POLITICIAN

Xanthippe

500 BC - 400 BC

Xanthippe

Xanthippe (; ‹See Tfd›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 770,710 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

770k
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.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
1926 - 2020
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 568
Kim Dae-jung
1924 - 2009
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 569
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 570
George II of Great Britain
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 571
Sneferu
2700 BC - 2609 BC
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 572
Chaim Weizmann
1874 - 1952
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 573
Xanthippe
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 574
Jalal ad-Din Mingburnu
1199 - 1231
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 575
Hassan II of Morocco
1929 - 1999
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 576
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 577
Macrinus
164 - 218
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 578
Philip III of France
1245 - 1285
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 579
Hamid Karzai
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 580

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.

Others Born in 500 BC

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Anaxagoras
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 1
Myron
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 2
Leucippus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 3
Artaxerxes I of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 4
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Ezra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Artemisia I of Caria
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 7
Brennus
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 390 BC
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 8
Ictinus
ARCHITECT
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 9
Cratylus
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - Present
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 10
Cyrus the Younger
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 401 BC
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 11
Xerxes II of Persia
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 424 BC
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 400 BC

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Aspasia
COMPANION
470 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 1
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 2
Ctesias
PHYSICIAN
440 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 3
Thaïs
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 4
Zeuxis
PAINTER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 5
Teos of Egypt
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 6
Leochares
SCULPTOR
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 7
Eubulides
PHILOSOPHER
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Phaedo of Elis
PHILOSOPHER
401 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 9
Parysatis
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 10
Alcamenes
SCULPTOR
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 11
Oxyartes
POLITICIAN
380 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12

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).

Others born in Greece

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Queen Sofía of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 53
Vangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 73.09
Rank: 54
Antisthenes
PHILOSOPHER
445 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 55
Miltiades
MILITARY PERSONNEL
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 56
Seleucus I Nicator
MILITARY PERSONNEL
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 57
Pyrrho
PHILOSOPHER
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 58
Xanthippe
POLITICIAN
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 59
Polykleitos
SCULPTOR
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 60
Irene of Athens
POLITICIAN
752 - 803
HPI: 72.60
Rank: 61
Epaminondas
POLITICIAN
418 BC - 362 BC
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 62
Demetrius of Thessaloniki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 306
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 63
Handan Sultan
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1605
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 64
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
POLITICIAN
308 BC - 246 BC
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 65