PHILOSOPHER
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Today
André Comte-Sponville
André Comte-Sponville (born 12 March 1952) is a French philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Comte-Sponville has received more than 104,666 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). André Comte-Sponville is the 1,127th most popular philosopher (down from 1,059th in 2019), the 4,375th most popular biography from France (down from 4,037th in 2019) and the 135th most popular French Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
48.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
2.43
Effective Languages (L*)
3.38
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, André Comte-Sponville ranks 1,127 out of 1,267. Before him are Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Michał Heller, Max Bense, Cornel West, Ion Dragoumis, and George Gerbner. After him are Gary L. Francione, Phan Thanh Giản, Hicetas, Martin Chemnitz, Nancy Cartwright, and Albert Razin.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph B. Soloveitchik
1903 - 1993
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,121
Michał Heller
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 1,122
Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 1,123
Cornel West
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 1,124
Ion Dragoumis
1878 - 1920
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 1,125
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 1,126
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 1,127
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 1,128
Phan Thanh Giản
1796 - 1867
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,129
Hicetas
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 1,130
Martin Chemnitz
1522 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,131
Nancy Cartwright
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 1,132
Albert Razin
1940 - 2019
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 1,133
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, André Comte-Sponville ranks 365. Before him are Antanas Mockus, George Gervin, Mimi Leder, Mary Ellen Trainor, Jenny Agutter, and Gene Haas. After him are Ketil Bjørnstad, Merrick Garland, David Weber, Carol Ann Susi, Jiří Paroubek, and Bill Walton.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsAntanas Mockus
MATHEMATICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 359
George Gervin
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 360
Mimi Leder
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 361
Mary Ellen Trainor
ACTOR
1952 - 2015
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 362
Jenny Agutter
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 363
Gene Haas
BUSINESSPERSON
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 364
André Comte-Sponville
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 365
Ketil Bjørnstad
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 366
Merrick Garland
LAWYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 367
David Weber
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 368
Carol Ann Susi
ACTOR
1952 - 2014
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 369
Jiří Paroubek
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 370
Bill Walton
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 371
In France
Among people born in France, André Comte-Sponville ranks 4,375 out of 6,770. Before him are Carine Roitfeld (1954), Betsy Jolas (1926), Sylvain Lévi (1863), Jean-Louis Bruguès (1943), Jérémy Mathieu (1983), and Sébastien Haller (1994). After him are Paul Rivet (1876), Jacques Labillardière (1755), Raymond Abellio (1907), Lucien Clergue (1934), Sebastian Roché (1964), and Julie Dreyfus (1966).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsCarine Roitfeld
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 4,369
Betsy Jolas
COMPOSER
1926 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4,370
Sylvain Lévi
LINGUIST
1863 - 1935
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4,371
Jean-Louis Bruguès
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 4,372
Jérémy Mathieu
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 4,373
Sébastien Haller
SOCCER PLAYER
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 4,374
André Comte-Sponville
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 4,375
Paul Rivet
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 4,376
Jacques Labillardière
EXPLORER
1755 - 1834
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 4,377
Raymond Abellio
WRITER
1907 - 1986
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 4,378
Lucien Clergue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4,379
Sebastian Roché
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.11
Rank: 4,380
Julie Dreyfus
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 4,381
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, André Comte-Sponville ranks 135. Before him are Daniel Bensaïd (1946), Samuel ibn Tibbon (1150), Rémi Brague (1947), Jean Cavaillès (1903), Clémence Royer (1830), and Max Bense (1910). After him are Barbara Cassin (1947), Lucien Sève (1926), and Quentin Meillassoux (1967).
Daniel Bensaïd
1946 - 2010
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 129
Samuel ibn Tibbon
1150 - 1230
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 130
Rémi Brague
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 131
Jean Cavaillès
1903 - 1944
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 132
Clémence Royer
1830 - 1902
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 133
Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 134
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 135
Barbara Cassin
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 136
Lucien Sève
1926 - 2020
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 137
Quentin Meillassoux
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 138