Philosopher
A. J. Ayer
English philosopher
1910 - 1989
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A. J. Ayer
His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2024). A. J. Ayer is the 510th most popular philosopher (up from 517th in 2024), the 1,216th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,041st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular British Philosopher.
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HPI
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#92 / 1,035
A. J. Ayer ranks #92 among 1,035 notable people born in London, United Kingdom, inside the top 9% by HPI.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, A. J. Ayer ranks 510 out of 1,285. Before him are Victor Cousin, Adam Ferguson, Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda, Anania Shirakatsi, Nelson Goodman, and Axel Honneth. After him are Kenneth Waltz, Valentinus, Thomas Nagel, Johann Christoph Gottsched, Sergei Bulgakov, and Michel Serres.
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A. J. Ayer
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HPI: 66.06
Rank: 510
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HPI: 66.05
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HPI: 66.01
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HPI: 65.94
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HPI: 65.90
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Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, A. J. Ayer ranks 66. Before him are Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Dorothy Vaughan, Miguel Najdorf, Shunichi Kumai, Lobsang Rampa, and Galina Ulanova. After him are Ferdinand Daučík, Kim Il, John Sturges, Imi Lichtenfeld, Karel Zeman, and John Hammond. Among people deceased in 1989, A. J. Ayer ranks 60. Before him are Irving Berlin, John Payne, Boris Skossyreff, Graham Chapman, Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, and Franklin J. Schaffner. After him are Rashid Behbudov, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, R. D. Laing, Werner Best, Kaoru Ishikawa, and Kazimierz Deyna.
Others Born in 1910
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Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1999
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 60
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 61
Miguel Najdorf
CHESS PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 62
Shunichi Kumai
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 63
Lobsang Rampa
WRITER
1910 - 1981
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 64
Galina Ulanova
DANCER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 65
A. J. Ayer
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 66
Ferdinand Daučík
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 67
Kim Il
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1984
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 68
John Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1992
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 69
Imi Lichtenfeld
MARTIAL ARTS
1910 - 1998
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 70
Karel Zeman
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1989
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 71
John Hammond
MUSICIAN
1910 - 1987
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 72
Others Deceased in 1989
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Irving Berlin
COMPOSER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 54
John Payne
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 55
Boris Skossyreff
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1989
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 56
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 57
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1989
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 58
Franklin J. Schaffner
FILM DIRECTOR
1920 - 1989
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 59
A. J. Ayer
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 60
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 61
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
MAFIOSO
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 62
R. D. Laing
PSYCHOLOGIST
1927 - 1989
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 63
Werner Best
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 64
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 65
Kazimierz Deyna
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 1989
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 66
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, A. J. Ayer ranks 1,216 out of 9,870. Before him are William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Roger Daltrey (1944), William Bligh (1754), and Tom Simpson (1937). After him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Ken Robinson (1950), Eric Idle (1943), and Natascha McElhone (1969).
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William Hague
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,210
Reginald Johnston
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1938
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,211
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,212
Roger Daltrey
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,213
William Bligh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1817
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,214
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,215
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PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,216
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,217
Jill Ireland
ACTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,218
Pete Postlethwaite
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,219
Ken Robinson
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,220
Eric Idle
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,221
Natascha McElhone
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 1,222
Among Philosophers In United Kingdom
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, A. J. Ayer ranks 32. Before him are John of Salisbury (1110), Roger Scruton (1944), Alasdair MacIntyre (1929), H. L. A. Hart (1907), John Gray (1948), and Adam Ferguson (1723). After him are Gilbert Ryle (1900), Paul Grice (1913), Harriet Taylor Mill (1807), Alan Watts (1915), John Austin (1790), and David Hartley (1705).
John of Salisbury
1110 - 1180
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 26
Roger Scruton
1944 - 2020
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 27
Alasdair MacIntyre
1929 - 2025
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 28
H. L. A. Hart
1907 - 1992
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 29
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 30
Adam Ferguson
1723 - 1816
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 31
A. J. Ayer
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 32
Gilbert Ryle
1900 - 1976
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 33
Paul Grice
1913 - 1988
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 34
Harriet Taylor Mill
1807 - 1858
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 35
Alan Watts
1915 - 1973
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 36
John Austin
1790 - 1859
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 37
David Hartley
1705 - 1757
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 38
