WRITER
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
1256 - 1335

Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos (Greek: Νικηφόρος Κάλλιστος Ξανθόπουλος; Latinized as Nicephorus Callistus Xanthopulus; c. 1256 – 1335) was a Greek ecclesiastical historian and litterateur of the late Byzantine Empire. His most popular work, the voluminous Ecclesiastica historia, constitutes a significant documentary source on primitive Christianity and its doctrinal controversies, as well as for hagiographical, liturgical, and legendary texts from Byzantine culture. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos is the 3,081st most popular writer (up from 3,580th in 2019). (up from 2,994th in 2019)
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos ranks 3,081 out of 7,302. Before him are Consort Ban, Jim Carroll, Josephine Tey, Laxmi Prasad Devkota, Al-A'sha, and Amadou Hampâté Bâ. After him are Igor Gouzenko, Philotheus of Pskov, Charles Pinot Duclos, Elmore Leonard, Samuel Smiles, and Antoninus Liberalis.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsConsort Ban
48 BC - 6 BC
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,075
Jim Carroll
1949 - 2009
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,076
Josephine Tey
1896 - 1952
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,077
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
1909 - 1959
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,078
Al-A'sha
570 - 629
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 3,079
Amadou Hampâté Bâ
1900 - 1991
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3,080
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
1256 - 1335
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3,081
Igor Gouzenko
1919 - 1982
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3,082
Philotheus of Pskov
1465 - 1542
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 3,083
Charles Pinot Duclos
1704 - 1772
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 3,084
Elmore Leonard
1925 - 2013
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,085
Samuel Smiles
1812 - 1904
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,086
Antoninus Liberalis
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 3,087
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1256, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos ranks 7. Before him are Robert, Count of Clermont, Gertrude the Great, Henryk IV Probus, Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi, Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, and Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1335, Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos ranks 7. Before him are Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan, Henry of Bohemia, Danashri, Elizabeth Richeza of Poland, Prince Moriyoshi, and John II Orsini.
Others Born in 1256
Go to all RankingsRobert, Count of Clermont
POLITICIAN
1256 - 1317
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 1
Gertrude the Great
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1256 - 1302
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 2
Henryk IV Probus
POLITICIAN
1256 - 1290
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 3
Ibn al-Banna' al-Marrakushi
MATHEMATICIAN
1256 - 1321
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 4
Henry I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal
NOBLEMAN
1256 - 1318
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 5
Catherine of Hungary, Queen of Serbia
COMPANION
1256 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 6
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
WRITER
1256 - 1335
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7
Others Deceased in 1335
Go to all RankingsAbu Sa'id Bahadur Khan
POLITICIAN
1305 - 1335
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 1
Henry of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1265 - 1335
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 2
Danashri
COMPANION
1320 - 1335
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 3
Elizabeth Richeza of Poland
POLITICIAN
1286 - 1335
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 4
Prince Moriyoshi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1308 - 1335
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 5
John II Orsini
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1335
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 6
Nikephoros Kallistos Xanthopoulos
WRITER
1256 - 1335
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7