Most Famous Greek Writers

50 Greek Writers in view out of 188

Writing 188
Greece 919
Plato
Plato Greek Philosopher -427 – -347
#36
Homer
Homer Greek Poet
#209
Socrates
Socrates Greek Philosopher -470 – -399
#240
E
Epicurus Greek Philosopher -341 – -269
#628
Sophocles
Sophocles Greek Writer -497 – -406
#838
Heraclitus
Heraclitus Greek Philosopher -535 – -470
#1,013
Aeschylus
Aeschylus Greek Writer -525 – -456
#1,069
Sappho
Sappho Greek Poet -640 – -570
#1,113
Plutarch
Plutarch Greek Essayist 45 – 127
#1,144
A
Aristophanes Greek Writer -446 – -385
#1,351
Democritus
Democritus Greek Philosopher -460 – -360
#1,366
Hesiod
Hesiod Greek Poet
#1,698
Thucydides
Thucydides Greek Historian -460 – -397
#1,902
Xenophon
Xenophon Greek Historian -430 – -354
#1,976
A
Anaximander Greek Philosopher -610 – -546
#2,320
Parmenides
Parmenides Greek Philosopher -501 – -470
#2,764
Gorgias
Gorgias Greek Philosopher -483 – -375
#3,945
Xenophanes
Xenophanes Greek Philosopher -570 – -475
#4,292
Diodorus Siculus
Diodorus Siculus Greek Historian -90 – -30
#6,154
Giorgos Seferis
Giorgos Seferis Greek Poet 1900 – 1971
#6,422
Antisthenes
Antisthenes Greek Philosopher -444 – -365
#6,904
Anacreon
Anacreon Greek Poet -570 – -485
#8,731
YR
Yiannis Ritsos Greek Poet 1909 – 1990
#9,158
Chrysippus
Chrysippus Greek Philosopher -281 – -208
#10,125
Rigas Feraios
Rigas Feraios Greek Writer 1757 – 1798
#12,221
Simonides of Ceos
Simonides of Ceos Greek Poet -556 – -468
#12,642
Pyrrho
Pyrrho Greek Philosopher -365 – -275
#13,388
A
Archilochus Greek Poet -680 – -645
#14,294
Alcaeus of Mytilene
Alcaeus of Mytilene Greek Poet Died -580
#15,459
A
Athenaeus Greek Writer 170 – 223
#16,258
Kostis Palamas
Kostis Palamas Greek Poet 1859 – 1943
#17,862
Xenocrates
Xenocrates Greek Philosopher -396 – -314
#17,897
Demetrius Vikelas
Demetrius Vikelas Greek Writer 1835 – 1908
#19,493
Alexandros Papadiamantis
Alexandros Papadiamantis Greek Novelist 1851 – 1911
#20,048
Bacchylides
Bacchylides Greek Poet -516 – -451
#21,270
Cleanthes
Cleanthes Greek Philosopher -330 – -232
#21,696
TO
Theognis of Megara Greek Poet -570 – -485
#22,329
Alcman
Alcman Greek Poet Born -600
#22,577
P
Philostratus Greek Writer 170 – 250
#22,868
Heraclides Ponticus
Heraclides Ponticus Greek Philosopher -385 – -322
#23,124
Kostas Karyotakis
Kostas Karyotakis Greek Writer 1896 – 1928
#24,540
Stesichorus
Stesichorus Greek Poet -630 – -555
#25,065
Epimenides
Epimenides Greek Philosopher
#25,370
C
Callisthenes Greek Historian -360 – -328
#27,542
Anacharsis
Anacharsis Greek Philosopher
#27,619
Panaetius
Panaetius Greek Philosopher -185 – -110
#28,597
DO
Diogenes of Apollonia Greek Philosopher -460 – -428
#29,245
Longus
Longus Greek Writer
#30,301
Arcesilaus
Arcesilaus Greek Philosopher -315 – -240
#31,890
I
Isaeus Greek Speechwriter -420 – -340
#31,983

By the numbers

Inside Greece Writers

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Through the Decades

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Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Greece Writers peaked in the 1910s with 7 people.

What Greece Writers Are Known For

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Philosopher are Greece Writers's biggest group — 28% of all notables (53).

Greece Writers over-index on philosopher — 46.3× the global rate.

  1. Philosopher53
  2. Writer46
  3. Poet40
  4. Historian21
  5. Author4
  6. Journalist3
  7. Scholar3
  8. Linguist3
  1. Philosopher5346.3×
  2. Poet4010.9×
  3. Historian219.4×
  4. Writer465.9×