With 1,089 biographies, Philosophers are the 16th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Composers, Cyclists, and Tennis Players.
Pantheon has 1,084 people classified as philosophers born between 2000 BC and 1974. Of these 1,084, 111 (10.24%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living philosophers include Jürgen Habermas, Giorgio Agamben, and Julia Kristeva. The most famous deceased philosophers include Aristotle, Plato, and Socrates. As of October 2020, 88 new philosophers have been added to Pantheon including Nezahualcoyotl, Ravidas, and Peter Deunov.
1929 - Present
HPI: 81.94
1942 - Present
HPI: 75.88
1941 - Present
HPI: 74.80
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.79
1937 - Present
HPI: 73.31
1932 - Present
HPI: 72.63
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.42
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.40
1946 - Present
HPI: 71.25
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.09
1921 - Present
HPI: 70.99
1933 - Present
HPI: 70.76
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.06
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.73
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 95.16
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.64
566 BC - 452 BC
HPI: 93.47
1724 - 1804
HPI: 93.13
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.74
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.51
1712 - 1778
HPI: 92.05
1844 - 1900
HPI: 91.80
1469 - 1527
HPI: 91.02
354 - 430
HPI: 90.32
1402 - 1472
HPI: 68.30
1450 - Present
HPI: 67.81
1864 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
1533 - 1599
HPI: 66.41
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 66.07
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.64
1207 - 1282
HPI: 65.57
1248 - 1298
HPI: 65.44
1145 - 1234
HPI: 65.39
1494 - 1560
HPI: 65.32
200 - 238
HPI: 64.86
1530 - 1593
HPI: 64.76
Most philosophers were born in Germany (129), France (123), and United Kingdom (90). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (30), Vienna (14), and London (14).The most common death places of philosophers were France (135), Germany (105), and United States (85). By city, these were Paris (66), Athens (25), and Rome (19).
The earliest biographies classified as philosophers in Pantheon are Vasishtha, Bharadwaja, and Gautama Maharishi. The concentration of philosophers was largest during the Scribal Era, which lasted from 500 BC to 1449. Some birth or death locations for earlier philosophers are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
Philosophers are found within the Humanities domain which also includes Writers, Historians, Linguists, Journalists, and Critics.