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Anacreon

570 BC - 485 BC

Anacreon

Anacreon (c. 573 – c. 495 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems. Later Greeks included him in the canonical list of Nine Lyric Poets. Anacreon wrote all of his poetry in the ancient Ionic dialect. Like all early lyric poetry, it was composed to be sung or recited to the accompaniment of music, usually the lyre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anacreon is the 224th most popular writer (down from 210th in 2019), the 95th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 92nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Turkish Writer.

Anacreon is most famous for his love poems.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anacreon ranks 224 out of 7,302. Before him are Constantine VII, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Torquato Tasso, Chinghiz Aitmatov, Lu Xun, and Stanisław Lem. After him are Annie Ernaux, Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Tristan Tzara, Isaac Bashevis Singer, John the Evangelist, and Pliny the Younger.

Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia

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Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 218
Louis-Ferdinand Céline
1894 - 1961
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 219
Torquato Tasso
1544 - 1595
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 220
Chinghiz Aitmatov
1928 - 2008
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 221
Lu Xun
1881 - 1936
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 222
Stanisław Lem
1921 - 2006
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 223
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 224
Annie Ernaux
1940 - Present
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 225
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
1729 - 1781
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 226
Tristan Tzara
1896 - 1963
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 227
Isaac Bashevis Singer
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 228
John the Evangelist
10 - 100
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 229
Pliny the Younger
61 - 113
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 230

Contemporaries

Among people born in 570 BC, Anacreon ranks 3. Before him are Pythagoras, and Xenophanes. After him are Theognis of Megara, and Hystaspes. Among people deceased in 485 BC, Anacreon ranks 1. After him are Theognis of Megara, and Spurius Cassius Viscellinus.

Others Born in 570 BC

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Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 1
Xenophanes
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 2
Anacreon
WRITER
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 3
Theognis of Megara
WRITER
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 4
Hystaspes
POLITICIAN
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 5

Others Deceased in 485 BC

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Anacreon
WRITER
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 1
Theognis of Megara
WRITER
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 2
Spurius Cassius Viscellinus
POLITICIAN
540 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 3