PHILOSOPHER

Xenophanes

570 BC - 475 BC

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Xenophanes of Colophon ( zə-NOF-ə-neez; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος [ksenopʰánɛːs ho kolopʰɔ̌ːnios]; c. 570 – c. 478 BC) was a Greek philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic of Homer from Ionia who travelled throughout the Greek-speaking world in early Classical Antiquity. As a poet, Xenophanes was known for his critical style, writing poems that are considered among the first satires. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Xenophanes has received more than 667,472 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Xenophanes is the 77th most popular philosopher (down from 74th in 2019), the 48th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular Philosopher.

Xenophanes was a pre-Socratic philosopher who is most famous for his denial of the existence of the Greek gods.

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  • 75.84

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 72

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 14.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Xenophanes ranks 77 out of 1,267. Before him are Zeno of Citium, Karl Jaspers, Rudolf Steiner, George Berkeley, Ramakrishna, and Jürgen Habermas. After him are Nagarjuna, Carl von Clausewitz, Nicholas of Cusa, Gregory of Nazianzus, Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and Mencius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 570 BC, Xenophanes ranks 2. Before him is Pythagoras. After him are Anacreon, Theognis of Megara, and Hystaspes. Among people deceased in 475 BC, Xenophanes ranks 2. Before him is Xerxes I. After him is Atossa.

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    Xerxes I

    POLITICIAN

    519 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 79.23

    Rank: 1

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    Xenophanes

    PHILOSOPHER

    570 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 75.84

    Rank: 2

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    Atossa

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 64.39

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Xenophanes ranks 48 out of 1,347. Before him are Epictetus (50), Şehzade Mustafa (1515), Suleiman II (1642), Mimar Sinan (1490), Mahmud II (1785), and Ahmed II (1643). After him are Şehzade Bayezid (1525), Mehmed V (1844), Margaret the Virgin (292), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Mustafa II (1664), and Gregory of Nazianzus (329).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Xenophanes ranks 7. Before him are Heraclitus (-535), Thales of Miletus (-623), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), and Epictetus (50). After him are Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Leucippus (-500), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), and Proclus (412).

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