List of Stoic philosophers
This is a list of Stoic philosophers, ordered by date. The criteria for inclusion in this list are fairly mild. See also :Category:Stoic philosophers.
| Name | Period | Notes |
| 3rd Century BC | ||
| Zeno of Citium | Founder of the Stoic school in Athens | |
| Persaeus | Pupil and friend of Zeno | |
| Aratus of Soli | Pupil of Zeno and poet | |
| Athenodorus of Soli | fl. 275 BC | Pupil of Zeno and brother of Aratus |
| Aristo of Chios | Pupil of Crates, leaned towards Cynicism | |
| Apollophanes of Antioch | Stoic philosopher, friend of Aristo of Chios | |
| Dionysius the Renegade | Pupil of Zeno who became a Cyrenaic | |
| Sphaerus | Pupil of Zeno – moved to Sparta and Alexandria | |
| Herillus of Carthage | Pupil of Zeno, who held that knowledge was the highest good | |
| Cleanthes | Second leader of the Stoic school | |
| Eratosthenes | Pupil of Aristo. Chief librarian at Alexandria | |
| Hermagoras of Amphipolis | fl. c. 225 BC | Stoic philosopher and follower of Persaeus of Citium |
| Chrysippus | Third leader of the Stoic school. Wrote 705 books | |
| Dioscorides | Pupil of Chrysippus. Father of Zeno of Tarsus | |
| Aristocreon | Nephew of Chrysippus | |
| 2nd Century BC | ||
| Zeno of Tarsus | Fourth leader of the Stoic school | |
| Crates of Mallus | Grammarian. Head of the library at Pergamon | |
| Diogenes of Babylon | Fifth leader of the Stoic school | |
| Zenodotus | Pupil of Diogenes of Tite | |
| Apollodorus of Seleucia | Pupil of Diogenes of Babylon | |
| Basilides | Denied the existence of incorporeal entities | |
| Antipater of Tarsus | Sixth leader of the Stoic school | |
| Apollodorus of Athens | Historian. Pupil of Diogenes and Antipater of Tarsus | |
| Archedemus of Tarsus | Founded a Stoic school at Babylon | |
| Panaetius of Rhodes | Seventh and last undisputed leader of the Stoic school | |
| Boethus of Sidon | Pupil of Diogenes | |
| Polemon of Athens | Geographer, follower of Panaetius | |
| Gaius Blossius | Pupil of Antipater of Tarsus, insurgent of in the revolt of Aristonikos | |
| Marcus Vigellius | Stoic who lived with Panaetius | |
| Heraclides of Tarsus | Pupil of Antipater of Tarsus | |
| Dardanus | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
| Mnesarchus | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
| Publius Rutilius Rufus | Statesman, orator and historian. Pupil of Panaetius | |
| Stilo | Grammarian and scholar | |
| Dionysius of Cyrene | Leading figure in the Stoic school in Athens | |
| Quintus Lucilius Balbus | Stoic philosopher, and a pupil of Panaetius | |
| Hecato of Rhodes | Pupil of Panaetius, wrote about ethics | |
| Diotimus the Stoic | Stoic who slandered Epicurus | |
| 1st Century BC | ||
| Posidonius | A philosopher, astronomer, and geographer | |
| Crinis | Stoic who wrote about logic | |
| Proclus of Mallus | Stoic philosopher and writer | |
| Diodotus the Stoic | Stoic teacher of Cicero who lived in Cicero's house | |
| Geminus of Rhodes | Astronomer and mathematician | |
| Athenodoros Cordylion | Librarian at Pergamon, lived with Cato | |
| Apollonius of Tyre | Stoic philosopher who wrote a biography of Zeno | |
| Cato the Younger | Statesman who opposed Julius Caesar | |
| Antipater of Tyre | Friend of Cato. Wrote about practical ethics | |
| Porcia Catonis | Female Stoic, daughter of Cato the Younger | |
| Apollonides | Stoic philosopher whom Cato consulted, before committing suicide | |
| Jason of Nysa | Grandson of Posidonius | |
| Athenodoros Cananites | Pupil of Posidonius. Teacher of Augustus | |
| Quintus Sextius | Set up a school, teaching Stoicism mixed with Pythagoreanism | |
| Arius Didymus | Collected excerpts from earlier Stoic writers | |
| 1st Century AD | ||
| Attalus | Stoic philosopher frequently visited by Seneca | |
| Papirius Fabianus | Teacher of Seneca. Rhetorician and philosopher | |
| Lucius Annaeus Seneca | Statesman, philosopher and playwright. Many of his works are extant | |
| Thrasea Paetus | Roman senator and Stoic | |
| Lucius Annaeus Cornutus | Stoic teacher who wrote a Compendium of Greek Theology | |
| Chaeremon of Alexandria | Stoic philosopher and grammarian. Librarian at Alexandria | |
| Paconius Agrippinus | Stoic philosopher spoken of with praise by Epictetus | |
| Publius Egnatius Celer | Stoic philosopher. Informer in the reign of Nero | |
| Persius | Stoic philosopher, poet and satirist | |
| Helvidius Priscus | Stoic philosopher and statesman | |
| Arulenus Rusticus | Statesman. Friend and pupil of Thrasea Paetus | |
| Musonius Rufus | Taught Epictetus. Some of his lectures are extant | |
| Fannia | Another female Stoic | |
| Euphrates the Stoic | Philosopher, orator and pupil of Musonius Rufus | |
| 2nd Century AD | ||
| Epictetus | Pupil of Musonius Rufus. His Discourses and Enchiridion are extant | |
| Hierocles | Philosopher, who wrote "Elements of Ethics" | |
| Flavius Arrianus | Historian and pupil of Epictetus | |
| Basilides of Scythopolis | Teacher of Marcus Aurelius | |
| Apollonius of Chalcedon | Stoic teacher of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus | |
| Claudius Maximus | Stoic philosopher and friend of Marcus Aurelius | |
| Junius Rusticus | Philosopher and Consul. Adviser of Marcus Aurelius | |
| Marcus Aurelius | Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD. His philosophical notebook, Meditations, is extant | |
| Medius | He debated the Stoic theory of the eight parts of the soul with Cassius Longinus. |
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