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John Gray

1948 - Today

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John Nicholas Gray (born 17 April 1948) is an English political philosopher and author with interests in analytic philosophy, the history of ideas, and philosophical pessimism. He retired in 2008 as School Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Gray contributes regularly to The Guardian, UnHerd, The Times Literary Supplement and the New Statesman, where he is the lead book reviewer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Gray has received more than 96,339 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). John Gray is the 1,216th most popular philosopher (down from 1,094th in 2019), the 4,751st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,862nd in 2019) and the 90th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.68

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  • 4.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Gray ranks 1,216 out of 1,267. Before him are Volker Zotz, Wendy Brown, Alister McGrath, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, George Henry Lewes, and David Ray Griffin. After him are C. H. Dodd, Ralph Barton Perry, Mary Midgley, Nick Land, Catherine Malabou, and Charles Hartshorne.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Gray ranks 600. Before him are Lydie Salvayre, Julia Donaldson, Garrick Ohlsson, Rolf-Dieter Heuer, Ted Lange, and Edward Lachman. After him are Viktor Matviyenko, Lesław Ćmikiewicz, Norair Nurikyan, Persis Khambatta, Eizo Kenmotsu, and Kenjiro Shinozuka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gray ranks 4,751 out of 8,785. Before him are Mark Lester (1958), Pete Quaife (1943), George Rodger (1908), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), John Pond (1767), and Steve Ovett (1955). After him are A. H. M. Jones (1904), Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading (1860), Fred Davis (1913), Kieran Trippier (1990), David Owen (1938), and Dave Gibbons (1949).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Gray ranks 90. Before him are Susan Haack (1945), Dugald Stewart (1753), Simon Blackburn (1944), J. J. C. Smart (1920), Alister McGrath (1953), and George Henry Lewes (1817). After him are C. H. Dodd (1884), Mary Midgley (1919), Nick Land (1962), Peter Geach (1916), James Dunn (1939), and William Ames (1576).

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