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Cornel West

1953 - Today

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Cornel Ronald West (born June 2, 1953) is an American philosopher, theologian, political activist, politician, social critic, and public intellectual. West was an independent candidate in the 2024 United States presidential election and is an outspoken voice in left-wing politics in the United States. The grandson of a Baptist minister, West's primary philosophy focuses on the roles of race, gender, and class struggle in American society. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornel West has received more than 6,282,084 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Cornel West is the 1,124th most popular philosopher (up from 1,143rd in 2019), the 6,507th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,360th in 2019) and the 58th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Cornel West ranks 1,124 out of 1,267. Before him are Luciano Floridi, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Walter Burley, Joseph B. Soloveitchik, Michał Heller, and Max Bense. After him are Ion Dragoumis, George Gerbner, André Comte-Sponville, Gary L. Francione, Phan Thanh Giản, and Hicetas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Cornel West ranks 302. Before him are George Tenet, Armand Amar, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Toshio Takabayashi, Ernest Bai Koroma, and Enzo Trossero. After him are Katarina Frostenson, Hiroyuki Usui, Kim Gordon, Jan Kjærstad, Ibrahim Zakzaky, and Grażyna Szapołowska.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cornel West ranks 6,507 out of 20,380. Before him are Beth Grant (1949), Johnny Griffin (1928), Donovan Scott (1947), Christina Hendricks (1975), Bobby Cannavale (1970), and Harry Blanchard (1929). After him are Brian Hyland (1943), Sue Grafton (1940), Archie Mayo (1891), R. J. Palacio (1963), Kurt Angle (1968), and Medgar Evers (1925).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, Cornel West ranks 58. Before him are Richard Posner (1939), Ned Block (1942), Susan George (1934), Michael Hardt (1960), Sandra Harding (1935), and Amos Bronson Alcott (1799). After him are Gary L. Francione (1954), Nancy Cartwright (1944), Marshall Berman (1940), Allan Bloom (1930), William Lane Craig (1949), and Pat Robertson (1930).

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