PHILOSOPHER
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
Alfred Schmidt
Alfred Schmidt (; German: [ʃmɪt]; born 19 May 1931, Berlin – 28 August 2012, Frankfurt am Main) was a German philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred Schmidt has received more than 7,254 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Alfred Schmidt is the 666th most popular philosopher (down from 665th in 2019), the 1,970th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,002nd in 2019) and the 91st most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
7.3k
Page Views (PV)
56.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
9.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.00
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Alfred Schmidt ranks 666 out of 1,267. Before him are Cebes, Leo the Mathematician, Gustavo Gutiérrez, Dignāga, Mario Bunge, and Stein Rokkan. After him are Jaakko Hintikka, Guarino da Verona, Jean Wahl, Yang Xiong, Pierre Hadot, and Hossein Nasr.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCebes
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 660
Leo the Mathematician
790 - 900
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 661
Gustavo Gutiérrez
1928 - 2024
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 662
Dignāga
480 - 540
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 663
Mario Bunge
1919 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 664
Stein Rokkan
1921 - 1979
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 665
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 666
Jaakko Hintikka
1929 - 2015
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 667
Guarino da Verona
1374 - 1460
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 668
Jean Wahl
1888 - 1974
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 669
Yang Xiong
53 BC - 18
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 670
Pierre Hadot
1922 - 2010
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 671
Hossein Nasr
1933 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 672
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Alfred Schmidt ranks 122. Before him are Morris Chang, James Tolkan, Augusto Boal, Ermanno Olmi, Arawa Kimura, and Viliam Schrojf. After him are Zeki Müren, Margarita Lozano, Marianne Koch, Masaaki Hatsumi, Haya Harareet, and Gennady Rozhdestvensky. Among people deceased in 2012, Alfred Schmidt ranks 98. Before him are Giorgio Chinaglia, Tonino Guerra, Ulric Neisser, Manuel Fraga, Vidal Sassoon, and Włodzimierz Smolarek. After him are Lina Romay, Andy Williams, Nora Ephron, Carlo Maria Martini, Scott McKenzie, and Gitta Sereny.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsMorris Chang
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 116
James Tolkan
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 117
Augusto Boal
WRITER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 118
Ermanno Olmi
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 119
Arawa Kimura
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 120
Viliam Schrojf
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 121
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 122
Zeki Müren
WRITER
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 123
Margarita Lozano
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 124
Marianne Koch
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 125
Masaaki Hatsumi
PAINTER
1931 - Present
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 126
Haya Harareet
ACTOR
1931 - 2021
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 127
Gennady Rozhdestvensky
COMPOSER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 128
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsGiorgio Chinaglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 92
Tonino Guerra
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 93
Ulric Neisser
PSYCHOLOGIST
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 94
Manuel Fraga
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 95
Vidal Sassoon
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2012
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 96
Włodzimierz Smolarek
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 97
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 98
Lina Romay
ACTOR
1954 - 2012
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 99
Andy Williams
SINGER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 100
Nora Ephron
WRITER
1941 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 101
Carlo Maria Martini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2012
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 102
Scott McKenzie
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 103
Gitta Sereny
WRITER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 104
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alfred Schmidt ranks 1,970 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1678), Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688), Jacob Schiff (1847), Paul Gerhardt (1607), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1906), and Christoph Schneider (1966). After him are Heinrich Schwarz (1906), Fritz Wunderlich (1930), Hieronymus Wolf (1516), Benno (1010), Johann Baptist von Spix (1781), and Philipp Veit (1793).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Leopold, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1678 - 1747
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,964
Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel
COMPANION
1688 - 1765
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,965
Jacob Schiff
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1920
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 1,966
Paul Gerhardt
WRITER
1607 - 1676
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,967
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1940
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,968
Christoph Schneider
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,969
Alfred Schmidt
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,970
Heinrich Schwarz
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1947
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 1,971
Fritz Wunderlich
SINGER
1930 - 1966
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,972
Hieronymus Wolf
HISTORIAN
1516 - 1580
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,973
Benno
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1010 - 1106
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 1,974
Johann Baptist von Spix
BIOLOGIST
1781 - 1826
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,975
Philipp Veit
PAINTER
1793 - 1877
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 1,976
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Alfred Schmidt ranks 91. Before him are Ernst Nolte (1923), Eugen Fink (1905), Friedrich Albert Lange (1828), Ernst Moritz Arndt (1769), Franz Xaver von Baader (1765), and Johannes Nikolaus Tetens (1736). After him are Rudolph Goclenius (1547), Johannes Sturm (1507), Helmuth Plessner (1892), Ludwig Klages (1872), Arnold Ruge (1802), and Theodor Lessing (1872).
Ernst Nolte
1923 - 2016
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 85
Eugen Fink
1905 - 1975
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 86
Friedrich Albert Lange
1828 - 1875
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 87
Ernst Moritz Arndt
1769 - 1860
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 88
Franz Xaver von Baader
1765 - 1841
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 89
Johannes Nikolaus Tetens
1736 - 1807
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 90
Alfred Schmidt
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 91
Rudolph Goclenius
1547 - 1628
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 92
Johannes Sturm
1507 - 1589
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 93
Helmuth Plessner
1892 - 1985
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 94
Ludwig Klages
1872 - 1956
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 95
Arnold Ruge
1802 - 1880
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 96
Theodor Lessing
1872 - 1933
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 97