1966 - Today
David Benatar (born 8 December 1966) is a South African philosopher, academic, and author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Benatar has received more than 608,053 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. David Benatar is the 1,144th most popular philosopher, the 178th most popular biography from South Africa and the 2nd most popular South African Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, David Benatar ranks 1,144 out of 1,081. Before him are Roderick Chisholm, Mary Midgley, Wendy Brown, Stanley Fish, Michael Novak, and Cornel West. After him are Peter Kreeft, Nick Land, James Dunn, Dugald Stewart, Leonard Peikoff, and Yuval Steinitz.
1916 - 1999
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 1,138
1919 - 2018
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 1,139
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.02
Rank: 1,140
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 1,141
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 1,142
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 1,143
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 1,144
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 1,145
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 1,146
1939 - 2020
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 1,147
1753 - 1828
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 1,148
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 1,149
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 1,150
Among people born in 1966, David Benatar ranks 371. Before him are Benito Archundia, Sabine Moussier, Fred Armisen, Dadullah, Chai Ling, and Valdas Ivanauskas. After him are Nikola Jurčević, Maria Furtwängler, Dimitri Konyshev, Lena Philipsson, Ljubčo Georgievski, and Stéphane Demol.
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 365
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.70
Rank: 366
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 367
1966 - 2007
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 368
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 369
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 370
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 371
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 372
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 373
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 374
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 375
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 376
1966 - 2023
HPI: 40.48
Rank: 377
Among people born in South Africa, David Benatar ranks 178 out of 374. Before him are Antjie Krog (1952), Joan Harrison (1935), Doug Serrurier (1920), Wendy Beckett (1930), Austin Stevens (1950), and Mike Melvill (1940). After him are Albertina Sisulu (1918), Govan Mbeki (1910), Richard Goldstone (1938), Benni McCarthy (1977), Desiré Wilson (1953), and Lawrence Stevens (1913).
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 172
1935 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 173
1920 - 2006
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 174
1930 - 2018
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 175
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 176
1940 - Present
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 177
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 178
1918 - 2011
HPI: 40.54
Rank: 179
1910 - 2001
HPI: 40.40
Rank: 180
1938 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 181
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 182
1953 - Present
HPI: 39.89
Rank: 183
1913 - 1989
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 184
Among philosophers born in South Africa, David Benatar ranks 2. Before him are John McDowell (1942).