1930 - 2004
Jacques Derrida (; French: [ʒak dɛʁida]; born Jackie Élie Derrida; 15 July 1930 – 9 October 2004) was an Algerian-born French philosopher best known for developing a form of semiotic analysis known as deconstruction, which he analyzed in numerous texts, and developed in the context of phenomenology. He is one of the major figures associated with post-structuralism and postmodern philosophy.During his career, Derrida published more than 40 books, together with hundreds of essays and public presentations. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacques Derrida has received more than 3,212,462 page views. His biography is available in 74 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 73 in 2019). Jacques Derrida is the 92nd most popular philosopher (up from 96th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Algeria and the 2nd most popular Algerian Philosopher.
Jacques Derrida is most famous for his deconstruction of the Western philosophical tradition.
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Among philosophers, Jacques Derrida ranks 92 out of 1,089. Before him are Jean Bodin, Tertullian, Johann Gottfried Herder, Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, Friedrich Fröbel, and John of Damascus. After him are Gorgias, Isidore of Seville, Athanasius of Alexandria, Al-Kindi, Zhuang Zhou, and Gregory of Nazianzus.
1530 - 1596
HPI: 80.87
Rank: 86
155 - 220
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 87
1744 - 1803
HPI: 80.66
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1809 - 1865
HPI: 80.58
Rank: 89
1782 - 1852
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 90
676 - 749
HPI: 80.47
Rank: 91
1930 - 2004
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 92
483 BC - 375 BC
HPI: 80.40
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560 - 636
HPI: 80.23
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295 - 373
HPI: 80.20
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801 - 866
HPI: 80.17
Rank: 96
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 80.13
Rank: 97
329 - 389
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 98
Among people born in 1930, Jacques Derrida ranks 12. Before him are Michael Collins, George Soros, Pierre Bourdieu, Helmut Kohl, Steve McQueen, and Hafez al-Assad. After him are Jean-Luc Godard, Ray Charles, Buzz Aldrin, Mobutu Sese Seko, Salvatore Riina, and Gene Hackman. Among people deceased in 2004, Jacques Derrida ranks 4. Before him are Ronald Reagan, Marlon Brando, and Yasser Arafat. After him are Ray Charles, Juliana of the Netherlands, Francis Crick, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Peter Ustinov, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, Czesław Miłosz, and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester.
1930 - Present
HPI: 82.36
Rank: 6
1930 - Present
HPI: 81.84
Rank: 7
1930 - 2002
HPI: 81.83
Rank: 8
1930 - 2017
HPI: 80.68
Rank: 9
1930 - 1980
HPI: 80.49
Rank: 10
1930 - 2000
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 11
1930 - 2004
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 12
1930 - Present
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 13
1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 14
1930 - Present
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 15
1930 - 1997
HPI: 78.44
Rank: 16
1930 - 2017
HPI: 77.91
Rank: 17
1930 - Present
HPI: 77.52
Rank: 18
1911 - 2004
HPI: 86.80
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1924 - 2004
HPI: 85.16
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1929 - 2004
HPI: 85.11
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1930 - 2004
HPI: 80.46
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1930 - 2004
HPI: 79.56
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1909 - 2004
HPI: 79.00
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1916 - 2004
HPI: 78.54
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1908 - 2004
HPI: 77.62
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1921 - 2004
HPI: 76.79
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1926 - 2004
HPI: 76.65
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1911 - 2004
HPI: 75.80
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1901 - 2004
HPI: 75.55
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Among people born in Algeria, Jacques Derrida ranks 5 out of 164. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354), Albert Camus (1913), Yves Saint Laurent (1936), and Apuleius (125). After him are Macrinus (164), Louis Althusser (1918), Saint Monica (332), Jugurtha (-160), Ahmed Ben Bella (1916), Emir Abdelkader (1808), and Édouard-Henri Avril (1849).
354 - 430
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1913 - 1960
HPI: 88.59
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1936 - 2008
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125 - 170
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1930 - 2004
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164 - 218
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1918 - 1990
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332 - 387
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160 BC - 104 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 9
1916 - 2012
HPI: 75.79
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1808 - 1883
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 11
1849 - 1928
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 12
Among philosophers born in Algeria, Jacques Derrida ranks 2. Before him are Augustine of Hippo (354). After him are Louis Althusser (1918), Martianus Capella (360), Jacques Rancière (1940), Priscian (500), and Marcus Cornelius Fronto (100).
354 - 430
HPI: 90.32
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1930 - 2004
HPI: 80.46
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1918 - 1990
HPI: 77.55
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360 - 428
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1940 - Present
HPI: 71.42
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500 - 600
HPI: 68.89
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100 - 160
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 7