Philosopher

Simon Blackburn

English academic philosopher (born 1944)

1944 - today

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Simon Blackburn

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Simon Blackburn is the 1,221st most popular philosopher (down from 1,208th in 2024), the 4,926th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,542nd in 2019) and the 91st most popular British Philosopher.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Simon Blackburn ranks 1,221 out of 1,267. Before him are R. C. Sproul, Paul Kurtz, Yuval Steinitz, Mary Midgley, Alexander Tarasov, and David Ray Griffin. After him are Charles Hartshorne, Paul B. Preciado, Alice von Hildebrand, Gary L. Francione, Raya Dunayevskaya, and Catherine Malabou.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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R. C. Sproul
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 1,215
Paul Kurtz
1925 - 2012
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 1,216
Yuval Steinitz
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 1,217
Mary Midgley
1919 - 2018
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,218
Alexander Tarasov
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,219
David Ray Griffin
1939 - 2022
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,220
Simon Blackburn
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,221
Charles Hartshorne
1897 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,222
Paul B. Preciado
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,223
Alice von Hildebrand
1923 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,224
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,225
Raya Dunayevskaya
1910 - 1987
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 1,226
Catherine Malabou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,227

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Simon Blackburn ranks 633. Before him are Nora Astorga, Ross Collinge, Alex Acuña, Feleti Sevele, Ans Schut, and Juan Ignacio Basaguren. After him are Kevin Tighe, Judee Sill, Henry Vestine, Bunji Kimura, Idriz Hošić, and Tom Seaver.

Others Born in 1944

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Nora Astorga
POLITICIAN
1944 - 1988
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 627
Ross Collinge
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 628
Alex Acuña
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 629
Feleti Sevele
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 630
Ans Schut
SKATER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 631
Juan Ignacio Basaguren
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 632
Simon Blackburn
PHILOSOPHER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 633
Kevin Tighe
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 634
Judee Sill
SINGER
1944 - 1979
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 635
Henry Vestine
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1997
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 636
Bunji Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 637
Idriz Hošić
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 638
Tom Seaver
BASEBALL PLAYER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 639