1767 - 1830
Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque (French: [kɔ̃stɑ̃]; 25 October 1767 – 8 December 1830), or simply Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss political thinker, activist and writer on political theory and religion. A committed republican from 1795, he backed the coup d'état of 18 Fructidor (4 September 1797) and the following one on 18 Brumaire (9 November 1799). During the Consulat, in 1800 he became the leader of the Liberal Opposition. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Constant has received more than 435,651 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Benjamin Constant is the 230th most popular philosopher (down from 199th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 30th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Philosopher.
Benjamin Constant was a Swiss-French philosopher and politician who is most famous for his essay "The Liberty of Ancients Compared with that of Moderns."
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Among philosophers, Benjamin Constant ranks 230 out of 1,081. Before him are Bernard Bolzano, Bayazid Bastami, Imre Lakatos, Cratylus, Gaston Bachelard, and Pelagius. After him are Michael Psellos, Al-Jahiz, Josef Breuer, Iamblichus, Shen Kuo, and Judah Loew ben Bezalel.
1781 - 1848
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 224
804 - 874
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 225
1922 - 1974
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 226
500 BC - Present
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 227
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 228
360 - 420
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 229
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 230
1018 - 1078
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 231
775 - 868
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 232
1842 - 1925
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 233
245 - 330
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 234
1031 - 1095
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 235
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 236
Among people born in 1767, Benjamin Constant ranks 8. Before him are Wilhelm von Humboldt, Louis Antoine de Saint-Just, Andrew Jackson, Jean-Baptiste Say, John Quincy Adams, and John VI of Portugal. After him are Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, August Wilhelm Schlegel, Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg, Nicolas Oudinot, Manuel Godoy, and Henri Christophe. Among people deceased in 1830, Benjamin Constant ranks 7. Before him are Simón Bolívar, Joseph Fourier, Pope Pius VIII, George IV of the United Kingdom, Adam Weishaupt, and Francis I of the Two Sicilies. After him are Carlota Joaquina of Spain, Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, Antonio José de Sucre, Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, and Thomas Lawrence.
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 2
1767 - 1794
HPI: 71.14
Rank: 3
1767 - 1845
HPI: 70.98
Rank: 4
1767 - 1832
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 5
1767 - 1848
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 6
1767 - 1826
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 7
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 8
1767 - 1820
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 9
1767 - 1845
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 10
1767 - 1790
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 11
1767 - 1848
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 12
1767 - 1851
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 13
1767 - 1820
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 14
1783 - 1830
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 1
1768 - 1830
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 2
1761 - 1830
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 3
1762 - 1830
HPI: 72.55
Rank: 4
1748 - 1830
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 5
1777 - 1830
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 6
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 7
1775 - 1830
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 8
1764 - 1830
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 9
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 10
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 11
1756 - 1830
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
1769 - 1830
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 13
Among people born in Switzerland, Benjamin Constant ranks 41 out of 876. Before him are Karl Barth (1886), Johannes Itten (1888), Eugen Bleuler (1857), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), Auguste Piccard (1884), and Heinrich Rohrer (1933). After him are Henry Fuseli (1741), Hermann Rorschach (1884), Albert I of Germany (1255), Robert Walser (1878), Angelica Kauffman (1741), and Joan Gamper (1877).
1886 - 1968
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 35
1888 - 1967
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 36
1857 - 1939
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 37
1841 - 1917
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 38
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 39
1933 - 2013
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 40
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 41
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 42
1884 - 1922
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 43
1255 - 1308
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 44
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 45
1741 - 1807
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 46
1877 - 1930
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 47
Among philosophers born in Switzerland, Benjamin Constant ranks 2. Before him are Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712). After him are Henri-Frédéric Amiel (1821), Frithjof Schuon (1907), Denis de Rougemont (1906), Jean Vanier (1928), Emer de Vattel (1714), Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768), and Tariq Ramadan (1962).
1712 - 1778
HPI: 89.83
Rank: 1
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 2
1821 - 1881
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 3
1907 - 1998
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 4
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 5
1928 - 2019
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 6
1714 - 1767
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 7
1768 - 1854
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 8
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 9