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Ion of Chios

490 BC - 422 BC

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Ion of Chios (; Ancient Greek: Ἴων ὁ Χῖος; c. 490/480 – c. 420 BC) was a Greek writer, dramatist, lyric poet and philosopher. He was a contemporary of Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ion of Chios is the 2,029th most popular writer (down from 1,888th in 2019), the 409th most popular biography from Greece (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Greek Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ion of Chios ranks 2,029 out of 7,302. Before him are Philip Sidney, Pavel Bermondt-Avalov, Friedrich Melchior, Baron von Grimm, Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Yehuda Amichai, and Elvira Madigan. After him are Kateb Yacine, Antun Vrančić, Aryadeva, Magnus Felix Ennodius, Jane Jacobs, and Anne Perry.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 490 BC, Ion of Chios ranks 10. Before him are Nehemiah, Archelaus I of Macedon, Hellanicus of Lesbos, Bacchylides, Agis II, and Crateuas of Macedon. After him are Nepherites I, and Oenopides. Among people deceased in 422 BC, Ion of Chios ranks 4. Before him are Cleon, Brasidas, and Cratinus.

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  • Photo of Cleon

    Cleon

    EXTREMIST

    450 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 71.34

    Rank: 1

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    Brasidas

    POLITICIAN

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 69.63

    Rank: 2

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    Cratinus

    WRITER

    500 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 65.36

    Rank: 3

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    Ion of Chios

    WRITER

    490 BC - 422 BC

    HPI: 63.12

    Rank: 4

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Ion of Chios ranks 409 out of 1,024. Before him are Pelops of Sparta (-210), Ptolemy of Aloros (-450), Erinna (-400), Eucleidas (-201), Agatharchus (-500), and Peithon (-355). After him are Christos Sartzetakis (1929), Nikolaos Andriakopoulos (1878), Polydorus of Sparta (-741), Onesicritus (-360), Alexandros Zaimis (1855), and Konstantinos Tsatsos (1899).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Ion of Chios ranks 44. Before him are Diagoras of Melos (-450), Laonikos Chalkokondyles (1423), Lycophron (-320), Nikephoros Bryennios the Younger (1062), Theophylact of Ohrid (1055), and Erinna (-400). After him are Dionysios Solomos (1798), Anyte of Tegea (-290), Dexippus (210), Asclepiades of Samos (-320), Albert Cohen (1895), and Telesilla (-500).

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