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Sappho

630 BC - 570 BC

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Sappho

Sappho (attisch und neugriechisch Σαπφώ Sapphṓ, deutsche Aussprache meist [⁠ˈzapfoː⁠], klassisch [⁠sapʰːɔ̌ː⁠]; * zwischen 630 und 612 v. Chr.; † um 570 v. Chr.) war eine antike griechische Dichterin. Sie gilt als wichtigster weiblicher Lyriker des klassischen Altertums und hat kanonische Bedeutung. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

Her biography is available in 109 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 108 in 2024). Sappho is the 77th most popular schriftsteller (down from 52nd in 2024), the 25th most popular biography from Greece (down from 20th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Greek Schriftsteller.

Sappho was an ancient Greek poet, renowned for her lyric poetry that expressed deep emotions, particularly love and desire, often directed toward women. Her work, though mostly surviving in fragments, has made her an enduring symbol of female creativity and LGBTQ+ identity throughout history.

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Among Schriftstellers

Among schriftstellers, Sappho ranks 77 out of 7,302. Before her are Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Frost, Romain Rolland, Charles Perrault, Umberto Eco, and Giacomo Casanova. After her are Toni Morrison, George R. R. Martin, Lord Byron, Nikolai Gogol, D. H. Lawrence, and Daniel Defoe.

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Arthur Conan Doyle
1859 - 1930
HPI: 83.22
Rank: 71
Robert Frost
1874 - 1963
HPI: 83.18
Rank: 72
Romain Rolland
1866 - 1944
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 73
Charles Perrault
1628 - 1703
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 74
Umberto Eco
1932 - 2016
HPI: 83.13
Rank: 75
Giacomo Casanova
1725 - 1798
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 76
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 77
Toni Morrison
1931 - 2019
HPI: 82.91
Rank: 78
George R. R. Martin
1948 - Present
HPI: 82.87
Rank: 79
Lord Byron
1788 - 1824
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 80
Nikolai Gogol
1809 - 1852
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 81
D. H. Lawrence
1885 - 1930
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 82
Daniel Defoe
1660 - 1731
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 83

Contemporaries

Among people born in 630 BC, Sappho ranks 2. Before her is Nebuchadnezzar II. After her are Jehoahaz of Judah, Stesichorus, and Amytis of Media. Among people deceased in 570 BC, Sappho ranks 1. After her is Pittacus of Mytilene.

Others Born in 630 BC

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Nebuchadnezzar II
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 1
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 2
Jehoahaz of Judah
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 3
Stesichorus
WRITER
630 BC - 555 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 4
Amytis of Media
POLITICIAN
630 BC - Present
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 5

Others Deceased in 570 BC

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Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 1
Pittacus of Mytilene
MILITARY PERSONNEL
650 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 2

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Sappho ranks 25 out of 1,024. Before her are Aeschylus (-525), Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Philip II of Macedon (-382), and Kösem Sultan (1590). After her are Phidias (-490), Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921), Draco (-650), Spartacus (-109), Xenophon (-430), and Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769).

Others born in Greece

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Aeschylus
WRITER
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 19
Bayezid II
POLITICIAN
1447 - 1512
HPI: 83.64
Rank: 20
Plutarch
PHILOSOPHER
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 21
Protagoras
PHILOSOPHER
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 22
Philip II of Macedon
POLITICIAN
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 23
Kösem Sultan
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1651
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 24
Sappho
WRITER
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 25
Phidias
SCULPTOR
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 82.85
Rank: 26
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2021
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 27
Draco
PUBLIC WORKER
650 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 82.30
Rank: 28
Spartacus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
109 BC - 71 BC
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 29
Xenophon
HISTORIAN
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 30
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1849
HPI: 81.97
Rank: 31