Philosopher
Thales of Miletus
Ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician
623 BC - 546 BC
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Thales of Miletus
His biography is available in 115 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 114 in 2024). Thales of Miletus is the 17th most popular philosopher (down from 15th in 2024), the 5th most popular biography from Türkiye and the most popular Turkish Philosopher.
Thales of Miletus is most famous for his belief that everything in the world is made up of water, air, earth, and fire.
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#5 / 1,732
Thales of Miletus ranks #5 among 1,732 people in Pantheon born in Türkiye, inside the top 1% of that group.
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Thales of Miletus's biography appears in 115 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 98% of all Philosophers.
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About 2,572 years after death, Thales of Miletus still holds rank #152 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Thales of Miletus ranks 17 out of 1,285. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baruch Spinoza, Niccolò Machiavelli, Augustine of Hippo, Francis Bacon, and Friedrich Nietzsche. After him are Heraclitus, Thomas Aquinas, Diogenes, Erasmus, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, and John Locke.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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HPI: 91.27
Rank: 11
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
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Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
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Francis Bacon
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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HPI: 90.17
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Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 17
Heraclitus
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Thomas Aquinas
1225 - 1274
HPI: 88.70
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Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
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Erasmus
1466 - 1536
HPI: 88.33
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
1770 - 1831
HPI: 88.27
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John Locke
1632 - 1704
HPI: 87.94
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 623 BC, Thales of Miletus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 546 BC, Thales of Miletus ranks 1. After him are Anaximander, and Croesus.
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PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Anaximander
PHILOSOPHER
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 2
Croesus
POLITICIAN
596 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 79.99
Rank: 3
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Thales of Miletus ranks 5 out of 1,732. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494), Paul the Apostle (5), Herodotus (-484), and Mehmed the Conqueror (1432). After him are Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331).
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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
Herodotus
HISTORIAN
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 3
Mehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Rank: 4
Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 5
Heraclitus
PHILOSOPHER
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 6
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 7
Saint Nicholas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 342
HPI: 88.17
Rank: 8
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 9
Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 10
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 11
Julian
POLITICIAN
331 - 363
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 12
Among Philosophers In Türkiye
Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Thales of Miletus ranks 1. After him are Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), Epictetus (50), Xenophanes (-570), Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), and Chrysippus (-281).
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 2
Diogenes
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 3
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 4
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 5
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 6
Xenophanes
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 7
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 8
Gregory of Nazianzus
329 - 389
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 9
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 10
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 11
Chrysippus
281 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 12
