The Most Famous
PHILOSOPHERS from Vietnam
This page contains a list of the greatest Vietnamese Philosophers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,081 Philosophers, 2 of which were born in Vietnam. This makes Vietnam the birth place of the 60th most number of Philosophers behind Slovakia and Georgia.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Vietnamese Philosophers of all time. This list of famous Vietnamese Philosophers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Michel Henry (1922 - 2002)
With an HPI of 53.45, Michel Henry is the most famous Vietnamese Philosopher. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Michel Henry (French: [ɑ̃ʁi]; 10 January 1922 – 3 July 2002) was a French philosopher, phenomenologist and novelist. He wrote five novels and numerous philosophical works. He also lectured at universities in France, Belgium, the United States, and Japan.
2. Phan Thanh Giản (1796 - 1867)
With an HPI of 47.60, Phan Thanh Giản is the 2nd most famous Vietnamese Philosopher. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Phan Thanh Giản (November 11, 1796– August 4, 1867) was a Grand Counsellor at the Nguyễn court in Vietnam. He led an embassy to France in 1863, and committed suicide when France completed the invasion of Southern Vietnam (Cochinchina) in 1867.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as philosophers born between 1796 and 1922. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased philosophers include Michel Henry and Phan Thanh Giản.
