Most Famous People from Roman Empire

100 Romans in view out of 146

Julius Caesar Roman Politician -100 – -44

#78 Wiki

Augustine of Hippo Roman Philosopher 354 – 430

#84 Wiki

Cicero Roman Lawyer -106 – -43

#239 Wiki

Paul the Apostle Roman Apostle 5 – 67

#278 Wiki

Seneca the Younger Roman Playwright -4 – 65

#500 Wiki

Virgil Roman Poet -70 – -19

#567 Wiki

Ovid Roman Poet -43 – 17

#815 Wiki

Nero Roman Emperor 37 – 68

#822 Wiki

Horace Roman Poet -65 – -8

#957 Wiki

Ptolemy Roman Mathematician 100 – 160

#1,049 Wiki

H

Hadrian Roman Sovereign 76 – 138

#1,057 Wiki

PT

Pliny the Elder Roman Historian 23 – 79

#1,168 Wiki

Jerome Roman Priest 345 – 420

#1,210 Wiki

Galen Roman Physician 129 – 216

#1,221 Wiki

Claudius Roman Emperor -10 – 54

#1,383 Wiki

Diocletian Roman Emperor 244 – 311

#1,401 Wiki

Commodus Roman Emperor 161 – 192

#1,450 Wiki

Tacitus Roman Senator 54 – 120

#1,518 Wiki

Septimius Severus Roman Emperor 146 – 211

#1,604 Wiki

Saint Nicholas Roman Priest 270 – 343

#1,884 Wiki

Plotinus Roman Philosopher 203 – 270

#1,960 Wiki

V

Vitruvius Roman Engineer -80 – -15

#2,107 Wiki

Vespasian Roman Emperor 9 – 79

#2,108 Wiki

Plautus Roman Writer -254 – -184

#2,176 Wiki

Epictetus Roman Philosopher 50 – 138

#2,341 Wiki

Lucretius Roman Poet -94 – -55

#2,522 Wiki

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Roman Politician -63 – -12

#3,142 Wiki

Cato the Elder Roman Politician -234 – -149

#3,153 Wiki

Apuleius Roman Philosopher 125 – 170

#3,299 Wiki

Ignatius of Antioch Roman Priest 35 – 107

#3,413 Wiki

Pope Leo I Roman Pope 390 – 461

#3,488 Wiki

Pontius Pilate Roman Politician -12 – 38

#3,690 Wiki

Lucian Roman Writer 120 – 192

#3,734 Wiki

Petronius Roman Writer 27 – 66

#3,952 Wiki

Severus Alexander Roman Emperor 208 – 235

#4,131 Wiki

Galba Roman Emperor -3 – 69

#4,280 Wiki

Aurelian Roman Emperor 214 – 275

#4,347 Wiki

Sallust Roman Politician -86 – -34

#4,880 Wiki

Martial Roman Poet 40 – 104

#5,472 Wiki

Otho Roman Emperor 32 – 69

#5,887 Wiki

Nerva Roman Emperor 30 – 98

#5,922 Wiki

Vitellius Roman Emperor 15 – 69

#6,179 Wiki

Quintilian Roman Education 35 – 96

#6,202 Wiki

Juvenal Roman Poet 50 – 127

#6,402 Wiki

Valens Roman Emperor 328 – 378

#7,154 Wiki

Marcus Terentius Varro Roman Writer -116 – -27

#7,492 Wiki

Pertinax Roman Emperor 126 – 193

#7,700 Wiki

Gallienus Roman Emperor 218 – 268

#7,937 Wiki

Apollonius of Tyana Roman Philosopher 15 – 100

#8,316 Wiki

Antinous Roman Emperor 111 – 130

#8,360 Wiki

VI

Valentinian III Roman Monarch 419 – 455

#8,652 Wiki

Zenobia Roman Queen 240 – 275

#9,038 Wiki

Jude the Apostle Roman Priest Died 70

#10,304 Wiki

Flavius Aetius Roman Militar 390 – 454

#11,155 Wiki

Lactantius Roman Writer 250 – 325

#11,361 Wiki

Decius Roman Emperor 201 – 251

