WRITER
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
Hesiod
Hesiod ( HEE-see-əd or HEH-see-əd; Ancient Greek: Ἡσίοδος Hēsíodos; fl. c. 700 BC) was an Ancient Greek poet generally thought to have been active between 750 and 650 BC, around the same time as Homer. Several of Hesiod's works have survived in their entirety. Among these are Theogony, which tells the origins of the gods, their lineages, and the events that led to Zeus's rise to power, and Works and Days, a poem that describes the five Ages of Man, offers advice and wisdom, and includes myths such as Pandora's box. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hesiod is the 24th most popular writer (up from 80th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 33rd in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Writer.
Hesiod is most famous for his epic poem, Theogony, which is a mythological account of the origins of the gods.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Hesiod ranks 24 out of 7,302. Before him are Miguel de Cervantes, Jean-Paul Sartre, T. S. Eliot, Ovid, Alexandre Dumas, and Albert Camus. After him are Anton Chekhov, Rumi, Petrarch, Honoré de Balzac, Aesop, and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
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Miguel de Cervantes
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.60
Rank: 18
Jean-Paul Sartre
1905 - 1980
HPI: 87.31
Rank: 19
T. S. Eliot
1888 - 1965
HPI: 87.25
Rank: 20
Ovid
43 BC - 17
HPI: 86.87
Rank: 21
Alexandre Dumas
1802 - 1870
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 22
Albert Camus
1913 - 1960
HPI: 86.77
Rank: 23
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 24
Anton Chekhov
1860 - 1904
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 25
Rumi
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 26
Petrarch
1304 - 1374
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 27
Honoré de Balzac
1799 - 1850
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 28
Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 29
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 30
Contemporaries
Among people born in 800 BC, Hesiod ranks 2. Before him is Homer. After him are Isaiah, Lycurgus of Sparta, Amos, Jotham of Judah, Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, and Titus Tatius. Among people deceased in 700 BC, Hesiod ranks 1. After him are Isaiah, Nahum, Achaemenes, Tyrtaeus, Jehoahaz of Judah, Gyges of Lydia, Yajnavalkya, Perdiccas I of Macedon, Cylon of Athens, Callinus, and Ariaramnes.
Others Born in 800 BC
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Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 2
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 3
Lycurgus of Sparta
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 730 BC
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 4
Amos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 745 BC
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 5
Jotham of Judah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 6
Hezekiah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 697 BC
HPI: 75.72
Rank: 7
Manasseh of Judah
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 642 BC
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 8
Esarhaddon
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 669 BC
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 9
Hoshea
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 10
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 11
Titus Tatius
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 700 BC
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WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 1
Isaiah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 83.38
Rank: 2
Nahum
POLITICIAN
600 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 3
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 4
Tyrtaeus
WRITER
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 5
Jehoahaz of Judah
POLITICIAN
630 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 6
Gyges of Lydia
POLITICIAN
790 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 7
Yajnavalkya
PHILOSOPHER
50 - 700 BC
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 8
Perdiccas I of Macedon
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 9
Cylon of Athens
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 10
Callinus
WRITER
680 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 11
Ariaramnes
POLITICIAN
650 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 12
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Hesiod ranks 11 out of 1,347. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Saint Nicholas (270), Saint George (280), and Osman I (1254). After him are Julian (331), Selim II (1524), Helena (250), Galen (129), Basil II (958), and Selim I (1470).
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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
Selim II
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 13
Helena
COMPANION
250 - 330
HPI: 85.76
Rank: 14
Galen
PHYSICIAN
129 - 215
HPI: 85.73
Rank: 15
Basil II
POLITICIAN
958 - 1025
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 16
Selim I
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 17
Among WRITERS In Türkiye
Among writers born in Türkiye, Hesiod ranks 1. After him are Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Orhan Pamuk (1952), Constantine VII (905), Anacreon (-570), Lucian (120), Dionysius of Halicarnassus (-60), Anna Komnene (1083), Giorgos Seferis (1900), Zosimus (460), Novatian (220), and Yunus Emre (1240).
Hesiod
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 1
Ammianus Marcellinus
330 - 395
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 2
Orhan Pamuk
1952 - Present
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 3
Constantine VII
905 - 959
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 4
Anacreon
570 BC - 485 BC
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 5
Lucian
120 - 200
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 6
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
60 BC - 7 BC
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 7
Anna Komnene
1083 - 1153
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 8
Giorgos Seferis
1900 - 1971
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 9
Zosimus
460 - 520
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 10
Novatian
220 - 258
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
Yunus Emre
1240 - 1321
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 12
