GEOGRAPHER
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
Marinus of Tyre
Marinus of Tyre (Ancient Greek: Μαρῖνος ὁ Τύριος, Marînos ho Týrios; c. AD 70–130) was a geographer, cartographer and mathematician, who founded mathematical geography and provided the underpinnings of Claudius Ptolemy's influential Geography. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marinus of Tyre is the 42nd most popular geographer (down from 32nd in 2019), the 60th most popular biography from Lebanon (down from 44th in 2019) and the most popular Lebanese Geographer.
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Among GEOGRAPHERS
Among geographers, Marinus of Tyre ranks 42 out of 86. Before him are Jodocus Hondius, Vincenzo Coronelli, Artemidorus Ephesius, Otto Nordenskjöld, Conrad Malte-Brun, and Marie Tharp. After him are Erich von Drygalski, Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky, Alfred Hettner, Yi-Fu Tuan, Giovanni Battista Ramusio, and Jehuda Cresques.
Most Popular Geographers in Wikipedia
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Jodocus Hondius
1563 - 1612
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 36
Vincenzo Coronelli
1650 - 1718
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 37
Artemidorus Ephesius
150 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 38
Otto Nordenskjöld
1869 - 1928
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 39
Conrad Malte-Brun
1775 - 1826
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 40
Marie Tharp
1920 - 2006
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 41
Marinus of Tyre
100 - 130
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 42
Erich von Drygalski
1865 - 1949
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 43
Pyotr Semyonov-Tyan-Shansky
1827 - 1914
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 44
Alfred Hettner
1859 - 1941
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 45
Yi-Fu Tuan
1930 - 2022
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 46
Giovanni Battista Ramusio
1485 - 1557
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 47
Jehuda Cresques
1350 - 1427
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 100, Marinus of Tyre ranks 49. Before him are Aelianus Tacticus, Pope Anianus of Alexandria, Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus, Eudokia of Heliopolis, Aquila of Sinope, and Pope Avilius of Alexandria. After him are Quadratus of Athens, Albinus, Cerinthus, Epaphras, Titus Flavius Sabinus, and Zenobia of Armenia. Among people deceased in 130, Marinus of Tyre ranks 5. Before him are Apollodorus of Damascus, Antinous, Emperor Keikō, and Publius Juventius Celsus. After him is Julia Balbilla.
Others Born in 100
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Aelianus Tacticus
WRITER
100 - 200
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 43
Pope Anianus of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 82
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 44
Gaius Nymphidius Sabinus
POLITICIAN
100 - 68
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 45
Eudokia of Heliopolis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 107
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 46
Aquila of Sinope
POLITICIAN
100 - 200
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 47
Pope Avilius of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 98
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 48
Marinus of Tyre
GEOGRAPHER
100 - 130
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 49
Quadratus of Athens
WRITER
100 - 129
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 50
Albinus
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 200
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 51
Cerinthus
PHILOSOPHER
100 - 200
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 52
Epaphras
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 53
Titus Flavius Sabinus
POLITICIAN
100 - 83
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 54
Zenobia of Armenia
COMPANION
100 - 1
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 130
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Apollodorus of Damascus
ARCHITECT
50 - 130
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 1
Antinous
COMPANION
111 - 130
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 2
Emperor Keikō
POLITICIAN
13 BC - 130
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 3
Publius Juventius Celsus
POLITICIAN
67 - 130
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 4
Marinus of Tyre
GEOGRAPHER
100 - 130
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 5
Julia Balbilla
WRITER
72 - 130
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 6
In Lebanon
Among people born in Lebanon, Marinus of Tyre ranks 60 out of 145. Before him are Layal Abboud (1982), Maximus of Tyre (200), Antonella Lualdi (1931), Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian (1946), Fuad Chehab (1902), and Suleiman Frangieh (1910). After him are René Moawad (1925), Nicolas Hayek (1928), Etel Adnan (1925), Selim Hoss (1929), Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir (1920), and Imad Mughniyah (1962).
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Layal Abboud
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 54
Maximus of Tyre
PHILOSOPHER
200 - 200
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 55
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 56
Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 57
Fuad Chehab
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1973
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 58
Suleiman Frangieh
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1992
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 59
Marinus of Tyre
GEOGRAPHER
100 - 130
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 60
René Moawad
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1989
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 61
Nicolas Hayek
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2010
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 62
Etel Adnan
WRITER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 63
Selim Hoss
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2024
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 64
Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 65
Imad Mughniyah
POLITICIAN
1962 - 2008
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 66
Among GEOGRAPHERS In Lebanon
Among geographers born in Lebanon, Marinus of Tyre ranks 1.
