40 - 96
Publius Papinius Statius (Greek: Πόπλιος Παπίνιος Στάτιος; ; c. 45 – c. 96) was a Greco-Roman poet of the 1st century CE. His surviving Latin 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 227,233 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Statius is the 462nd most popular writer (down from 422nd in 2019), the 563rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 499th in 2019) and the 38th most popular Italian Writer.
Statius is most famous for his epic poem, Thebaid.
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Among writers, Statius ranks 462 out of 5,794. Before him are Herta Müller, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Harold Pinter, Tulsidas, Wu Cheng'en, and Thomas Paine. After him are J. M. G. Le Clézio, T. S. Eliot, Valmiki, Theodore Dreiser, Louis Aragon, and Paula Hitler.
1953 - Present
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 456
1848 - 1907
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 457
1930 - 2008
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 458
1532 - 1623
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 459
1500 - 1582
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 460
1737 - 1809
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 461
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 462
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 463
1888 - 1965
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 464
80 BC - 2 BC
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 465
1871 - 1945
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 466
1897 - 1982
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 467
1896 - 1960
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 468
Among people born in 40, Statius ranks 5. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, Martial, and Claudia Octavia. After him are Gnaeus Julius Agricola and Dio Chrysostom. Among people deceased in 96, Statius ranks 4. Before him are Domitian, Joseph of Arimathea, and Quintilian.
40 - 99
HPI: 81.67
Rank: 1
40 - 90
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 2
40 - 104
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 3
40 - 62
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 4
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 5
40 - 93
HPI: 71.60
Rank: 6
40 - 120
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 7
51 - 96
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 1
100 - 96
HPI: 80.22
Rank: 2
35 - 96
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 3
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 4
Among people born in Italy, Statius ranks 563 out of 4,088. Before him are Denis (210), Giuseppe Piazzi (1746), Luca Signorelli (1450), Pope Miltiades (250), Conrad of Montferrat (1146), and Frank Capra (1897). After him are Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (1416), Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (1545), Charles Ponzi (1882), Gregorio Allegri (1582), Pope Anastasius III (890), and Olybrius (400).
210 - 250
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 557
1746 - 1826
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 558
1450 - 1523
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 559
250 - 314
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 560
1146 - 1192
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 561
1897 - 1991
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 562
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 563
1416 - 1469
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 564
1545 - 1592
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 565
1882 - 1949
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 566
1582 - 1652
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 567
890 - 913
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 568
400 - 472
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 569
Among writers born in Italy, Statius ranks 38. Before him are Livius Andronicus (-280), Ludovico Ariosto (1474), Cornelius Nepos (-100), Ennius (-239), Fausto Cercignani (1941), and Baldassare Castiglione (1478). After him are Edmondo De Amicis (1846), Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749), Gabriele D'Annunzio (1863), Grazia Deledda (1871), Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896), and Francesca da Rimini (1259).
280 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 32
1474 - 1533
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 33
100 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 34
239 BC - 169 BC
HPI: 75.34
Rank: 35
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 36
1478 - 1529
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 37
40 - 96
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 38
1846 - 1908
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 39
1749 - 1838
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 40
1863 - 1938
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 41
1871 - 1936
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 42
1896 - 1957
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 43
1259 - 1285
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 44