1953 - Today
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.
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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.
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 1,086
1881 - 1963
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 1,087
1941 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 1,088
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 1,089
1930 - 2023
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,090
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,091
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,092
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,093
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,095
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,096
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 1,097
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 1,098
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.
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 310
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 311
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 312
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 313
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 314
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 315
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 316
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 317
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 318
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 319
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 320
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 321
1953 - 2023
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 322
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).
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,834
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,835
1783 - 1862
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 3,836
1866 - 1941
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,837
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 3,838
1921 - 1989
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 3,839
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 3,840
1945 - Present
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 3,841
1839 - 1919
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 3,842
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,843
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,844
1885 - 1986
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 3,845
1944 - 2005
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 3,846
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Alister McGrath ranks 74. Before him are John Scott Haldane (1860), Michael Oakeshott (1901), R. M. Hare (1919), John Major (1467), Eric A. Havelock (1903), and Richard Price (1723). After him are John Gray (1948), W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Walter Burley (1275), and William Ames (1576).
1860 - 1936
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 68
1901 - 1990
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 69
1919 - 2002
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 70
1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 71
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 72
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 73
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 74
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 75
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 76
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 77
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 78
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 79
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 80