PHILOSOPHER
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
Jean Bodin
Jean Bodin (French: [ʒɑ̃ bɔdɛ̃]; c. 1530 – 1596) was a French jurist and political philosopher, member of the Parlement of Paris and professor of law in Toulouse. Bodin lived during the aftermath of the Protestant Reformation and wrote against the background of religious conflict in France. He seemed to be a nominal Catholic throughout his life but was critical of papal authority over governments and there was evidence he may have converted to Protestantism during his time in Geneva. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Bodin has received more than 653,883 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Jean Bodin is the 95th most popular philosopher (down from 81st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from France (down from 149th in 2019) and the 9th most popular French Philosopher.
Jean Bodin is most famous for his book, The Six Books of the Republic, which is a treatise on the best form of government.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
74.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
12.21
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Jean Bodin ranks 95 out of 1,267. Before him are Johann Gottfried Herder, Ibn Taymiyyah, Leucippus, Walter Benjamin, Zhuang Zhou, and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon. After him are Boethius, Jeremy Bentham, George Gurdjieff, Roger Bacon, Anaximenes of Miletus, and Al-Tabari.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohann Gottfried Herder
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 89
Ibn Taymiyyah
1263 - 1328
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 90
Leucippus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 91
Walter Benjamin
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 92
Zhuang Zhou
369 BC - 286 BC
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 93
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 94
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 95
Boethius
480 - 525
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 96
Jeremy Bentham
1748 - 1832
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 97
George Gurdjieff
1866 - 1949
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 98
Roger Bacon
1220 - 1292
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 99
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 100
Al-Tabari
839 - 923
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1530, Jean Bodin ranks 2. Before him is Ivan the Terrible. After him are Étienne de La Boétie, Uesugi Kenshin, Yasuke, Jean Nicot, Ruy López de Segura, Anastasia Romanovna, Louis, Prince of Condé, Jan Kochanowski, Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, and Christopher Báthory. Among people deceased in 1596, Jean Bodin ranks 2. Before him is Francis Drake. After him are Anna Jagiellon, Koca Sinan Pasha, Blaise de Vigenère, George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Pellegrino Tibaldi, Hamnet Shakespeare, Giaches de Wert, Pierre Pithou, and George Peele.
Others Born in 1530
Go to all RankingsIvan the Terrible
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1584
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 1
Jean Bodin
PHILOSOPHER
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 2
Étienne de La Boétie
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1530 - 1563
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 3
Uesugi Kenshin
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1578
HPI: 66.62
Rank: 4
Yasuke
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1530 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 5
Jean Nicot
PHYSICIAN
1530 - 1605
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 6
Ruy López de Segura
CHESS PLAYER
1530 - 1580
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 7
Anastasia Romanovna
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1560
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 8
Louis, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1569
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 9
Jan Kochanowski
WRITER
1530 - 1584
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 10
Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1573
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 11
Christopher Báthory
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1581
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1596
Go to all RankingsFrancis Drake
EXPLORER
1540 - 1596
HPI: 78.47
Rank: 1
Jean Bodin
PHILOSOPHER
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 2
Anna Jagiellon
POLITICIAN
1523 - 1596
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 3
Koca Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1596
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 4
Blaise de Vigenère
WRITER
1523 - 1596
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 5
George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1547 - 1596
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 6
Pellegrino Tibaldi
PAINTER
1527 - 1596
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 7
Hamnet Shakespeare
WRITER
1585 - 1596
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 8
Giaches de Wert
COMPOSER
1535 - 1596
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 9
Pierre Pithou
WRITER
1539 - 1596
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 10
George Peele
WRITER
1556 - 1596
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 11
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Bodin ranks 173 out of 6,770. Before him are Henry Cavendish (1731), Jean Racine (1639), Tacitus (54), Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683), Edward IV of England (1442), and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809). After him are Pope Urban V (1310), Annie Ernaux (1940), Louis VII of France (1120), Bernadette Soubirous (1844), Louis VIII of France (1187), and Camille Saint-Saëns (1835).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsHenry Cavendish
PHYSICIST
1731 - 1810
HPI: 74.43
Rank: 167
Jean Racine
WRITER
1639 - 1699
HPI: 74.42
Rank: 168
Tacitus
HISTORIAN
54 - 120
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 169
Jean-Philippe Rameau
COMPOSER
1683 - 1764
HPI: 74.41
Rank: 170
Edward IV of England
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1483
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 171
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 172
Jean Bodin
PHILOSOPHER
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 173
Pope Urban V
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1310 - 1370
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 174
Annie Ernaux
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 175
Louis VII of France
POLITICIAN
1120 - 1180
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 176
Bernadette Soubirous
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1844 - 1879
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 177
Louis VIII of France
POLITICIAN
1187 - 1226
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 178
Camille Saint-Saëns
COMPOSER
1835 - 1921
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 179
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Jean Bodin ranks 9. Before him are Auguste Comte (1798), Michel Foucault (1926), Henri Bergson (1859), Michel de Montaigne (1533), Peter Abelard (1079), and Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809). After him are Roland Barthes (1915), Gilles Deleuze (1925), Henri de Saint-Simon (1760), Simone Weil (1909), Charles Fourier (1772), and Jean Buridan (1295).
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 82.26
Rank: 3
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 4
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 78.27
Rank: 5
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 6
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 7
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 8
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 74.34
Rank: 9
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 10
Gilles Deleuze
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 11
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 12
Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 13
Charles Fourier
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 14
Jean Buridan
1295 - 1361
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 15