PHILOSOPHER
David Malet Armstrong
1926 - 2014
David Malet Armstrong
David Malet Armstrong (8 July 1926 – 13 May 2014), often D. M. Armstrong, was an Australian philosopher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Malet Armstrong has received more than 227,635 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). David Malet Armstrong is the 1,187th most popular philosopher (down from 1,081st in 2019), the 245th most popular biography from Australia (down from 200th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Australian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
230k
Page Views (PV)
46.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
3.75
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, David Malet Armstrong ranks 1,187 out of 1,267. Before him are Hermann Lietz, Iris Marion Young, William Chittick, Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde, Richard Price, and Judith Jarvis Thomson. After him are John Major, Papirius Fabianus, Quentin Meillassoux, Hendrik Adamson, Robert Brandom, and Stanley Jaki.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHermann Lietz
1868 - 1919
HPI: 46.47
Rank: 1,181
Iris Marion Young
1949 - 2006
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 1,182
William Chittick
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.46
Rank: 1,183
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
1930 - 2019
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 1,184
Richard Price
1723 - 1791
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 1,185
Judith Jarvis Thomson
1929 - 2020
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 1,186
David Malet Armstrong
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 1,187
John Major
1467 - 1550
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 1,188
Papirius Fabianus
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 1,189
Quentin Meillassoux
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 1,190
Hendrik Adamson
1891 - 1946
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 1,191
Robert Brandom
1950 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 1,192
Stanley Jaki
1924 - 2009
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 1,193
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, David Malet Armstrong ranks 406. Before him are Wolfgang Seidel, Efraín Sánchez, Beatriz Segall, Astrid Ivask, Jacques Swaters, and Joan Shawlee. After him are Danny Blanchflower, Raymond Gosling, Diana Lynn, Bob Richards, W. Michael Blumenthal, and Géza Kádas. Among people deceased in 2014, David Malet Armstrong ranks 390. Before him are Richard Hoggart, Barbro Kollberg, Ivica Brzić, Andriy Bal, Carla Laemmle, and Theodore Van Kirk. After him are Blagoje Paunović, Isabelle Collin Dufresne, Odd Iversen, Mustapha Zitouni, Jürgen Kurbjuhn, and Jimmy Jones.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsWolfgang Seidel
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 400
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 401
Beatriz Segall
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 402
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 46.18
Rank: 403
Jacques Swaters
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 404
Joan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 405
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 406
Danny Blanchflower
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1993
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 407
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 408
Diana Lynn
ACTOR
1926 - 1971
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 409
Bob Richards
ATHLETE
1926 - 2023
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 410
W. Michael Blumenthal
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 411
Géza Kádas
SWIMMER
1926 - 1979
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 412
Others Deceased in 2014
Go to all RankingsRichard Hoggart
WRITER
1918 - 2014
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 384
Barbro Kollberg
ACTOR
1917 - 2014
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 385
Ivica Brzić
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2014
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 386
Andriy Bal
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2014
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 387
Carla Laemmle
ACTOR
1909 - 2014
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 388
Theodore Van Kirk
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2014
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 389
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 390
Blagoje Paunović
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2014
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 391
Isabelle Collin Dufresne
WRITER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 392
Odd Iversen
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2014
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 393
Mustapha Zitouni
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 394
Jürgen Kurbjuhn
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2014
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 395
Jimmy Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 396
In Australia
Among people born in Australia, David Malet Armstrong ranks 245 out of 1,143. Before him are Lauren Jackson (1981), Peter Garrett (1953), Fleur Mellor (1936), Richard Bonynge (1930), Joseph Jacobs (1854), and Patricia Wrightson (1921). After him are Adrian Quist (1913), Judy Amoore (1940), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Stanley Bruce (1883), Lesley Turner Bowrey (1942), and May Robson (1858).
Others born in Australia
Go to all RankingsLauren Jackson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 239
Peter Garrett
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 46.30
Rank: 240
Fleur Mellor
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 241
Richard Bonynge
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 46.24
Rank: 242
Joseph Jacobs
WRITER
1854 - 1916
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 243
Patricia Wrightson
WRITER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 46.09
Rank: 244
David Malet Armstrong
PHILOSOPHER
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 245
Adrian Quist
TENNIS PLAYER
1913 - 1991
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 246
Judy Amoore
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 247
Oodgeroo Noonuccal
WRITER
1920 - 1993
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 248
Stanley Bruce
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 249
Lesley Turner Bowrey
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 250
May Robson
ACTOR
1858 - 1942
HPI: 45.82
Rank: 251
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Australia
Among philosophers born in Australia, David Malet Armstrong ranks 6. Before him are Peter Singer (1946), Samuel Alexander (1859), David Chalmers (1966), J. L. Mackie (1917), and John Finnis (1940).
Peter Singer
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 1
Samuel Alexander
1859 - 1938
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 2
David Chalmers
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 3
J. L. Mackie
1917 - 1981
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 4
John Finnis
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 5
David Malet Armstrong
1926 - 2014
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 6