# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sostratus-of-cnidus
# Generated: 2026-08-16T12:08:52.917Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sostratus-of-cnidus"
name: "Sostratus of Cnidus"
slug: "sostratus-of-cnidus"
description: "Sostratus of Cnidus was a Greek architect and engineer. He is said to have designed the lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, on the island of Pharos off Alexandria, Egypt. This claim is disputed."
tagline: "Ancient Greek architect"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Architects"
  slug: "architects"
profileType:
  name: "Architect"
  slug: "architect"
birthDate: "-300"
deathDate: "-260"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.42
  momentum:             0.3592814371257486
  historical:           21.429376
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3"
    title: "سوستراتوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8"
    title: "Сострат Книдски"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B2strat_de_Cnidos"
    title: "Sòstrat de Cnidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_fra_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos fra Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_von_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos von Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%84%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%BF_%CE%9A%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82"
    title: "Σώστρατος ο Κνίδιος"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratus_of_Cnidus"
    title: "Sostratus of Cnidus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostrato_de_Knido"
    title: "Sostrato de Knido"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3strato_de_Cnido"
    title: "Sóstrato de Cnido"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_Knidoslainen"
    title: "Sostratos Knidoslainen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostrate_de_Cnide"
    title: "Sostrate de Cnide"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A1%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%98%D7%A8%D7%98%D7%95%D7%A1_%D7%9E%D7%A7%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A1"
    title: "סוסטרטוס מקנידוס"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratus_dari_Snidus"
    title: "Sostratus dari Snidus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostrato_di_Cnido"
    title: "Sostrato di Cnido"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%8B%E3%83%89%E3%82%B9%E3%81%AE%E3%82%BD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%88%E3%82%B9"
    title: "クニドスのソストラトス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratus_Cnidius"
    title: "Sostratus Cnidius"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostrate_de_Cnide"
    title: "Sostrate de Cnide"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_van_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos van Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_fra_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos fra Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_z_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos z Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B3strato_de_Cnido"
    title: "Sóstrato de Cnido"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%9A%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9"
    title: "Сострат Книдский"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostrat_iz_Knida"
    title: "Sostrat iz Knida"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%81%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Сострат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sostratos_fr%C3%A5n_Knidos"
    title: "Sostratos från Knidos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q445793"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump