PHILOSOPHER

Xenophanes

570 BC - 475 BC

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Xenophanes of Colophon ( zə-NOF-ə-neez; Ancient Greek: Ξενοφάνης ὁ Κολοφώνιος [ksenopʰánɛːs ho kolopʰɔ̌ːnios]; c. 570 – c. 478 BC) was a Greek philosopher, theologian, poet, and critic of Homer. He was born in Ionia and travelled throughout the Greek-speaking world in early classical antiquity. As a poet, Xenophanes was known for his critical style, writing poems that are considered among the first satires. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Xenophanes is the 68th most popular philosopher (up from 77th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 49th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Turkish Philosopher.

Xenophanes was a pre-Socratic philosopher who is most famous for his denial of the existence of the Greek gods.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Xenophanes ranks 68 out of 1,267. Before him are Epictetus, Thomas More, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Zhu Xi, Antonio Gramsci, and Zeno of Citium. After him are Gorgias, Ibn Arabi, Nagarjuna, Pliny the Elder, Peter Abelard, and Leucippus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 570 BC, Xenophanes ranks 2. Before him is Pythagoras. After him are Anacreon, Theognis of Megara, and Hystaspes. Among people deceased in 475 BC, Xenophanes ranks 2. Before him is Xerxes I. After him is Atossa.

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    Xerxes I

    POLITICIAN

    519 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 87.97

    Rank: 1

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    Xenophanes

    PHILOSOPHER

    570 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 80.90

    Rank: 2

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    Atossa

    POLITICIAN

    550 BC - 475 BC

    HPI: 69.51

    Rank: 3

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Xenophanes ranks 51 out of 1,347. Before him are Epictetus (50), Constantine XI Palaiologos (1404), Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940), John Chrysostom (349), Alp Arslan (1029), and Şehzade Mustafa (1515). After him are Mehmed VI (1861), Zoë Porphyrogenita (978), Ammianus Marcellinus (330), Leucippus (-500), Osman II (1604), and Gregory of Nazianzus (329).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Türkiye

Among philosophers born in Türkiye, Xenophanes ranks 7. Before him are Thales of Miletus (-623), Heraclitus (-535), Diogenes (-404), Anaximander (-610), Anaxagoras (-500), and Epictetus (50). After him are Leucippus (-500), Gregory of Nazianzus (329), Ibn Taymiyyah (1263), Anaximenes of Miletus (-585), Chrysippus (-281), and Proclus (412).

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