PHILOSOPHER
Axel Honneth
1949 - Today
Axel Honneth
Axel Honneth (; German: [aksl̩ ˈhɔnɛt]; born 18 July 1949) is a German philosopher who is the Professor for Social Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt and the Jack B. Weinstein Professor of the Humanities in the department of philosophy at Columbia University. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Axel Honneth has received more than 262,778 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Axel Honneth is the 542nd most popular philosopher (down from 498th in 2019), the 1,501st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,378th in 2019) and the 72nd most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
260k
Page Views (PV)
58.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
9.25
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Axel Honneth ranks 542 out of 1,267. Before him are Georges Canguilhem, Zeno of Sidon, Pietro d'Abano, Paul Grice, Karl Korsch, and Chaïm Perelman. After him are Kenneth Waltz, Al-Baydawi, Jan Patočka, Myia, Roger Scruton, and Jacques Ellul.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Canguilhem
1904 - 1995
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 536
Zeno of Sidon
150 BC - 75 BC
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 537
Pietro d'Abano
1250 - 1315
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 538
Paul Grice
1913 - 1988
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 539
Karl Korsch
1886 - 1961
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 540
Chaïm Perelman
1912 - 1984
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 541
Axel Honneth
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 542
Kenneth Waltz
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 543
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 544
Jan Patočka
1907 - 1977
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 545
Myia
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 546
Roger Scruton
1944 - 2020
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 547
Jacques Ellul
1912 - 1994
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Axel Honneth ranks 96. Before him are Josephine Chaplin, Joachim Sauer, Twiggy, Han Duck-soo, Salif Keita, and Bo Xilai. After him are Alan García, Émerson Leão, Lasse Virén, Elizabeth George, Valentina Matviyenko, and Gregg Popovich.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsJosephine Chaplin
ACTOR
1949 - 2023
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 90
Joachim Sauer
CHEMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 91
Twiggy
MODEL
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 92
Han Duck-soo
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 93
Salif Keita
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 94
Bo Xilai
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 95
Axel Honneth
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 96
Alan García
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 97
Émerson Leão
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 98
Lasse Virén
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 99
Elizabeth George
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 100
Valentina Matviyenko
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 101
Gregg Popovich
COACH
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 102
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Axel Honneth ranks 1,501 out of 7,253. Before him are Wolf Biermann (1936), Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg (1617), Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1818), Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1572), Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden (1763), and Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530). After him are Franciscus Sylvius (1614), Fritz Thyssen (1873), Arthur Auwers (1838), Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (1650), Peter von Cornelius (1784), and Jupp Derwall (1927).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWolf Biermann
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 1,495
Margravine Louise Charlotte of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1676
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 1,496
Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,497
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1572 - 1632
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,498
Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden
NOBLEMAN
1763 - 1830
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 1,499
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1573
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 1,500
Axel Honneth
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,501
Franciscus Sylvius
PHYSICIAN
1614 - 1672
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 1,502
Fritz Thyssen
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1951
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,503
Arthur Auwers
ASTRONOMER
1838 - 1915
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,504
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1650 - 1714
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 1,505
Peter von Cornelius
PAINTER
1784 - 1867
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,506
Jupp Derwall
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 1,507
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Axel Honneth ranks 72. Before him are Karl Löwith (1897), Annemarie Schimmel (1922), Eduard Spranger (1882), Hans Blumenberg (1920), Hans Vaihinger (1852), and Karl Korsch (1886). After him are Eric Voegelin (1901), Andreas Karlstadt (1486), Johann Bernhard Basedow (1723), Ludwig Büchner (1824), Conrad Celtes (1459), and Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781).
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 66
Annemarie Schimmel
1922 - 2003
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 67
Eduard Spranger
1882 - 1963
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 68
Hans Blumenberg
1920 - 1996
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 69
Hans Vaihinger
1852 - 1933
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 70
Karl Korsch
1886 - 1961
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 71
Axel Honneth
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 72
Eric Voegelin
1901 - 1985
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 73
Andreas Karlstadt
1486 - 1541
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 74
Johann Bernhard Basedow
1723 - 1790
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 75
Ludwig Büchner
1824 - 1899
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 76
Conrad Celtes
1459 - 1508
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 77
Karl Christian Friedrich Krause
1781 - 1832
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 78