#11,541 Wiki

Gnaeus Julius Agricola Roman Politician 40 – 93

#11,818 Wiki

Ennius Roman Poet -239 – -169

#12,457 Wiki

Saint Sebastian Roman Saint 256 – 288

#12,779 Wiki

CG

Claudius Gothicus Roman Emperor 213 – 270

#12,997 Wiki

Iamblichus Roman Philosopher 250 – 330

#13,309 Wiki

Phaedrus (fabulist) Roman Writer -15 – 50

#13,311 Wiki

Tibullus Roman Poet -50 – -19

#14,396 Wiki

Licinius Roman Emperor 263 – 325

#15,101 Wiki

Jovian (emperor) Roman Emperor 331 – 364

#15,142 Wiki

Macrobius Roman Writer 370 – 430

#15,374 Wiki

Didius Julianus Roman Emperor 133 – 193

#15,403 Wiki

QC

Quintus Curtius Rufus Roman Historian

#15,705 Wiki

Orosius Roman Historian 375 – 420

#15,726 Wiki

Saint Lawrence Roman Martyr 225 – 258

#15,889 Wiki

Cornelius Nepos Roman Biographer -100 – -25

#17,425 Wiki

Herodes Atticus Roman Politician 101 – 177

#17,693 Wiki

Numa Pompilius Roman King -753 – -673

#17,767 Wiki

Denis Roman Priest Died 250

#17,778 Wiki

Gordian I Roman Emperor 159 – 238

#18,014 Wiki

Agatha of Sicily Roman Saint 235 – 261

#18,952 Wiki

Sejanus Roman Politician -20 – 31

#19,863 Wiki

P

Persius Roman Poet 34 – 62

#20,638 Wiki

Alexander of Aphrodisias Roman Philosopher

#21,077 Wiki

Evagrius Ponticus Roman Monk 345 – 399

#21,683 Wiki

Herodian Roman Historian 170 – 250

#21,736 Wiki

GL

Gaius Lucilius Roman Poet -180 – -102

#22,759 Wiki

Marcus Velleius Paterculus Roman Historian -19 – 31

#22,884 Wiki

Lucius Tarquinius Priscus Roman Monarch Died -579

#25,140 Wiki

Saint Alban Roman Martyr Died 305

#25,327 Wiki

Pachomius the Great Roman Monk 292 – 348

#26,767 Wiki

SJ

Sextus Julius Africanus Roman Historian 160 – 240

#26,829 Wiki

MC

Marcus Claudius Tacitus Roman Emperor 200 – 276

#27,070 Wiki

Tyrannius Rufinus Roman Theologian 345 – 411

#29,089 Wiki

Nicomachus Roman Mathematician 60 – 120

#29,335 Wiki

T

Themistius Roman Philosopher 317 – 388

#31,566 Wiki

Sulpicius Severus Roman Writer 360 – 420

#31,836 Wiki

Pope Pius I Roman Priest Died 154

#32,266 Wiki

Gnaeus Pompeius Trogus Roman Historian Born -1

#35,677 Wiki

AP

Aemilius Papinianus Roman Lawyer 142 – 211

#35,921 Wiki

Aelius Aristides Roman Writer 117 – 189

#36,999 Wiki

QS

Quintus Smyrnaeus Roman Writer

#37,265 Wiki

Eulalia of Mérida Roman Martyr 290 – 304

#38,309 Wiki

AC

Avidius Cassius Roman Politician 130 – 175

#38,605 Wiki

Carausius Roman Soldier Died 293

#41,734 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside the Roman Empire

142 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous figure born in the Roman Empire during each.

What the Roman Empire Is Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Writing is the Roman Empire's biggest group — 33% of all notables (47).

The Roman Empire over-indexes on royalty — 21.5× the global rate.