Philosopher
Zeno of Citium
334 BC - 263 BC
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Zeno of Citium
His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2024). Zeno of Citium is the 67th most popular philosopher (up from 71st in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Cyprus (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Cypriot Philosopher.
Zeno of Citium is most famous for his paradoxes. One of these paradoxes is that of Achilles and the tortoise. Achilles is running a race with the tortoise, but the tortoise is given a head start. Zeno's paradox is that Achilles can never catch up to the tortoise because in order to do so, he must first reach the point where the tortoise was when he started running.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Zeno of Citium ranks 67 out of 1,267. Before him are Zhuang Zhou, Epictetus, Thomas More, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Zhu Xi, and Antonio Gramsci. After him are Xenophanes, Gorgias, Ibn Arabi, Nagarjuna, Pliny the Elder, and Peter Abelard.
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Zeno of Citium
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
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HPI: 80.90
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HPI: 80.90
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Pliny the Elder
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HPI: 80.68
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HPI: 80.63
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 334 BC, Zeno of Citium ranks 1. Among people deceased in 263 BC, Zeno of Citium ranks 1. After him is Philetaerus.
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PHILOSOPHER
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 1
Philetaerus
POLITICIAN
340 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 2
In Cyprus
Among people born in Cyprus, Zeno of Citium ranks 2 out of NaN. Before him are Theodora (500). After him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Rauf Denktaş (1924), Tassos Papadopoulos (1934), John the Merciful (550), John II of Jerusalem (1260), and Michael Cacoyannis (1922).
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Theodora
COMPANION
500 - 548
HPI: 83.54
Rank: 1
Zeno of Citium
PHILOSOPHER
334 BC - 263 BC
HPI: 80.94
Rank: 2
Ptolemy XII Auletes
POLITICIAN
117 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 3
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 4
Henry II of Jerusalem
NOBLEMAN
1271 - 1324
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 5
Nicos Anastasiades
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 6
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1487
HPI: 69.84
Rank: 7
Rauf Denktaş
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 68.30
Rank: 8
Tassos Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 9
John the Merciful
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 619
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 10
John II of Jerusalem
POLITICIAN
1260 - 1285
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 11
Michael Cacoyannis
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 12
Among Philosophers In Cyprus
Among philosophers born in Cyprus, Zeno of Citium ranks 1. After him are Persaeus (-306).
