400 BC
Plato
Socrates
Democritus
Hippocrates
Xenophon
Glaucon
Aristippus
Thrasymachus
Antisthenes
Influential Philosophers Timeline
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- People are ranked by influence from left to right. What makes a person influential?
- Change the year with the buttons or the slider below the timeline.
Our interactive timelines let users see the top 10 most influential people of each year dating back to the year 400 BC! It's a fantastic way to learn about lesser known people of a particular discipline or compare the influence of well-known historical figures. You can also discover prominent people of the modern era.
Influence is measured using our Influence Ranking Engline by giving people scores based on their contributions to a their discipline or subdiscipline. For information on how people are ranked, learn about our ranking engine.
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