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Alex Callinicos

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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. Between 2009 and 2020 he was the editor of International Socialism, the SWP's theoretical journal, and has published a number of books. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Alex Callinicos is the 1,256th most popular philosopher (down from 1,247th in 2024), the 29th most popular biography from Zimbabwe (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Zimbabwean Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alex Callinicos ranks 1,256 out of 1,267. Before him are Leonard Peikoff, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Michel Weber, Colin McGinn, Vittorio Hösle, and Stanley Hauerwas. After him are Joseph Overton, Stanley Fish, Graham Harman, Linda Martín Alcoff, Lea Ypi, and A. C. Grayling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Alex Callinicos ranks 690. Before him are Branko Babić, Anna Tibaijuka, George Nelson, Jaime Villegas, Raffaele Lombardo, and Phil Dent. After him are Tony Wilson, Andrew Puzder, Rafael González, Mike Johanns, Larry Perkins, and Richard Schoen.

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In Zimbabwe

Among people born in Zimbabwe, Alex Callinicos ranks 29 out of 45. Before him are Roy Welensky (1907), Sibusiso Moyo (1960), Susan Huggett (1954), Dorothy Masuka (1935), Cara Black (1979), and Maureen George (1955). After him are Jenni Williams (1962), Chenjerai Hove (1956), Byron Black (1969), Yvonne Vera (1964), Derek Chisora (1983), and Ann Grant (1955).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Zimbabwe

Among philosophers born in Zimbabwe, Alex Callinicos ranks 1. 

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