Philosopher
Dariush Shayegan
Iranian writer, Indologist, philosopher and poet
1935 - 2018
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Dariush Shayegan
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Dariush Shayegan is the 1,195th most popular philosopher (down from 1,169th in 2024), the 436th most popular biography from Iran (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 17th most popular Iranian Philosopher.
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Dariush Shayegan's biography spans 16 Wikipedia language editions and earns a Historical Popularity Index of 54.20.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Dariush Shayegan ranks 1,195 out of 1,285. Before him are Edward Abramowski, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, Quentin Meillassoux, Hector Boece, Hicetas, and Max Black. After him are Philip Pettit, Alexander Berzin, Walter Kaufmann, Victor Basch, William Alston, and Marshall Berman.
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Edward Abramowski
1868 - 1918
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 1,189
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
1787 - 1851
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 1,190
Quentin Meillassoux
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,191
Hector Boece
1465 - 1536
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,192
Hicetas
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,193
Max Black
1909 - 1988
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,194
Dariush Shayegan
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 1,195
Philip Pettit
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 1,196
Alexander Berzin
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,197
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,198
Victor Basch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,199
William Alston
1921 - 2009
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 1,200
Marshall Berman
1940 - 2013
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 1,201
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Dariush Shayegan ranks 427. Before him are Bobby Timmons, Ramsey Lewis, Peter de Klerk, Barry McGuire, Ivan Calin, and Candy Barr. After him are Enzo Robotti, Leonid Yengibarov, Story Musgrave, Boris Stenin, Kazimierz Paździor, and Andrew Viterbi. Among people deceased in 2018, Dariush Shayegan ranks 416. Before him are Didier Lockwood, Jo Jo White, Pik Botha, Kurt Helmudt, Philippe Gondet, and Wanda Wiłkomirska. After him are George Deukmejian, Bob Clotworthy, Diana Der Hovanessian, Olga Jackowska, Jeanne Ashworth, and Idrissa Ouédraogo.
Others Born in 1935
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Bobby Timmons
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 421
Ramsey Lewis
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2022
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 422
Peter de Klerk
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 423
Barry McGuire
MUSICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 424
Ivan Calin
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 425
Candy Barr
WRITER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 426
Dariush Shayegan
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 427
Enzo Robotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 428
Leonid Yengibarov
ACTOR
1935 - 1972
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 429
Story Musgrave
ASTRONAUT
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 430
Boris Stenin
ATHLETE
1935 - 2001
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 431
Kazimierz Paździor
ATHLETE
1935 - 2010
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 432
Andrew Viterbi
INVENTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 433
Others Deceased in 2018
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Didier Lockwood
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 410
Jo Jo White
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1946 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 411
Pik Botha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 412
Kurt Helmudt
ATHLETE
1943 - 2018
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 413
Philippe Gondet
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2018
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 414
Wanda Wiłkomirska
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 415
Dariush Shayegan
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 416
George Deukmejian
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 417
Bob Clotworthy
ATHLETE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 418
Diana Der Hovanessian
WRITER
1934 - 2018
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 419
Olga Jackowska
SINGER
1951 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 420
Jeanne Ashworth
SKATER
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 421
Idrissa Ouédraogo
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 422
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Dariush Shayegan ranks 436 out of 800. Before him are Shahrnush Parsipur (1946), Yasmine Pahlavi (1968), Aziz Nasirzadeh (1964), Aref Qazvini (1882), Abd al-Samad (1500), and Leila Forouhar (null). After him are Mina Ahadi (1956), Ali Hatami (1944), Shahram Nazeri (1950), Dariush (1951), Bahman Ghobadi (1969), and Mehdi Akhavan-Sales (1929).
Others born in Iran
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Shahrnush Parsipur
WRITER
1946 - 2026
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 430
Yasmine Pahlavi
COMPANION
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 431
Aziz Nasirzadeh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1964 - 2026
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 432
Aref Qazvini
MUSICIAN
1882 - 1934
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 433
Abd al-Samad
PAINTER
1500 - 1593
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 434
Leila Forouhar
SINGER
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 435
Dariush Shayegan
PHILOSOPHER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 436
Mina Ahadi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 437
Ali Hatami
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 1996
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 438
Shahram Nazeri
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 439
Dariush
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 440
Bahman Ghobadi
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 441
Mehdi Akhavan-Sales
WRITER
1929 - 1990
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 442
Among Philosophers In Iran
Among philosophers born in Iran, Dariush Shayegan ranks 17. Before him are Al-Baydawi (1201), Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145), Al-Taftazani (1322), Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai (1892), Hossein Nasr (1933), and Abdolkarim Soroush (1945). After him is Taraneh Javanbakht (1974).
Al-Baydawi
1201 - Present
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 11
Shihab al-Din 'Umar al-Suhrawardi
1145 - 1234
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 12
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 13
Muhammad Husayn Tabatabai
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 14
Hossein Nasr
1933 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 15
Abdolkarim Soroush
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 16
Dariush Shayegan
1935 - 2018
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 17
Taraneh Javanbakht
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 18
