1917 - 2003
Donald Herbert Davidson (March 6, 1917 – August 30, 2003) was an American philosopher. He served as Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1981 to 2003 after having also held teaching appointments at Stanford University, Rockefeller University, Princeton University, and the University of Chicago. Davidson was known for his charismatic personality and the depth and difficulty of his thought. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Donald Davidson has received more than 23,734 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Donald Davidson is the 774th most popular philosopher (down from 723rd in 2019), the 3,083rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,735th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Donald Davidson ranks 774 out of 1,081. Before him are Lucius Annaeus Cornutus, Juan Caramuel y Lobkowitz, Nikephoros Blemmydes, Glaucon, Domingo de Soto, and Hakuin Ekaku. After him are Ludovico Antonio Muratori, Michael J. Sandel, Clitomachus, Joseph Albo, Raymond Williams, and Hayashi Razan.
10 - 80
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 768
1606 - 1682
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 769
1197 - 1269
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 770
445 BC - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 771
1494 - 1560
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 772
1686 - 1769
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 773
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 774
1672 - 1750
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 775
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 776
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 777
1380 - 1444
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 778
1921 - 1988
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 779
1583 - 1657
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 780
Among people born in 1917, Donald Davidson ranks 133. Before him are Semyon Kurkotkin, Mak Dizdar, Sharof Rashidov, Wieland Wagner, June Allyson, and Đỗ Mười. After him are Kerim Kerimov, Han Suyin, Raymond Burr, Robert Conquest, Isang Yun, and Sameera Moussa. Among people deceased in 2003, Donald Davidson ranks 107. Before him are Kató Lomb, Neil Postman, Jacques Deray, Bernard Williams, Anita Mui, and John Ritter. After him are Charles Berlitz, Kerim Kerimov, Gordon Mitchell, Howard Fast, Robert Palmer, and Mongo Santamaría.
1917 - 1990
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 127
1917 - 1971
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 128
1917 - 1983
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 129
1917 - 1966
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 130
1917 - 2006
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 131
1917 - 2018
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 132
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 133
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 134
1917 - 2012
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 135
1917 - 1993
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 136
1917 - 2015
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 137
1917 - 1995
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 138
1917 - 1952
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 139
1909 - 2003
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 101
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 102
1929 - 2003
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 103
1929 - 2003
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 104
1963 - 2003
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 105
1948 - 2003
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 106
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 107
1913 - 2003
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 108
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 109
1923 - 2003
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 110
1914 - 2003
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 111
1949 - 2003
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 112
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 113
Among people born in United States, Donald Davidson ranks 3,083 out of 18,182. Before him are Barbara O'Neil (1910), Jacques Futrelle (1875), Daniel Baldwin (1960), Dick Scobee (1939), Annie Sprinkle (1954), and David Wilkerson (1931). After him are Joe Don Baker (1936), Marilyn Chambers (1952), Richard Jordan (1937), Archie Hahn (1880), Bruce Boxleitner (1950), and Peter Gallagher (1955).
1910 - 1980
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,077
1875 - 1912
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,078
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 3,079
1939 - 1986
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,080
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,081
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,082
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,083
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,084
1952 - 2009
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,085
1937 - 1993
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 3,086
1880 - 1955
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3,087
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3,088
1955 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 3,089
Among philosophers born in United States, Donald Davidson ranks 30. Before him are William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Michael Walzer (1935), Ted Nelson (1937), Helen Parkhurst (1886), and Eric Hoffer (1898). After him are Michael J. Sandel (1953), Nancy Fraser (1947), Mortimer J. Adler (1902), David Lewis (1941), Edmund Gettier (1927), and Susanne Langer (1895).
1871 - 1965
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 24
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 25
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 26
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 27
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 28
1898 - 1983
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 29
1917 - 2003
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 31
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 32
1902 - 2001
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 33
1941 - 2001
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 34
1927 - 2021
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 35
1895 - 1985
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 36