Historian

Xenophon

Classical Greek philosopher, historian, and soldier

430 BC - 354 BC

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Xenophon

His biography is available in 90 different languages on Wikipedia. Xenophon is the 6th most popular historian (down from 5th in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Greece (down from 29th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Greek Historian.

Xenophon is most famous for writing the "Anabasis", which is an account of the Greek mercenaries' journey from Mesopotamia to the Black Sea.

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#6 / 579

Xenophon ranks #6 of 579 Historians worldwide, placing them among the top 2% of the profession.

90

Xenophon's biography appears in 90 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 99% of all Historians.

9

Xenophon is one of the 9 earliest-born Historians in all of Pantheon.

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Among Historians

Among historians, Xenophon ranks 6 out of 579. Before him are Herodotus, Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Sima Qian, and Tacitus. After him are Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.

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484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
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HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
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Contemporaries

Among people born in 430 BC, Xenophon ranks 1. After him are Dionysius I of Syracuse, Cynisca, Aeschines of Sphettus, and Philistus. Among people deceased in 354 BC, Xenophon ranks 1. After him are Dion of Syracuse, and Timotheus.

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Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 1
Dionysius I of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
430 BC - 366 BC
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 2
Cynisca
POLITICIAN
430 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 3
Aeschines of Sphettus
PHILOSOPHER
430 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 4
Philistus
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 356 BC
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 5

Others Deceased in 354 BC

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Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 1
Dion of Syracuse
POLITICIAN
409 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 2
Timotheus
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 3

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Xenophon ranks 30 out of 1,135. Before him are Kösem Sultan (1590), Sappho (-630), Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Draco (-650), and Spartacus (-109). After him are Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Demosthenes (-384), Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478), Nurbanu Sultan (1525), Gorgias (-483), and Themistocles (-524).

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650 BC - 600 BC
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109 BC - 71 BC
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430 BC - 354 BC
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Rank: 30
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