







The Most Famous
Philosophers from Algeria
Trending Philosophers from Algeria This Week
The top 10 Philosophers from Algeria trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
Trending in French (#31) Wikipedia (5,064 views, on Mar 23).
- #2

Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
Trending in Portuguese (#132) Wikipedia (538 views, on Mar 24).
This page contains a list of the greatest Algerians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 9 of which were born in Algeria. This makes Algeria the birth place of the 23rd most number of Philosophers behind Hungary and Japan.
Top 9 Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Algerians Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Algerians Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1

Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI 90.39157 langsAugustine of Hippo is most famous for his conversion to Christianity and his writings on the subject.
- #2

Jacques Derrida
1930 - 2004
HPI 78.9583 langsJacques Derrida is most famous for his deconstruction of the Western philosophical tradition.
- #3

Louis Althusser
1918 - 1990
HPI 75.8263 langsLouis Althusser is most famous for his theory of ideology, which he developed in the 1960s. He argues that society is divided into two...Read moreShow less
Louis Althusser is most famous for his theory of ideology, which he developed in the 1960s. He argues that society is divided into two classes: the bourgeoisie, who own the means of production, and the proletariat, who do not. The bourgeoisie control the culture and ideology of society, and use it to maintain their power.
- #4

Martianus Capella
360 - 428
HPI 69.9034 langsMartianus Capella is most famous for his work the "De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii" which is a commentary on the seven liberal arts.
- #5

Jacques Rancière
b. 1940
HPI 68.8530 langsJacques Rancière is a philosopher and political theorist who is most famous for his work in the field of aesthetics. His work is largely...Read moreShow less
Jacques Rancière is a philosopher and political theorist who is most famous for his work in the field of aesthetics. His work is largely concerned with the relationship between politics and art.
- #6

Marcus Cornelius Fronto
100 - 160
HPI 68.0033 langs2nd century Roman rhetorician and advocate
- #7

Priscian
500 - 600
HPI 66.6330 langsPriscian was an early medieval scholar who is most famous for his work on Latin grammar, the "Institutiones grammaticae".
- #8

Émile Boirac
1851 - 1917
HPI 61.0618 langsFrench philosopher, parapsychologist, promoter of Esperanto and writer (1851–1917)
- #9

Catherine Malabou
b. 1959
HPI 52.6415 langsFrench philosopher
Overlapping Lives
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
