Philosophers from Portugal

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Portuguese Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Portuguese Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. #1

   

   Orosius

   375 - 420

   HPI 73.5244 langs

   Orosius is most famous for his work, "Historiae Adversus Paganos," which is a history of the world from the beginning of the world to the...Read moreShow less

   Orosius is most famous for his work, "Historiae Adversus Paganos," which is a history of the world from the beginning of the world to the end of the Roman Empire.

2. #2

   

   Uriel da Costa

   1585 - 1640

   HPI 70.0032 langs

   Uriel da Costa is most famous for his work on the philosophy of Judaism.

3. #3

   

   Isaac Abarbanel

   1437 - 1508

   HPI 69.9432 langs

   Isaac Abarbanel was a Jewish scholar and statesman who lived in Portugal during the time of the Inquisition. He is most famous for writing a...Read moreShow less

   Isaac Abarbanel was a Jewish scholar and statesman who lived in Portugal during the time of the Inquisition. He is most famous for writing a book called "The Defense of the Jews" which is a response to the anti-semitic book "The Expulsion of the Jews from Spain" by the Spanish writer Nicholas de Sant'Anna.

4. #4

   

   Pedro da Fonseca

   1528 - 1599

   HPI 59.0415 langs

   Portuguese philosopher

5. #5

   

   Eduardo Lourenço

   1923 - 2020

   HPI 55.3617 langs

   Portuguese writer, literary scholar and philosopher (1923-2020)