Philosopher

Baruch Spinoza

1632 - 1677

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Baruch Spinoza

His biography is available in 117 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 114 in 2024). Baruch Spinoza is the 12th most popular philosopher (up from 33rd in 2024), the 2nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Dutch Philosopher.

Baruch Spinoza is most famous for his philosophy of pantheism, which states that God and Nature are one and the same.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Baruch Spinoza ranks 12 out of 1,267. Before him are Pythagoras, Immanuel Kant, René Descartes, Avicenna, Laozi, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After him are Niccolò Machiavelli, Augustine of Hippo, Francis Bacon, Friedrich Nietzsche, Thales of Miletus, and Heraclitus.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 6
Immanuel Kant
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 7
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 8
Avicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 9
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 10
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 11
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 12
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 13
Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 14
Francis Bacon
1561 - 1626
HPI: 90.32
Rank: 15
Friedrich Nietzsche
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 16
Thales of Miletus
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 17
Heraclitus
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 18

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1632, Baruch Spinoza ranks 1. After him are John Locke, Johannes Vermeer, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Samuel von Pufendorf, Christopher Wren, Jean Mabillon, Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Michael I Apafi, Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy, and Adam Frans van der Meulen. Among people deceased in 1677, Baruch Spinoza ranks 1. After him are Jan van Riebeeck, Angelus Silesius, Isaac Barrow, Barbara Strozzi, Wenceslaus Hollar, Antonio Maria Abbatini, Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Henry Oldenburg, William Louis, Duke of Württemberg, Aert van der Neer, and William, Margrave of Baden-Baden.

Others Born in 1632

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Baruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 1
John Locke
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1704
HPI: 87.94
Rank: 2
Johannes Vermeer
PAINTER
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 3
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
BIOLOGIST
1632 - 1723
HPI: 82.46
Rank: 4
Jean-Baptiste Lully
COMPOSER
1632 - 1687
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 5
Samuel von Pufendorf
HISTORIAN
1632 - 1694
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 6
Christopher Wren
ARCHITECT
1632 - 1723
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 7
Jean Mabillon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1632 - 1707
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 8
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1649
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 9
Michael I Apafi
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1690
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Francis Hyacinth, Duke of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1638
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 11
Adam Frans van der Meulen
PAINTER
1632 - 1690
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1677

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Baruch Spinoza
PHILOSOPHER
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 1
Jan van Riebeeck
EXPLORER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 2
Angelus Silesius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1624 - 1677
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 3
Isaac Barrow
MATHEMATICIAN
1631 - 1677
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 4
Barbara Strozzi
SINGER
1619 - 1677
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 5
Wenceslaus Hollar
PAINTER
1607 - 1677
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 6
Antonio Maria Abbatini
COMPOSER
1595 - 1677
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 7
Frederick VI, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1677
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 8
Henry Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1677
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 9
William Louis, Duke of Württemberg
NOBLEMAN
1647 - 1677
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 10
Aert van der Neer
PAINTER
1603 - 1677
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 11
William, Margrave of Baden-Baden
POLITICIAN
1593 - 1677
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 12