The Most Famous
Philosophers from Romania
This page contains a list of the greatest Romanians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 7 of which were born in Romania. This makes Romania the birth place of the 28th most number of Philosophers behind Switzerland and Ireland.
Top 7 Romanian Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Romanians Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Romanians Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Emil Cioran
1911 - 1995
HPI 78.2254 langsEmil Cioran is a Romanian-born philosopher, essayist, and poet who is most famous for his pessimistic philosophy.
- #2
Péter Pázmány
1570 - 1637
HPI 63.1025 langsHungarian Catholic cardinal, theologian and statesman (1570–1637)
- #3
Georges Politzer
1903 - 1942
HPI 62.9620 langsFrench philosopher, Marxist theoretician and resistance member (1903-1942)
- #4
Lucien Goldmann
1913 - 1970
HPI 62.2219 langsRomanian-French philosopher
- #5
Vazgen I
1908 - 1994
HPI 61.6223 langsCatholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church (1908–1994)
- #6
Lucian Blaga
1895 - 1961
HPI 61.3128 langsRomanian writer (1895–1961)
- #7
Ferenc Dávid
1510 - 1579
HPI 60.2818 langs(c.1510–1579) Hungarian noble
Overlapping Lives
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
