PHILOSOPHER

Edward de Bono

1933 - 2021

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Edward Charles Francis Publius de Bono (19 May 1933 – 9 June 2021) was a Maltese physician and commentator. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward de Bono has received more than 874,749 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Edward de Bono is the 357th most popular philosopher (up from 361st in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Malta (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Maltese Philosopher.

Edward de Bono is a Maltese physician and psychologist. He is most famous for his work in the fields of creative thinking and lateral thinking.

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  • 63.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Edward de Bono ranks 357 out of 1,267. Before him are Pietro Pomponazzi, Isaac Abarbanel, Haji Bektash Veli, Juan Luis Vives, Jacques Rancière, and Strato of Lampsacus. After him are Macrobius, Wilhelm Windelband, Han Yu, Pompeia Plotina, Nachmanides, and Stilpo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Edward de Bono ranks 52. Before him are Gian Maria Volonté, Richard Rogers, Joan Collins, Charles K. Kao, Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, and Stanley Milgram. After him are Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Bobby Robson, Wilbur Smith, Ilia II of Georgia, Cormac McCarthy, and Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Among people deceased in 2021, Edward de Bono ranks 41. Before him are Antony Hewish, Aaron T. Beck, Idriss Déby, Karolos Papoulias, Robert Mundell, and Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein. After him are Chick Corea, Carlos Reutemann, Edmond H. Fischer, Wilbur Smith, Osamu Yamaji, and Phil Spector.

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In Malta

Among people born in Malta, Edward de Bono ranks 2 out of 71. Before him are George Vella (1942). After him are Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1876), Agatha Barbara (1923), Roberta Metsola (1979), Frans Sammut (1945), George Abela (1948), Guido de Marco (1931), Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca (1958), Eddie Fenech Adami (1934), Anthony Mamo (1909), and Saint Publius (100).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Malta

Among philosophers born in Malta, Edward de Bono ranks 1. 

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