Origen
185 - 254
HPI 84.4668 languages
Origen is most famous for his allegorical interpretation of scripture.
The Most Famous
Philosophers from Egypt
23 notable people
Trending Philosophers from Egypt This Week
The top 10 Philosophers from Egypt trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Mustafa Mahmoud
1921 - 2009
Trending in Arabic (#43) Wikipedia (293 views, on Jul 13).
This page contains a list of the greatest Egyptians Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,285 Philosophers, 23 of which were born in Egypt. This makes Egypt the birth place of the 13th most number of Philosophers behind Poland and Russia.
Top 10 Egyptian Philosophers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Egyptian Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Egyptian Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Egyptian Philosophers.
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Plotinus
203 - 270
HPI 82.0977 languagesPlotinus is most famous for his work "Enneads," which is a collection of nine books that are organized into three groups. The first group is called "The One" and the second group is called "The Soul." The third group is called "The World." Plotinus argues that the world is a reflection of the soul, which is a...Read moreShow less
Plotinus is most famous for his work "Enneads," which is a collection of nine books that are organized into three groups. The first group is called "The One" and the second group is called "The Soul." The third group is called "The World." Plotinus argues that the world is a reflection of the soul, which is a reflection of the One.
#3 
Athanasius of Alexandria
295 - 373
HPI 79.9268 languagesAthanasius of Alexandria is most famous for his defense of Christianity in the 4th century.
#4 
Philo
15 BC - 45
HPI 76.6657 languagesPhilo was a Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, Egypt during the 1st century CE. He is most famous for his allegorical interpretations of the Hebrew Bible.
#5 
Sextus Empiricus
160 - 210
HPI 74.7746 languagesSextus Empiricus is most famous for his work "Outlines of Pyrrhonism." His work is a commentary on the teachings of Pyrrho of Elis, who was a skeptic philosopher.
#6 
Muhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI 73.3552 languagesEgyptian Islamic jurist, religious scholar and liberal reformer (1849-1905)
#7 
Ammonius Saccas
175 - 242
HPI 71.2742 languagesAmmonius Saccas is most famous for founding the Neo-Platonist school of philosophy.
#8 
John Philoponus
490 - 570
HPI 69.2534 languagesJohn Philoponus is most famous for his work on the Aristotelian theory of motion.
#9 
Saadia Gaon
882 - 942
HPI 68.4234 languagesSaadia Gaon was a rabbi, philosopher, and scientist who lived in the 10th century. He is most famous for his work on the Hebrew language and for his translation of the Torah into Arabic.
#10 
Dhul-Nun al-Misri
796 - 859
HPI 67.2323 languagesSufi saint
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Overlapping Lives
Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
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