PHILOSOPHER
Abdolkarim Soroush
1945 - Today
Abdolkarim Soroush
Abdolkarim Soroush (عبدالكريم سروش () Persian pronunciation: [æbdolkæriːm soruːʃ]), born Hossein Haj Faraj Dabbagh (born 16 December 1945; Persian: حسين حاج فرج دباغ), is an Iranian Islamic and Rumi scholar, and a former professor of philosophy at the University of Tehran. He is among the most influential figures in the religious intellectual movement of Iran. Soroush is currently a visiting scholar at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Abdolkarim Soroush has received more than 253,422 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Abdolkarim Soroush is the 991st most popular philosopher (down from 974th in 2019), the 319th most popular biography from Iran (down from 298th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Iranian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
58.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.02
Effective Languages (L*)
3.81
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Abdolkarim Soroush ranks 991 out of 1,267. Before him are Wei Yuan, Achille Mbembe, Ernst Tugendhat, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Dimitri Kitsikis, and Athenodorus Cananites. After him are Harry Frankfurt, Merab Mamardashvili, Sphaerus, Jean Rostand, Nana Asmaʼu, and Thomas Arnold.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWei Yuan
1794 - 1857
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 985
Achille Mbembe
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 986
Ernst Tugendhat
1930 - 2023
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 987
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
1940 - 2007
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 988
Dimitri Kitsikis
1935 - 2021
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 989
Athenodorus Cananites
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 990
Abdolkarim Soroush
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 991
Harry Frankfurt
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 992
Merab Mamardashvili
1930 - 1990
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 993
Sphaerus
285 BC - 221 BC
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 994
Jean Rostand
1894 - 1977
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 995
Nana Asmaʼu
1793 - 1864
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 996
Thomas Arnold
1795 - 1842
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 997
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Abdolkarim Soroush ranks 301. Before him are David Chase, John Doman, Burning Spear, Sadok Sassi, Tony Roche, and Marsha P. Johnson. After him are Salvador Valdés Mesa, Ana Martín, Katja Ebstein, Gérard Lenorman, Yuri Antonov, and Nadezhda Chizhova.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsDavid Chase
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 295
John Doman
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 296
Burning Spear
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 297
Sadok Sassi
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 298
Tony Roche
TENNIS PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 299
Marsha P. Johnson
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1945 - 1992
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 300
Abdolkarim Soroush
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 301
Salvador Valdés Mesa
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 302
Ana Martín
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 303
Katja Ebstein
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 304
Gérard Lenorman
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 305
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 306
Nadezhda Chizhova
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 307
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Abdolkarim Soroush ranks 319 out of 631. Before him are Jamshid Amouzegar (1923), Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931), Jalal Al-e-Ahmad (1923), Farrokhroo Parsa (1922), Kamal-ol-molk (1848), and Ibn Bibi (1250). After him are Sami Yusuf (1980), Mohammad Ali Fardin (1930), Mohsen Makhmalbaf (1957), Mohammad Javad Zarif (1960), Fatemeh Pahlavi (1928), and Navvab Safavi (1924).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsJamshid Amouzegar
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 313
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2014
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 314
Jalal Al-e-Ahmad
WRITER
1923 - 1969
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 315
Farrokhroo Parsa
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1980
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 316
Kamal-ol-molk
PAINTER
1848 - 1940
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 317
Ibn Bibi
WRITER
1250 - 1285
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 318
Abdolkarim Soroush
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 319
Sami Yusuf
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 320
Mohammad Ali Fardin
ACTOR
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 321
Mohsen Makhmalbaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 322
Mohammad Javad Zarif
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 323
Fatemeh Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1928 - 1987
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 324
Navvab Safavi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 1956
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 325
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Iran
Among philosophers born in Iran, Abdolkarim Soroush ranks 16. Before him are Mulla Sadra (1571), Al-Baydawi (1201), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), Al-Taftazani (1322), Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), and Hossein Nasr (1933). After him are Dariush Shayegan (1935), and Taraneh Javanbakht (1974).
Mulla Sadra
1571 - 1636
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 10
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 12
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 13
Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi
1145 - 1234
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 14
Hossein Nasr
1933 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 15
Abdolkarim Soroush
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 16
Dariush Shayegan
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 17
Taraneh Javanbakht
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 18