1866 - 1952
Benedetto Croce (Italian: [beneˈdetto ˈkroːtʃe]; 25 February 1866 – 20 November 1952) was an Italian idealist philosopher, historian, and politician, who wrote on numerous topics, including philosophy, history, historiography and aesthetics. In most regards, Croce was a liberal, although he opposed laissez-faire, free trade, and had considerable influence on other Italian intellectuals, including both Marxist Antonio Gramsci and Italian Fascist Giovanni Gentile.Croce was the president of PEN International, the worldwide writers' association, from 1949 until 1952. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benedetto Croce has received more than 484,108 page views. His biography is available in 60 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Benedetto Croce is the 220th most popular philosopher (down from 208th in 2019), the 562nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 508th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Italian Philosopher.
Benedetto Croce was a philosopher and historian who is most famous for his philosophy of aesthetics.
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Among philosophers, Benedetto Croce ranks 220 out of 1,081. Before him are Diotima of Mantinea, Ibn Tufail, Joseph de Maistre, Chilon of Sparta, Bias of Priene, and Slavoj Žižek. After him are Miguel de Unamuno, Isaiah Berlin, Baltasar Gracián, Paul Feyerabend, Giorgio Agamben, and Milarepa.
450 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 214
1110 - 1185
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 215
1753 - 1821
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 216
600 BC - 520 BC
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 217
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 218
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 219
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 220
1864 - 1936
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 221
1909 - 1997
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 222
1601 - 1658
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 223
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 224
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 225
1052 - 1135
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 226
Among people born in 1866, Benedetto Croce ranks 9. Before him are Romain Rolland, Erik Satie, H. G. Wells, Thomas Hunt Morgan, George Gurdjieff, and Alfred Werner. After him are Beatrix Potter, Aby Warburg, Giovanni Agnelli, Hans von Seeckt, Ferruccio Busoni, and Aleksandr Ulyanov. Among people deceased in 1952, Benedetto Croce ranks 11. Before him are Eva Perón, Alexandra Kollontai, Wilm Hosenfeld, Chaim Weizmann, Paul Éluard, and Karen Horney. After him are Walter Schellenberg, Elena of Montenegro, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando, Sven Hedin, Khorloogiin Choibalsan, and Ferenc Molnár.
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 3
1866 - 1925
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 4
1866 - 1946
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 5
1866 - 1945
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 6
1866 - 1949
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 7
1866 - 1919
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 8
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 9
1866 - 1943
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
1866 - 1929
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 11
1866 - 1945
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 12
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 13
1866 - 1924
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 14
1866 - 1887
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 15
1919 - 1952
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 5
1872 - 1952
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 6
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 7
1874 - 1952
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 8
1895 - 1952
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 9
1885 - 1952
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 10
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 11
1910 - 1952
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 12
1871 - 1952
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 13
1860 - 1952
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 14
1865 - 1952
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 15
1895 - 1952
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 16
1878 - 1952
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 17
Among people born in Italy, Benedetto Croce ranks 562 out of 4,668. Before him are Salvatore Adamo (1943), Pope Leo VII (900), Charles Ponzi (1882), Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583), Louis II of Italy (825), and Antonello da Messina (1430). After him are Giovanni Gabrieli (1557), Julia the Elder (-39), Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily (1782), Rudolph Valentino (1895), Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1549), and Raffaella Carrà (1943).
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 556
900 - 939
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 557
1882 - 1949
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 558
1583 - 1643
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 559
825 - 875
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 560
1430 - 1479
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 561
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 562
1557 - 1612
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 563
39 BC - 14
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 564
1782 - 1866
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 565
1895 - 1926
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 566
1549 - 1609
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 567
1943 - 2021
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 568
Among philosophers born in Italy, Benedetto Croce ranks 19. Before him are Marsilio Ficino (1433), Giambattista Vico (1668), Bonaventure (1221), Cesare Beccaria (1738), Hippasus (-600), and Marsilius of Padua (1275). After him are Giorgio Agamben (1942), Theano (-600), Alcmaeon of Croton (-510), Julius Evola (1898), Aristoxenus (-360), and Giovanni Gentile (1875).
1433 - 1499
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 13
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 14
1221 - 1274
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 15
1738 - 1794
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 16
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 17
1275 - 1342
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 18
1866 - 1952
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 19
1942 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 20
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 21
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 22
1898 - 1974
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 23
360 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 24
1875 - 1944
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 25