Philosopher
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
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Karl Popper
His biography is available in 92 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2024). Karl Popper is the 58th most popular philosopher (down from 56th in 2024), the 22nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Philosopher.
Karl 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.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Karl Popper ranks 58 out of 1,267. Before him are Swami Vivekananda, Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, Mikhail Bakunin, Henri Bergson, and Plotinus. After him are Ramakrishna, Zeno of Elea, Zhuang Zhou, Epictetus, Thomas More, and Johann Gottlieb Fichte.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 52
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 53
Hannah Arendt
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 54
Mikhail Bakunin
1814 - 1876
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 55
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 56
Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI: 82.09
Rank: 57
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 58
Ramakrishna
1836 - 1886
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 59
Zeno of Elea
490 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 81.64
Rank: 60
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 61
Epictetus
50 - 135
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 62
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 63
Johann Gottlieb Fichte
1762 - 1814
HPI: 81.40
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1902, Karl Popper ranks 3. Before him are Ruhollah Khomeini, and Charles Lindbergh. After him are Georgy Malenkov, Erik Erikson, Leni Riefenstahl, John Steinbeck, Carl Rogers, Halldór Laxness, Paul Dirac, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Eugene Wigner. Among people deceased in 1994, Karl Popper ranks 4. Before him are Kim Il-sung, Ayrton Senna, and Richard Nixon. After him are Charles Bukowski, Erich Honecker, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Eugène Ionesco, Elias Canetti, Erik Erikson, Linus Pauling, and Burt Lancaster.
Others Born in 1902
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Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 83.10
Rank: 1
Charles Lindbergh
PILOT
1902 - 1974
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 2
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 3
Georgy Malenkov
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1988
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 4
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 5
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 6
John Steinbeck
WRITER
1902 - 1968
HPI: 78.61
Rank: 7
Carl Rogers
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1987
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 8
Halldór Laxness
WRITER
1902 - 1998
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 9
Paul Dirac
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1984
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 10
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 11
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1994
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Kim Il-sung
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 89.10
Rank: 1
Ayrton Senna
RACING DRIVER
1960 - 1994
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 2
Richard Nixon
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1994
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 3
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 4
Charles Bukowski
WRITER
1920 - 1994
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 5
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 6
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
COMPANION
1929 - 1994
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 7
Eugène Ionesco
WRITER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 8
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 9
Erik Erikson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1902 - 1994
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 10
Linus Pauling
CHEMIST
1901 - 1994
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 11
Burt Lancaster
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Karl Popper ranks 22 out of NaN. Before him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791), and Maximilian I of Mexico (1832). After him are Charles I of Austria (1887), Ferdinand I of Austria (1793), Klara Hitler (1860), Niki Lauda (1949), Alfred Adler (1870), and Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (1685).
Others born in Austria
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Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 16
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 17
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 18
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 19
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 20
Maximilian I of Mexico
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1867
HPI: 82.14
Rank: 21
Karl Popper
PHILOSOPHER
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 22
Charles I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1922
HPI: 81.72
Rank: 23
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 24
Klara Hitler
COMPANION
1860 - 1907
HPI: 81.35
Rank: 25
Niki Lauda
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 26
Alfred Adler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1870 - 1937
HPI: 81.23
Rank: 27
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1685 - 1740
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 28
Among Philosophers In Austria
Among philosophers born in Austria, Karl Popper ranks 2. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889). After him are Martin Buber (1878), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Josef Breuer (1842), Ivan Illich (1926), Otto Weininger (1880), Alfred Schütz (1899), Otto Neurath (1882), Jean Améry (1912), Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), and André Gorz (1923).
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 3
Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 4
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 5
Ivan Illich
1926 - 2002
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
Otto Weininger
1880 - 1903
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
Alfred Schütz
1899 - 1959
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
Otto Neurath
1882 - 1945
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 9
Jean Améry
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 10
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
1757 - 1823
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 11
André Gorz
1923 - 2007
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 12
