The Most Famous
PHILOSOPHERS from Finland
This page contains a list of the greatest Finnish Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,267 Philosophers, 3 of which were born in Finland. This makes Finland the birth place of the 41st most number of Philosophers behind Bulgaria, and Denmark.
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Finnish Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Finnish Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Georg Henrik von Wright (1916 - 2003)
With an HPI of 59.10, Georg Henrik von Wright is the most famous Finnish Philosopher. His biography has been translated into 27 different languages on wikipedia.
Georg Henrik von Wright (Swedish: [ˈjěːɔrj ˈhɛ̌nːrɪk fɔn ˈvrɪkːt]; 14 June 1916 – 16 June 2003) was a Finnish philosopher.
2. Jaakko Hintikka (1929 - 2015)
With an HPI of 56.77, Jaakko Hintikka is the 2nd most famous Finnish Philosopher. His biography has been translated into 32 different languages.
Kaarlo Jaakko Juhani Hintikka (12 January 1929 – 12 August 2015) was a Finnish philosopher and logician. Hintikka is regarded as the founder of formal epistemic logic and of game semantics for logic.
3. Edvard Westermarck (1862 - 1939)
With an HPI of 56.03, Edvard Westermarck is the 3rd most famous Finnish Philosopher. His biography has been translated into 24 different languages.
Edvard Alexander Westermarck (20 November 1862 in Helsinki – 3 September 1939 in Tenala) was a Finnish philosopher and sociologist. Among other subjects, he studied exogamy and the incest taboo.
4. Eino Kaila (1890 - 1958)
With an HPI of 46.85, Eino Kaila is the 4th most famous Finnish Philosopher. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Eino Sakari Kaila (8 August 1890 – 31 July 1958) was a Finnish philosopher, critic and teacher. He worked in numerous fields including psychology (sometimes considered to be the founder of Finnish psychology), physics and theater, and attempted to find unifying principles behind various branches of human and natural sciences.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as Finnish philosophers born between 1862 and 1929. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Finnish philosophers include Georg Henrik von Wright, Jaakko Hintikka, and Edvard Westermarck. As of April 2024, 1 new Finnish philosophers have been added to Pantheon including Eino Kaila.
Deceased Finnish Philosophers
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Georg Henrik von Wright
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.10
Jaakko Hintikka
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.77
Edvard Westermarck
1862 - 1939
HPI: 56.03
Eino Kaila
1890 - 1958
HPI: 46.85
Newly Added Finnish Philosophers (2024)
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Which Philosophers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Philosophers since 1700.
