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PHILOSOPHER

Ian Stevenson

1918 - 2007

Ian Stevenson

Ian Pretyman Stevenson (October 31, 1918 – February 8, 2007) was a Canadian-born American psychiatrist, the founder and director of the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He was a professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine for fifty years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ian Stevenson has received more than 630,173 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Ian Stevenson is the 616th most popular philosopher (up from 619th in 2019), the 99th most popular biography from Canada (down from 85th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Philosopher.

Memorability Metrics

630k
Page Views (PV)
56.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
5.41
Effective Languages (L*)
2.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Ian Stevenson ranks 616 out of 1,081. Before him are Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cristoforo Landino, Abraham Isaac Kook, Diogenes of Oenoanda, Maximus Planudes, and Georges Politzer. After him are Guarino da Verona, Giles of Rome, Florian Znaniecki, Jean Hyppolite, Ernst Moritz Arndt, and Al-Taftazani.

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HPI: 56.39
Rank: 610
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HPI: 56.37
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HPI: 56.36
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HPI: 56.33
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1903 - 1942
HPI: 56.32
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Ian Stevenson
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 616
Guarino da Verona
1374 - 1460
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 617
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1243 - 1316
HPI: 56.31
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Florian Znaniecki
1882 - 1958
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 619
Jean Hyppolite
1907 - 1968
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 620
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1769 - 1860
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 621
Al-Taftazani
1322 - 1390
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 622

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Ian Stevenson ranks 86. Before him are Fernando Peyroteo, Jerome Robbins, Lothar-Günther Buchheim, Kevin A. Lynch, Ben Johnson, and Igor Ansoff. After him are E. Howard Hunt, Huber Matos, Edwin G. Krebs, Anna Mani, Thomas Gordon, and Lo Wei. Among people deceased in 2007, Ian Stevenson ranks 89. Before him are Gordon Scott, Petar Stambolić, Maria Gripe, Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Hrant Dink, and Denny Doherty. After him are Kisho Kurokawa, Guy de Rothschild, E. Howard Hunt, José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell, David Lane, and Jerzy Kawalerowicz.

Others Born in 1918

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Fernando Peyroteo
1918 - 1978
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 80
Jerome Robbins
1918 - 1998
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 81
Lothar-Günther Buchheim
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 82
Kevin A. Lynch
1918 - 1984
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 83
Ben Johnson
1918 - 1996
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 84
Igor Ansoff
1918 - 2002
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 85
Ian Stevenson
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 86
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 87
Huber Matos
1918 - 2014
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 88
Edwin G. Krebs
1918 - 2009
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 89
Anna Mani
1918 - 2001
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 90
Thomas Gordon
1918 - 2002
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 91
Lo Wei
1918 - 1996
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 92

Others Deceased in 2007

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Gordon Scott
1926 - 2007
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 83
Petar Stambolić
1912 - 2007
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 84
Maria Gripe
1923 - 2007
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 85
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti
1951 - 2007
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 86
Hrant Dink
1954 - 2007
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 87
Denny Doherty
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 88
Ian Stevenson
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 89
Kisho Kurokawa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 90
Guy de Rothschild
1909 - 2007
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 91
E. Howard Hunt
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 92
José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell
1920 - 2007
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 93
David Lane
1938 - 2007
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 94
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
1922 - 2007
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 95