Philosophers
The best known philosophers — ranked by how many Wikipedias write about them, never more than 8 alive at once — each from birth to death, to see who was alive at the same time.
Events 127 totals
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Dec
31
-651
Anacharsis · c. 700–c. 600 BC
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Dec
31
-646
Pittacus of Mytilene · c. 650–c. 570 BC
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Jan
1
-639
Thales · 640–547 BC
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Jan
1
-619
Anaximander · 620–c. 540 BC
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Jan
1
-584
Anaximenes of Miletus · 585–528 BC
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Jan
1
-581
Pythagoras · 582–492 BC
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Jan
1
-569
Xenophanes · 570–478 BC
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Oct
3
-551
Confucius · 552–479 BC
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Jan
1
-534
Heraclitus · 535–c. 470 BC
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Jan
1
-514
Parmenides · 515–470 BC
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Jan
1
-499
Anaxagoras · 500–428 BC
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Jan
1
-493
Empedocles · 494–434 BC
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Jan
1
-489
Protagoras · 490–420 BC
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Jan
1
-489
Zeno of Elea · 490–425 BC
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Jan
1
-469
Mozi · 470–391 BC
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Jan
1
-469
Socrates · 470–399 BC
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Dec
31
-456
Democritus · c. 460–c. 360 BC
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Dec
31
-451
Leucippus · c. 500–c. 500 BC
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Jan
1
-429
Xenophon · 430–354 BC
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May
16
-428
Plato · 429–c. 350 BC
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Jan
1
-411
Diogenes of Sinope · 412–323 BC
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Jan
1
-383
Aristotle · 384–322 BC
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Jan
1
-371
Mencius · 372–289 BC
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Jan
1
-370
Theophrastus · 371–287 BC
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Jan
1
-368
Zhuang Zhou · 369–288 BC
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