Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI 83.27121 languages
Ludwig Wittgenstein is most famous for his work in philosophy, particularly his theory of language and his work in the philosophy of mathematics.
The Most Famous
Philosophers from Austria
17 notable people
This page contains a list of the greatest Austrians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,285 Philosophers, 17 of which were born in Austria. This makes Austria the birth place of the 15th most number of Philosophers behind Egypt and Iran.
Top 10 Austrian Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Austrian Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Austrian Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Austrian Philosophers.
#1 #2 
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI 81.8692 languagesKarl Popper is most famous for his idea of falsification. He argued that for a theory to be scientific, it must be falsifiable, or capable of being proven false.
#3 
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI 76.7565 languagesMartin Buber is most famous for his book I and Thou.
#4 
Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI 72.7545 languagesPaul Feyerabend is most famous for his work in the philosophy of science. He is considered one of the most influential philosophers of science of the 20th century. He is best known for his "anything goes" approach to science, which he summed up in his slogan "anything goes".
#5 
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI 72.4831 languagesJosef Breuer is most famous for co-authoring a book with Sigmund Freud called Studies in Hysteria. The book discussed the treatment of patients with hysteria.
#6 
Ivan Illich
1926 - 2002
HPI 71.5141 languagesIvan Illich is most famous for his book, Deschooling Society. In this book, he argues that schools are not the best way to educate people, and that they actually do more harm than good.
#7 
Otto Weininger
1880 - 1903
HPI 70.7238 languagesOtto Weininger is most famous for his book "Sex and Character" which was published in 1903. He argues that there are two sexes, masculine and feminine, and that the masculine sex is superior to the feminine.
#8 
Alfred Schütz
1899 - 1959
HPI 70.3536 languagesAlfred Schütz is most famous for his analysis of phenomenology. He is a philosopher, sociologist, and psychologist who is best known for his work in the sociology of knowledge.
#9 
Otto Neurath
1882 - 1945
HPI 69.3140 languagesOtto Neurath was a leading figure in the Vienna Circle. He is most famous for his contributions to the field of Isotype.
#10 
Jean Améry
1912 - 1978
HPI 65.8724 languagesAustrian-born essayist (1912-1978)
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Austrians Philosophers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
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Overlapping Lives
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 17 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
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