WRITER
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
Euripides
Euripides (c. 480 – c. 406 BC) was a Greek tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles, he is one of the three ancient Greek tragedians for whom any plays have survived in full. Some ancient scholars attributed ninety-five plays to him, but the Suda says it was ninety-two at most. Of these, eighteen or nineteen have survived more or less complete (Rhesus is suspect). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Euripides is the 55th most popular writer (down from 44th in 2019), the 16th most popular biography from Greece and the 4th most popular Greek Writer.
Euripides is most famous for his tragedy, "Medea," which tells the story of a woman who kills her children in revenge against her husband for leaving her.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Euripides ranks 55 out of 7,302. Before him are Thomas Hardy, Charles Baudelaire, Marcel Proust, Denis Diderot, Émile Zola, and Gustave Flaubert. After him are Li Bai, Octave Mirbeau, Astrid Lindgren, Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and Henrik Ibsen.
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Thomas Hardy
1840 - 1928
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 49
Charles Baudelaire
1821 - 1867
HPI: 84.42
Rank: 50
Marcel Proust
1871 - 1922
HPI: 84.39
Rank: 51
Denis Diderot
1713 - 1784
HPI: 84.31
Rank: 52
Émile Zola
1840 - 1902
HPI: 84.25
Rank: 53
Gustave Flaubert
1821 - 1880
HPI: 84.13
Rank: 54
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 55
Li Bai
701 - 762
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 56
Octave Mirbeau
1848 - 1917
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 57
Astrid Lindgren
1907 - 2002
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 58
Oscar Wilde
1854 - 1900
HPI: 83.95
Rank: 59
Mark Twain
1835 - 1910
HPI: 83.94
Rank: 60
Henrik Ibsen
1828 - 1906
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 480 BC, Euripides ranks 1. After him are Antiphon, and Kresilas. Among people deceased in 406 BC, Euripides ranks 2. Before him is Sophocles. After him are Hannibal Mago, Callicratidas, and Thrasyllus.
Others Born in 480 BC
Go to all RankingsEuripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 1
Antiphon
POLITICIAN
480 BC - 411 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 2
Kresilas
SCULPTOR
480 BC - 410 BC
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 3
Others Deceased in 406 BC
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Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 1
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 2
Hannibal Mago
POLITICIAN
471 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 3
Callicratidas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
500 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 4
Thrasyllus
POLITICIAN
450 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 5
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Euripides ranks 16 out of 1,024. Before him are Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), Solon (-638), Pericles (-494), Aristophanes (-448), and El Greco (1541). After him are Saint Stephen (1), Thucydides (-460), Aeschylus (-525), Bayezid II (1447), Plutarch (46), and Protagoras (-486).
Others born in Greece
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Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 86.85
Rank: 10
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 86.65
Rank: 11
Solon
POLITICIAN
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 86.59
Rank: 12
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 86.36
Rank: 13
Aristophanes
WRITER
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 14
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 84.26
Rank: 15
Euripides
WRITER
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 16
Saint Stephen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1 - 36
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 17
Thucydides
HISTORIAN
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 18
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
Among WRITERS In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Euripides ranks 4. Before him are Homer (-800), Sophocles (-497), and Aristophanes (-448). After him are Aeschylus (-525), Sappho (-630), Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Arion (-700), and Archilochus (-680).
Homer
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Sophocles
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 2
Aristophanes
448 BC - 386 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
Euripides
480 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 4
Aeschylus
525 BC - 456 BC
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 5
Sappho
630 BC - 570 BC
HPI: 83.03
Rank: 6
Pindar
517 BC - 437 BC
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 7
Menander
342 BC - 291 BC
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 8
Nikos Kazantzakis
1883 - 1957
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 9
Alcaeus of Mytilene
620 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 10
Arion
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 11
Archilochus
680 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 12
