Schriftsteller
Martial
40 - 104
Martial
Marcus Valerius Martialis (deutsch Martial; * 1. März 40 n. Chr. in Bilbilis; † 103/104 n. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen
His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Martial is the 536th most popular schriftsteller (down from 479th in 2024), the 145th most popular biography from Spain (down from 135th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Schriftsteller.
Martial is most famous for his epigrams, which are short, witty sayings.
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Among Schriftstellers
Among schriftstellers, Martial ranks 536 out of 7,302. Before him are Jules Michelet, J. M. Barrie, Vasily Grossman, Richard Bach, Pierre de Ronsard, and Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet. After him are Vasubandhu, Luo Guanzhong, Nâzım Hikmet, Osip Mandelstam, Seneca the Elder, and Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
Most Popular Schriftstellers in Wikipedia
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Jules Michelet
1798 - 1874
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 530
J. M. Barrie
1860 - 1937
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 531
Vasily Grossman
1905 - 1964
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 532
Richard Bach
1936 - Present
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 533
Pierre de Ronsard
1524 - 1585
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 534
Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
1627 - 1704
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 535
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 536
Vasubandhu
400 - 400
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 537
Luo Guanzhong
1330 - 1400
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 538
Nâzım Hikmet
1902 - 1963
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 539
Osip Mandelstam
1891 - 1938
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 540
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 541
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
1874 - 1929
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 542
Contemporaries
Among people born in 40, Martial ranks 4. Before him are Pope Clement I, Pedanius Dioscorides, and Statius. After him are Claudia Octavia, Dio Chrysostom, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Lucius Licinius Sura, and Lucius Flavius Silva. Among people deceased in 104, Martial ranks 1.
Others Born in 40
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Pope Clement I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
40 - 99
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 1
Pedanius Dioscorides
PHYSICIAN
40 - 90
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 2
Statius
WRITER
40 - 96
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 3
Martial
WRITER
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 4
Claudia Octavia
POLITICIAN
40 - 62
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 5
Dio Chrysostom
WRITER
40 - 120
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 6
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
MILITARY PERSONNEL
40 - 93
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 7
Lucius Licinius Sura
POLITICIAN
40 - 108
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 8
Lucius Flavius Silva
MILITARY PERSONNEL
40 - 81
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 9
Others Deceased in 104
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Among people born in Spain, Martial ranks 145 out of 3,355. Before him are Henry II of Navarre (1503), Diego de Almagro (1475), Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895), and Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870). After him are Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928), Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (1507), Alfonso VIII of Castile (1155), Seneca the Elder (-54), Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567), and Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain (1726).
Others born in Spain
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Henry II of Navarre
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1555
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 139
Diego de Almagro
EXPLORER
1475 - 1538
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 140
Isabella Clara Eugenia
POLITICIAN
1566 - 1633
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 141
Jacinto Benavente
WRITER
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 142
Cristóbal Balenciaga
FASHION DESIGNER
1895 - 1972
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 143
Miguel Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1930
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 144
Martial
WRITER
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 145
Queen Fabiola of Belgium
NOBLEMAN
1928 - 2014
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 146
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal
COMPANION
1507 - 1578
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 147
Alfonso VIII of Castile
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1214
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 148
Seneca the Elder
WRITER
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 149
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1597
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 150
Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain
POLITICIAN
1726 - 1746
HPI: 72.23
Rank: 151
Among Schriftstellers In Spain
Among schriftstellers born in Spain, Martial ranks 9. Before him are Lope de Vega (1562), Pedro Calderón de la Barca (1600), Bartolomé de las Casas (1484), Quintilian (35), Alfonso X of Castile (1221), and Jacinto Benavente (1866). After him are Seneca the Elder (-54), Camilo José Cela (1916), Henry IV of Castile (1425), Matilde Camus (1919), Juan Ramón Jiménez (1881), and Gaius Julius Hyginus (-64).
Lope de Vega
1562 - 1635
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 3
Pedro Calderón de la Barca
1600 - 1681
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 4
Bartolomé de las Casas
1484 - 1566
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 5
Quintilian
35 - 96
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 6
Alfonso X of Castile
1221 - 1284
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 7
Jacinto Benavente
1866 - 1954
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 8
Martial
40 - 104
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 9
Seneca the Elder
54 BC - 39
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 10
Camilo José Cela
1916 - 2002
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 11
Henry IV of Castile
1425 - 1474
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 12
Matilde Camus
1919 - 2012
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 13
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881 - 1958
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 14
Gaius Julius Hyginus
64 BC - 17
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 15
