WRITER
Homer
800 BC - 750 BC
Homer
Homer (; Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros; possibly born c. the 8th century BCE) was an Ancient Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Despite doubts about his authorship, Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. The Iliad centers on a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles during the last year of the Trojan War. The Odyssey chronicles the ten-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, back to his home after the fall of Troy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Homer is the most popular writer, the 4th most popular biography from Greece (up from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Greek Writer.
Homer is most famous for his epic poem, The Odyssey.
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Homer ranks 1 out of 7,302. After him are Fyodor Dostoevsky, William Shakespeare, Dante Alighieri, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, J. R. R. Tolkien, Edgar Allan Poe, Hans Christian Andersen, Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, Victor Hugo, and Voltaire.
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Homer
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 1
Fyodor Dostoevsky
1821 - 1881
HPI: 93.20
Rank: 2
William Shakespeare
1564 - 1616
HPI: 92.59
Rank: 3
Dante Alighieri
1265 - 1321
HPI: 92.13
Rank: 4
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 5
J. R. R. Tolkien
1892 - 1973
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 6
Edgar Allan Poe
1809 - 1849
HPI: 90.35
Rank: 7
Hans Christian Andersen
1805 - 1875
HPI: 90.14
Rank: 8
Leo Tolstoy
1828 - 1910
HPI: 89.82
Rank: 9
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 10
Victor Hugo
1802 - 1885
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 11
Voltaire
1694 - 1778
HPI: 89.44
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 800 BC, Homer ranks 1. After him are Hesiod, Isaiah, Lycurgus of Sparta, Amos, Jotham of Judah, Hezekiah, Manasseh of Judah, Esarhaddon, Hoshea, Achaemenes, and Titus Tatius. Among people deceased in 750 BC, Homer ranks 1. After him is Nicander of Sparta.
Others Born in 800 BC
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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 750 BC
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In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Homer ranks 4 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristotle (-384), Plato (-427), and Alexander the Great (-356). After him are Socrates (-470), Pythagoras (-570), Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881), Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), and Solon (-638).
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Aristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 2
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 95.63
Rank: 3
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 95.41
Rank: 4
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 5
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 6
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 7
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 90.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 89.32
Rank: 9
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
Among WRITERS In Greece
Among writers born in Greece, Homer ranks 1. After him are Sophocles (-497), Aristophanes (-448), Euripides (-480), 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
