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Pyrrho

365 BC - 275 BC

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Pyrrho of Elis (; Ancient Greek: Πύρρων ὁ Ἠλεῖος; c. 360 – c. 270 BC) was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity, credited as being the first Greek skeptic philosopher and founder of Pyrrhonism. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pyrrho is the 128th most popular philosopher (down from 116th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Greece (down from 58th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Greek Philosopher.

Pyrrho is most famous for his skepticism. He believed that nothing can be known for certain, so we should suspend judgment about everything.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Pyrrho ranks 128 out of 1,267. Before him are Emmanuel Levinas, Ramon Llull, Willard Van Orman Quine, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Marsilio Ficino, and Chanakya. After him are Anaximenes of Miletus, Simone Weil, Joseph Priestley, John Wycliffe, Johann Friedrich Herbart, and Martin Buber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 365 BC, Pyrrho ranks 1. After him are Crates of Thebes, Philotas, and Pharnabazus III. Among people deceased in 275 BC, Pyrrho ranks 1. 

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    Pyrrho

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    365 BC - 275 BC

    HPI: 76.97

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Pyrrho ranks 64 out of 1,024. Before him are Polybius (-208), Xanthippe (-500), Constantine II of Greece (1940), Pope Eleutherius (171), Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-308), and Ptolemy III Euergetes (-284). After him are Polykleitos (-450), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), Epaminondas (-418), Pope Dionysius (200), and Demetrius of Thessaloniki (270).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Greece

Among philosophers born in Greece, Pyrrho ranks 13. Before him are Plutarch (46), Protagoras (-486), Gorgias (-483), Theophrastus (-371), Apollodorus of Athens (-180), and Antisthenes (-445). After him are Isocrates (-436), Clement of Alexandria (150), Melissus of Samos (-470), Hippias (-443), Diotima of Mantinea (-450), and Prodicus (-460).

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