Philosopher
Richard David Precht
German philosopher and author
1964 - today
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Richard David Precht
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard David Precht is the 1,246th most popular philosopher (down from 1,227th in 2024), the 5,618th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,422nd in 2019) and the 150th most popular German Philosopher.
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Dec 8
Richard David Precht shares a December 8 birthday with Horace, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Richard David Precht ranks 1,246 out of 1,267. Before him are Mary Kay Letourneau, James Dunn, Stephen Walt, Peter Geach, Roderick Chisholm, and Peter Kreeft. After him are Christine Korsgaard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Will Kymlicka, Richard Crashaw, Nancy Cartwright, and Norman Malcolm.
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Mary Kay Letourneau
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 1,240
James Dunn
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,241
Stephen Walt
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,242
Peter Geach
1916 - 2013
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,243
Roderick Chisholm
1916 - 1999
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 1,244
Peter Kreeft
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 1,245
Richard David Precht
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 1,246
Christine Korsgaard
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 1,247
Ruth Barcan Marcus
1921 - 2012
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 1,248
Will Kymlicka
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 1,249
Richard Crashaw
1612 - 1649
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,250
Nancy Cartwright
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,251
Norman Malcolm
1911 - 1990
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Richard David Precht ranks 464. Before him are Sean Pertwee, Ernst Vettori, Shuhei Yoshida, Markku Kanerva, Silke Möller, and Afshin Ghotbi. After him are Sean Lau, Michael Gross, Maria Verónica Reina, Chen Jining, Franco Ballerini, and Vinnie Moore.
Others Born in 1964
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Sean Pertwee
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 458
Ernst Vettori
SKIER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 459
Shuhei Yoshida
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 460
Markku Kanerva
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 461
Silke Möller
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 462
Afshin Ghotbi
COACH
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 463
Richard David Precht
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 464
Sean Lau
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 465
Michael Gross
SWIMMER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 466
Maria Verónica Reina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1964 - 2017
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 467
Chen Jining
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 468
Franco Ballerini
CYCLIST
1964 - 2010
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 469
Vinnie Moore
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 470
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 5,618 out of 7,253. Before him are Alexander Dobrindt (1970), Andrea Sawatzki (1963), Silke Möller (1964), Julia Fischer (1983), Ludwig Schick (1949), and Harald Schmidt (1957). After him are Detlef Michel (1955), P. J. Soles (1950), Jan Hoffmann (1955), Tabea Zimmermann (1966), Katarina Barley (1968), and Charlotte Link (1963).
Others born in Germany
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Alexander Dobrindt
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 5,612
Andrea Sawatzki
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 5,613
Silke Möller
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 5,614
Julia Fischer
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 5,615
Ludwig Schick
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 5,616
Harald Schmidt
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 5,617
Richard David Precht
PHILOSOPHER
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 5,618
Detlef Michel
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 5,619
P. J. Soles
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 5,620
Jan Hoffmann
SKATER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 5,621
Tabea Zimmermann
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 5,622
Katarina Barley
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,623
Charlotte Link
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 5,624
Among Philosophers In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 150. Before him are Dieter Henrich (1927), Friedrich Gogarten (1887), Volker Zotz (1956), Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde (1930), Walter Kaufmann (1921), and Hermann Lietz (1868). After him is Friederike Otto (1982).
Dieter Henrich
1927 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 144
Friedrich Gogarten
1887 - 1967
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 145
Volker Zotz
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 146
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
1930 - 2019
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 147
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 148
Hermann Lietz
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 149
Richard David Precht
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 150
Friederike Otto
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 151
