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PHILOSOPHER

Alister McGrath

1953 - Today

Alister McGrath

Alister Edgar McGrath (; born 1953) is a Northern Irish theologian, Anglican priest, intellectual historian, scientist, Christian apologist, and public intellectual. He currently holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion in the Faculty of Theology and Religion, and is a fellow of Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford, and is Professor of Divinity at Gresham College. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alister McGrath has received more than 541,162 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Alister McGrath is the 1,092nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,037th in 2019), the 3,840th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,795th in 2019) and the 74th most popular British Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

540k
Page Views (PV)
45.29
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.25
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Alister McGrath ranks 1,092 out of 1,081. Before him are Eric A. Havelock, Abram Deborin, Bas van Fraassen, Gary L. Francione, Pat Robertson, and Richard Price. After him are Paul Kurtz, John Gray, Albert Razin, W. D. Ross, Michael Ruse, and Leila Ahmed.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Eric A. Havelock
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 1,086
Abram Deborin
1881 - 1963
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 1,087
Bas van Fraassen
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,088
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 1,089
Pat Robertson
1930 - 2023
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,090
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,091
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,092
Paul Kurtz
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,093
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
Albert Razin
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,095
W. D. Ross
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,096
Michael Ruse
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 1,097
Leila Ahmed
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 1,098

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Alister McGrath ranks 316. Before him are Günther Oettinger, Thomas Ligotti, Eve Ensler, Alexandr Romankov, Ingo Hoffmann, and Robert Cray. After him are Gideon Levy, Katsuya Okada, John Musker, Robert Charles Wilson, Józef Młynarczyk, and Dževad Karahasan.

Others Born in 1953

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Günther Oettinger
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 310
Thomas Ligotti
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 311
Eve Ensler
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 312
Alexandr Romankov
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 313
Ingo Hoffmann
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 314
Robert Cray
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 315
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 316
Gideon Levy
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 317
Katsuya Okada
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 318
John Musker
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 319
Robert Charles Wilson
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 320
Józef Młynarczyk
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 321
Dževad Karahasan
1953 - 2023
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 322

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alister McGrath ranks 3,840 out of 7,765. Before him are Sarah Douglas (1952), Andy Bell (1964), Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet (1783), Fred Karno (1866), David Richards (1952), and John Pritchard (1921). After him are Eric Stewart (1945), John Aitken (1839), Prunella Scales (1932), Richard J. Evans (1947), Alicia Moreau de Justo (1885), and Jim Capaldi (1944).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Sarah Douglas
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,834
Andy Bell
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,835
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie, 1st Baronet
1783 - 1862
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,836
Fred Karno
1866 - 1941
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,837
David Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,838
John Pritchard
1921 - 1989
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 3,839
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 3,840
Eric Stewart
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 3,841
John Aitken
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 3,842
Prunella Scales
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,843
Richard J. Evans
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,844
Alicia Moreau de Justo
1885 - 1986
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,845
Jim Capaldi
1944 - 2005
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 3,846