PHILOSOPHER
Achille Mbembe
1957 - Today
Achille Mbembe
Joseph-Achille Mbembe (; born 1957), is a Cameroonian historian and political theorist who is a research professor in history and politics at the Wits Institute for Social and Economy Research at the University of the Witwatersrand. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Achille Mbembe has received more than 466,034 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Achille Mbembe is the 986th most popular philosopher (up from 999th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Cameroon and the most popular Cameroonian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
470k
Page Views (PV)
51.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Achille Mbembe ranks 986 out of 1,267. Before him are Persaeus, Anna Kingsford, Ivan Aksakov, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, J. M. E. McTaggart, and Wei Yuan. After him are Ernst Tugendhat, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Dimitri Kitsikis, Athenodorus Cananites, Abdolkarim Soroush, and Harry Frankfurt.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Persaeus
306 BC - 243 BC
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 980
Anna Kingsford
1846 - 1888
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 981
Ivan Aksakov
1823 - 1886
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 982
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 983
J. M. E. McTaggart
1866 - 1925
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 984
Wei Yuan
1794 - 1857
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 985
Achille Mbembe
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 986
Ernst Tugendhat
1930 - 2023
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 987
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe
1940 - 2007
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 988
Dimitri Kitsikis
1935 - 2021
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 989
Athenodorus Cananites
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 990
Abdolkarim Soroush
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 991
Harry Frankfurt
1929 - 2023
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 992
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Achille Mbembe ranks 158. Before him are Šefik Džaferović, Tsai Ming-liang, John T. Dunlap, Kevin Rudd, Tony Abbott, and Abu Ali al-Anbari. After him are Amanda Plummer, Jakob Nielsen, Bryan Robson, Simon Phillips, Ruy Ramos, and Cécilia Attias.
Others Born in 1957
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Šefik Džaferović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 152
Tsai Ming-liang
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 153
John T. Dunlap
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 154
Kevin Rudd
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 155
Tony Abbott
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 156
Abu Ali al-Anbari
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 2016
HPI: 51.54
Rank: 157
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 158
Amanda Plummer
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 159
Jakob Nielsen
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 160
Bryan Robson
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 161
Simon Phillips
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 162
Ruy Ramos
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 163
Cécilia Attias
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 164
In Cameroon
Among people born in Cameroon, Achille Mbembe ranks 12 out of 156. Before him are Issa Hayatou (1946), Manu Dibango (1933), Thomas N'Kono (1956), André Onana (1996), Patrick M'Boma (1970), and Marc-Vivien Foé (1975). After him are Joseph-Antoine Bell (1954), Rigobert Song (1976), Joseph Ngute (1954), Samuel Umtiti (1993), Mongo Beti (1932), and Vincent Aboubakar (1992).
Others born in Cameroon
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Issa Hayatou
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2024
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 6
Manu Dibango
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 7
Thomas N'Kono
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 8
André Onana
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
Patrick M'Boma
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 10
Marc-Vivien Foé
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - 2003
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 11
Achille Mbembe
PHILOSOPHER
1957 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 12
Joseph-Antoine Bell
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 13
Rigobert Song
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 14
Joseph Ngute
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 15
Samuel Umtiti
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 16
Mongo Beti
WRITER
1932 - 2001
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 17
Vincent Aboubakar
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 18
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Cameroon
Among philosophers born in Cameroon, Achille Mbembe ranks 1.
