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Alex Callinicos

1950 - Today

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Alexander Theodore Callinicos (born 24 July 1950) is a Rhodesian-born British political theorist and activist. An adherent of Trotskyism, he is a member of the Central Committee of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) and serves as its International Secretary. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Callinicos has received more than 193,630 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Alex Callinicos is the 1,247th most popular philosopher (down from 1,159th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (up from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Zimbabwean Philosopher.

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  • 190k

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  • 48.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alex Callinicos ranks 1,247 out of 1,267. Before him are Peter Kreeft, Richard Crashaw, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Nel Noddings, Leonard Peikoff, and Paul Churchland. After him are Colin McGinn, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Stanley Hauerwas, N. T. Wright, and Stanley Fish.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alex Callinicos ranks 648. Before him are Stanisław Szozda, Robert Elsie, Rahat Indori, Chris Taylor, Jim Wynorski, and Svetla Otsetova. After him are Gaylen Ross, Russell Carpenter, Richard Schoen, Colin McGinn, João W. Nery, and Austin Stevens.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Alex Callinicos ranks 18 out of 45. Before him are Abel Muzorewa (1925), Paula Hawkins (1972), Lobengula (1845), Tsitsi Dangarembga (1959), Roy Welensky (1907), and Phelekezela Mphoko (1940). After him are Mario Frangoulis (1967), Kevin Ullyett (1972), Dorothy Masuka (1935), Cara Black (1979), Liz Chase (1950), and Oliver Mtukudzi (1952).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Zimbabwe

Among philosophers born in Zimbabwe, Alex Callinicos ranks 1. 

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