List of Epicurean philosophers

This is a list of Epicurean philosophers, ordered (roughly) by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild. See also Category:Epicurean philosophers.

Name	Period	Notes
3rd century BCE
Epicurus	341-270 BCE	Founder of the Epicurean school of philosophy.
Polyaenus of Lampsacus	c. 345-c. 285 BCE	Mathematician and friend of Epicurus.
Metrodorus of Lampsacus	331-278 BCE	Close friend of Epicurus.
Leontion	fl. 300 BCE	Philosopher who criticized Theophrastus.
Timocrates of Lampsacus	fl. 300 BCE	Brother of Metrodorus, and apostate of Epicureanism.
Leonteus of Lampsacus	c. 300 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Themista of Lampsacus	c. 300 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Carneiscus	c. 300 BCE	Epicurean who wrote a work on friendship.
Idomeneus of Lampsacus	c. 325-c. 250 BCE	Friend and pupil of Epicurus. Biographer of famous lives.
Hermarchus	c. 325-c. 250 BCE	Second leader of the Epicurean school.
Pythocles	c. 323-c. 250 BCE	Pupil of Epicurus.
Colotes of Lampsacus	c. 320-c. 250 BCE	Friend of Epicurus.
Polystratus	c. 290-219 BCE	Third leader of the Epicurean school.
Dionysius of Lamptrai	c. 275-205 BCE	Fourth leader of the Epicurean school.
Basilides	c. 250-c. 175 BCE	Fifth leader of the Epicurean school.
2nd century BCE
Philonides of Laodicea	c. 200-c. 130 BCE	Epicurean philosopher who lived at the Seleucid court.
Thespis	fl. 150 BCE	Teacher of Philonides
Diogenes of Tarsus	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and author.
Diogenes of Seleucia	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, lived at the court of Syria.
Alcaeus and Philiscus	fl. 150 BCE	Epicurean philosophers expelled from Rome in 173 or 154 BCE.
Apollodorus	fl. 125 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school, teacher of Zeno of Sidon.
Demetrius Lacon	c. 150-c. 75 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and writer.
Zeno of Sidon	c. 150-c. 75 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, and teacher of Philodemus.
Gaius Amafinius	fl. 125 BCE.	Epicurean philosopher who introduced Epicureanism to Rome.
Titus Albucius	fl. 105 BCE	Orator and politician.
1st century BCE
Rabirius	fl. 100 BCE.	Writer of Epicurean texts in Latin
Phaedrus	138-70 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school.
Philodemus	c. 110-c. 40 BCE	Epicurean philosopher whose works survive in the Villa of the Papyri.
Lucretius	c. 95-c. 55 BCE	Epicurean philosopher-poet who composed De rerum natura.
Patro	fl. 70 BCE	Leader of the Epicurean school.
Horace	65 BC - 8 BC	Epicurean, made the aphorism carpe diem
Catius	fl. 50 BCE	Epicurean philosopher, wrote Latin books
Titus Pomponius Atticus	c. 110 BCE-c. 33 BCE	Banker and patron of letters.
Siro	fl. 50 BCE	Epicurean philosopher and teacher of Virgil.
2nd century CE
Diogenes of Oenoanda	fl. 175 CE	Epicurean who carved Epicurus's teachings on a wall in Oenoanda.