1905 - 1987
James Burnham (November 22, 1905 – July 28, 1987) was an American philosopher and political theorist. He chaired the New York University Department of Philosophy; his first book was An Introduction to Philosophical Analysis (1931). Burnham became a prominent Trotskyist activist in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Burnham has received more than 526,156 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. James Burnham is the 1,100th most popular philosopher, the 7,587th most popular biography from United States and the 63rd most popular American Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, James Burnham ranks 1,100 out of 1,081. Before him are John Gray, Albert Razin, W. D. Ross, Michael Ruse, Leila Ahmed, and William Chittick. After him are Ralph Cudworth, Pritilata Waddedar, Walter Burley, William Alston, Michael Hardt, and Stanley Jaki.
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,095
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,096
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 1,097
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 1,098
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 1,099
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,100
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,101
1911 - 1932
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,102
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 1,103
1921 - 2009
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 1,104
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 1,105
1924 - 2009
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 1,106
Among people born in 1905, James Burnham ranks 280. Before him are Baltasar Albéniz, Hans Scherfig, Erich Borchmeyer, Gösta Dunker, Juan Hilario Marrero, and Roberto Cortés. After him are Sergey Nikolsky, Erzsébet Schaár, Louis Armand, Pierre Jaccoud, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, and Robert Newton. Among people deceased in 1987, James Burnham ranks 196. Before him are Elizabeth Cotten, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Alphonse Alley, John Qualen, William J. Casey, and Valentín Paz-Andrade. After him are Ted Moore, Richard Egan, Carlo Cassola, Wolfgang Seidel, Alexander Wood, and Leabua Jonathan.
1905 - 1978
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 274
1905 - 1979
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 275
1905 - 2000
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 276
1905 - 1973
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 277
1905 - 1989
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 278
1905 - 1975
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 279
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 280
1905 - 2012
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 281
1905 - 1975
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 282
1905 - 1971
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 283
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 284
1905 - 1981
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 285
1905 - 1956
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 286
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 190
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 191
1930 - 1987
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 192
1899 - 1987
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 193
1913 - 1987
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 194
1898 - 1987
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 195
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 196
1914 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 197
1921 - 1987
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 198
1917 - 1987
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 199
1926 - 1987
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 200
1907 - 1987
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 201
1914 - 1987
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 202
Among people born in United States, James Burnham ranks 7,587 out of 18,182. Before him are Mary Ford (1924), Clive Davis (1932), Roger Clemens (1962), Marsden Hartley (1877), Fisher Stevens (1963), and Jo Jo White (1946). After him are Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836), Mike Mills (1958), Samuel Eliot Morison (1887), Tom Heinsohn (1934), William M. Evarts (1818), and Maurice Greene (1974).
1924 - 1977
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 7,581
1932 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 7,582
1962 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,583
1877 - 1943
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,584
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,585
1946 - 2018
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,586
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,587
1836 - 1907
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,588
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,589
1887 - 1976
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,590
1934 - 2020
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,591
1818 - 1901
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 7,592
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 7,593
Among philosophers born in United States, James Burnham ranks 63. Before him are Josiah Royce (1855), David Ray Griffin (1939), Gary L. Francione (1954), Pat Robertson (1930), Paul Kurtz (1925), and William Chittick (1943). After him are William Alston (1921), Michael Hardt (1960), Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Ryan White (1971), and Mary Whiton Calkins (1863).
1855 - 1916
HPI: 46.43
Rank: 57
1939 - 2022
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 58
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 59
1930 - 2023
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 60
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 61
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 62
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 63
1921 - 2009
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 64
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 65
1929 - 2020
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 66
1921 - 2012
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 67
1971 - 1990
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 68
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 69