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Apollonius of Tyana

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Apollonius of Tyana (Ancient Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Τυανεύς; Arabic: أبولونيوس بلينس; Sanskrit: अपालुन्यः c. AD 15 – c. 100) was a Greek philosopher and religious leader from the town of Tyana, Cappadocia in Roman Anatolia, who spent his life travelling and teaching in the Middle East, North Africa and India. He is a central figure in Neopythagoreanism and was one of the most famous "miracle workers" of his day. His exceptional personality and his mystical way of life, which was regarded as exemplary, impressed his contemporaries and had a lasting cultural influence. Numerous legends surrounding him and accounts of his life are contained in the extensive Life of Apollonius. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Apollonius of Tyana is the 193rd most popular philosopher (down from 184th in 2019), the 186th most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 159th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Apollonius of Tyana is most famous for being a philosopher and miracle worker.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Apollonius of Tyana ranks 193 out of 1,267. Before him are José Ortega y Gasset, Bernard Bolzano, Gemistus Pletho, Pierre Gassendi, Pierre Bayle, and Kabir. After him are Ernest Renan, Nicolas Malebranche, John Rawls, Max Horkheimer, Christian Wolff, and Diotima of Mantinea.

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Among people born in 15, Apollonius of Tyana ranks 4. Before him are Jude the Apostle, Vitellius, and Agrippina the Younger. After him are Pomponius Mela, Lollia Paulina, Caratacus, and Publius Ostorius Scapula. Among people deceased in 100, Apollonius of Tyana ranks 22. Before him are Caiaphas, Saint Sarah, Salome, Herodias, Barabbas, and Zacchaeus. After him are Dionysius the Areopagite, Nicodemus, Thecla, Apollos, Zebedee, and Lydia of Thyatira.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Apollonius of Tyana ranks 186 out of 1,347. Before him are Evliya Çelebi (1611), Artemisia I of Caria (-500), John II Komnenos (1087), Süleyman Demirel (1924), Constantine IV (652), and Isaac II Angelos (1155). After him are Polycarp (69), Gregory Palamas (1296), Antinous (111), Romanos I Lekapenos (870), Turgut Özal (1927), and Michael VII Doukas (1050).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Apollonius of Tyana ranks 16. Before him are Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), Proclus (412), Posidonius (-135), and Gemistus Pletho (1355). After him are Xenocrates (-396), Michael Psellos (1018), Bias of Priene (-600), Cleanthes (-330), Arcesilaus (-315), and Priscus (410).

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