PHILOSOPHER
Ervin László
1932 - Today
Ervin László
Ervin László (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈɛrvin ˈlaːsloː]; born 12 June 1932) is an American philosopher of science, systems theorist, integral theorist, originally a classical pianist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ervin László has received more than 248,596 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ervin László is the 934th most popular philosopher (down from 826th in 2019), the 342nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 270th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
52.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ervin László ranks 934 out of 1,267. Before him are Vasily Rozanov, Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Antoine Berman, Leo Baeck, Azmi Bishara, and John Scott Haldane. After him are Anandavardhana, Ramiro Ledesma Ramos, Pedro da Fonseca, Paul Janet, Richard Swinburne, and Debendranath Tagore.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVasily Rozanov
1856 - 1919
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 928
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
1676 - 1764
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 929
Antoine Berman
1942 - 1991
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 930
Leo Baeck
1873 - 1956
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 931
Azmi Bishara
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 932
John Scott Haldane
1860 - 1936
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 933
Ervin László
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 934
Anandavardhana
820 - 890
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 935
Ramiro Ledesma Ramos
1905 - 1936
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 936
Pedro da Fonseca
1528 - 1599
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 937
Paul Janet
1823 - 1899
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 938
Richard Swinburne
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 939
Debendranath Tagore
1817 - 1905
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 940
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Ervin László ranks 217. Before him are Dabney Coleman, Dana Scott, Parry O'Brien, Patsy Cline, Tony Brooks, and Stefanie Zweig. After him are Bruno S., Nikolay Rukavishnikov, Robert Anton Wilson, Antti Hyvärinen, Joanna Chmielewska, and Enzo Mari.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsDabney Coleman
ACTOR
1932 - 2024
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 211
Dana Scott
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 212
Parry O'Brien
ATHLETE
1932 - 2007
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 213
Patsy Cline
SINGER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 214
Tony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 215
Stefanie Zweig
WRITER
1932 - 2014
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 216
Ervin László
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 217
Bruno S.
ACTOR
1932 - 2010
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 218
Nikolay Rukavishnikov
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2002
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 219
Robert Anton Wilson
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 220
Antti Hyvärinen
SKIER
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 221
Joanna Chmielewska
WRITER
1932 - 2013
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 222
Enzo Mari
DESIGNER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 223
In Hungary
Among people born in Hungary, Ervin László ranks 342 out of 1,077. Before him are Sára Salkaházi (1899), József Takács (1904), Ferenc Farkas (1905), Imre Földi (1938), Pál Titkos (1908), and Mihály Babits (1883). After him are Julio Baghy (1891), Gyula Cseszneky (1914), Gyula Kellner (1871), Gyula Benczúr (1844), Ferenc Hirzer (1902), and Simon of Kéza (1250).
Others born in Hungary
Go to all RankingsSára Salkaházi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1899 - 1944
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 336
József Takács
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1983
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 337
Ferenc Farkas
COMPOSER
1905 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 338
Imre Földi
ATHLETE
1938 - 2017
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 339
Pál Titkos
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1988
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 340
Mihály Babits
WRITER
1883 - 1941
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 341
Ervin László
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 342
Julio Baghy
ACTOR
1891 - 1967
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 343
Gyula Cseszneky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1970
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 344
Gyula Kellner
ATHLETE
1871 - 1940
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 345
Gyula Benczúr
PAINTER
1844 - 1920
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 346
Ferenc Hirzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1957
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 347
Simon of Kéza
WRITER
1250 - 1301
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 348
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Hungary
Among philosophers born in Hungary, Ervin László ranks 5. Before him are Rudolf Steiner (1861), György Lukács (1885), Imre Lakatos (1922), and Ágnes Heller (1929). After him are Victor Basch (1863), George Gerbner (1919), István Mészáros (1930), Thomas Sebeok (1920), and Stanley Jaki (1924).
Rudolf Steiner
1861 - 1925
HPI: 76.07
Rank: 1
György Lukács
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 2
Imre Lakatos
1922 - 1974
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 3
Ágnes Heller
1929 - 2019
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 4
Ervin László
1932 - Present
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 5
Victor Basch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 6
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 7
István Mészáros
1930 - 2017
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 8
Thomas Sebeok
1920 - 2001
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 9
Stanley Jaki
1924 - 2009
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10