1935 - 2017
Jerry Alan Fodor (; April 22, 1935 – November 29, 2017) was an American philosopher and the author of many crucial works in the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Fodor has received more than 401,226 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Jerry Fodor is the 680th most popular philosopher (down from 583rd in 2019), the 2,532nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,980th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular American Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Jerry Fodor ranks 680 out of 1,081. Before him are Abd al-Rahman al-Awza'i, Francesco Algarotti, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, William Paley, and Pyotr Lavrov. After him are Olavo de Carvalho, Edvard Westermarck, P. F. Strawson, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Numenius of Apamea, and Eugenio Coșeriu.
707 - 774
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 674
1712 - 1764
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 675
832 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 676
1717 - 1778
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 677
1743 - 1805
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 678
1823 - 1900
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 679
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 680
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 681
1862 - 1939
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 682
1919 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 683
1547 - 1621
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 684
200 - 200
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 685
1921 - 2002
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 686
Among people born in 1935, Jerry Fodor ranks 113. Before him are Chaim Topol, Bruno Sammartino, Charles Grodin, Paula Rego, Nikos Sampson, and Wang Hongwen. After him are Mario Camus, Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr, Marc Augé, Donald P. Bellisario, Helmut Lachenmann, and Diane Ladd. Among people deceased in 2017, Jerry Fodor ranks 121. Before him are Heinz Kessler, Félix Mourinho, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, Kate Millett, and Robert Miles. After him are Jean d'Ormesson, John Hillerman, Don Rickles, Violet Brown, Pierre Henry, and Manuel Marín.
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 107
1935 - 2018
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 108
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 109
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 110
1935 - 2001
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 111
1935 - 1992
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 112
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 113
1935 - 2021
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 114
1935 - 1980
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 115
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 116
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 117
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 118
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 119
1920 - 2017
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 115
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 116
1917 - 2017
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 117
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 118
1934 - 2017
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 119
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 120
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 121
1925 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 122
1932 - 2017
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 123
1926 - 2017
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 124
1900 - 2017
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 125
1927 - 2017
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 126
1949 - 2017
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 127
Among people born in United States, Jerry Fodor ranks 2,532 out of 18,182. Before him are Ronald Inglehart (1934), Kelly Bishop (1944), Ariana Grande (1993), Tony Robbins (1960), Edwin H. Land (1909), and Jason Newsted (1963). After him are Lizzie Borden (1860), Katie Holmes (1978), Beverly D'Angelo (1951), George William Hill (1838), Martin Chalfie (1947), and Katharine Ross (1940).
1934 - 2021
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 2,526
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 2,527
1993 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 2,528
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2,529
1909 - 1991
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2,530
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 2,531
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 2,532
1860 - 1927
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 2,533
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 2,534
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2,535
1838 - 1914
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2,536
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2,537
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 2,538
Among philosophers born in United States, Jerry Fodor ranks 23. Before him are Saul Kripke (1940), Arthur Danto (1924), Charles W. Morris (1903), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Reinhold Niebuhr (1892), and Mary Parker Follett (1868). After him are William Heard Kilpatrick (1871), Alvin Plantinga (1932), Michael Walzer (1935), Ted Nelson (1937), Helen Parkhurst (1886), and Eric Hoffer (1898).
1940 - 2022
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
1924 - 2013
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 18
1903 - 1979
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 19
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 20
1892 - 1971
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 21
1868 - 1933
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 22
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 23
1871 - 1965
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 24
1932 - Present
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 25
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 26
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 27
1886 - 1973
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 28
1898 - 1983
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 29