POLITICIAN

Xanthippe

500 BC - 400 BC

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Xanthippe (; Ancient Greek: Ξανθίππη [ksantʰíppɛː]; fl. 5th–4th century BCE) was an ancient Athenian, the wife of Socrates and mother of their three sons: Lamprocles, Sophroniscus, and Menexenus. She was likely much younger than Socrates, perhaps by as much as 40 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xanthippe has received more than 776,995 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Xanthippe is the 574th most popular politician (down from 470th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Greece (down from 55th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Greek Politician.

Xanthippe is most famous for being the wife of Socrates. She is often depicted as a shrewish, nagging woman who was constantly berating her husband.

Memorability Metrics

  • 780k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 72.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Xanthippe ranks 574 out of 19,576. Before her are Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Kim Dae-jung, Lech Kaczyński, George II of Great Britain, Sneferu, and Chaim Weizmann. After her are Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu, Hassan II of Morocco, Khosrow I, Macrinus, Philip III of France, and Hamid Karzai.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 500 BC, Xanthippe ranks 5. Before her are Anaxagoras, Myron, Leucippus, and Artaxerxes I of Persia. After her are Ezra, Artemisia I of Caria, Brennus, Ictinus, Cratylus, Cyrus the Younger, and Xerxes II of Persia. Among people deceased in 400 BC, Xanthippe ranks 2. Before her is Aspasia. After her are Ctesias, Thaïs, Zeuxis, Teos of Egypt, Leochares, Eubulides, Phaedo of Elis, Parysatis, Alcamenes, and Oxyartes.

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Others Deceased in 400 BC

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  • Photo of Aspasia

    Aspasia

    COMPANION

    470 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 74.78

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of Xanthippe

    Xanthippe

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 72.63

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Ctesias

    Ctesias

    PHYSICIAN

    440 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.45

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Thaïs

    Thaïs

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of Zeuxis

    Zeuxis

    PAINTER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.87

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Teos of Egypt

    Teos of Egypt

    POLITICIAN

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.83

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Leochares

    Leochares

    SCULPTOR

    400 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 63.46

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Eubulides

    Eubulides

    PHILOSOPHER

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.60

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Phaedo of Elis

    Phaedo of Elis

    PHILOSOPHER

    401 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 61.52

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Parysatis

    Parysatis

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.99

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Alcamenes

    Alcamenes

    SCULPTOR

    500 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 60.98

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Oxyartes

    Oxyartes

    POLITICIAN

    380 BC - 400 BC

    HPI: 59.53

    Rank: 12

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Xanthippe ranks 59 out of 1,024. Before her are Queen Sofía of Spain (1938), Vangelis (1943), Antisthenes (-445), Miltiades (-540), Seleucus I Nicator (-358), and Pyrrho (-365). After her are Polykleitos (-450), Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270), Handan Sultan (1574), and Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308).

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Among POLITICIANS In Greece

Among politicians born in Greece, Xanthippe ranks 15. Before her are Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Cleisthenes (-565), Solon (-638), Alcibiades (-450), Constantine II of Greece (1940), and Peisistratos (-600). After her are Irene of Athens (752), Epaminondas (-418), Handan Sultan (1574), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284), and Lycurgus of Sparta (-800).

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