Historian
Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
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Herodotus
His biography is available in 143 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 140 in 2024). Herodotus is the most popular historian, the 3rd most popular biography from Türkiye and the most popular Turkish Historian.
Herodotus is most famous for his work "The Histories", which is a narrative of the wars between the Greeks and the Persians.
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Among Historians
Among historians, Herodotus ranks 1 out of 561. After him are Ibn Khaldun, Thucydides, Sima Qian, Tacitus, Xenophon, Livy, Josephus, Diodorus Siculus, Alexis de Tocqueville, Polybius, and Suetonius.
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Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Ibn Khaldun
1332 - 1406
HPI: 86.74
Rank: 2
Thucydides
460 BC - 397 BC
HPI: 83.71
Rank: 3
Sima Qian
145 BC - 86 BC
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 4
Tacitus
54 - 120
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 5
Xenophon
430 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 82.05
Rank: 6
Livy
59 BC - 17
HPI: 81.96
Rank: 7
Josephus
37 - 100
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 8
Diodorus Siculus
90 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 79.20
Rank: 9
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805 - 1859
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
Polybius
208 BC - 126 BC
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 11
Suetonius
70 - 126
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 484 BC, Herodotus ranks 1. Among people deceased in 425 BC, Herodotus ranks 1. After him are Zeno of Elea, and Achilles Painter.
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HISTORIAN
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Zeno of Elea
PHILOSOPHER
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 2
Achilles Painter
PAINTER
470 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 3
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Herodotus ranks 3 out of NaN. Before him are Suleiman the Magnificent (1494), and Paul the Apostle (5). After him are Mehmed the Conqueror (1432), Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), Osman I (1254), Hesiod (-800), and Julian (331).
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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
Herodotus
HISTORIAN
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 3
Mehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Rank: 4
Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 5
Heraclitus
PHILOSOPHER
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 6
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 7
Saint Nicholas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 342
HPI: 88.17
Rank: 8
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 9
Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 10
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 11
Julian
POLITICIAN
331 - 363
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 12
Among Historians In Türkiye
Among historians born in Türkiye, Herodotus ranks 1. After him are Hecataeus of Miletus (-550), Cassius Dio (155), Arrian (89), Ali ibn al-Athir (1160), Socrates of Constantinople (380), Niketas Choniates (1155), Libanius (314), Ephorus (-400), Eutropius (320), George Kedrenos (1100), and Eunapius (349).
Herodotus
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 1
Hecataeus of Miletus
550 BC - 476 BC
HPI: 76.89
Rank: 2
Cassius Dio
155 - 235
HPI: 76.14
Rank: 3
Arrian
89 - 175
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 4
Ali ibn al-Athir
1160 - 1233
HPI: 72.68
Rank: 5
Socrates of Constantinople
380 - 440
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 6
Niketas Choniates
1155 - 1217
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Libanius
314 - 393
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 8
Ephorus
400 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 9
Eutropius
320 - 400
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 10
George Kedrenos
1100 - 1100
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 11
Eunapius
349 - 420
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 12
