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 36
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 37
1871 - 1936
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 38
40 - 96
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 39
1478 - 1529
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 40
1896 - 1957
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 41
1259 - 1285
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 42
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 43
1798 - 1837
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 44
487 - 583
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 45