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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, 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 91,606 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Gray is the 1,094th most popular philosopher (down from 1,034th in 2019), the 3,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,728th in 2019) and the 75th most popular British Philosopher.

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  • 92k

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  • 45.16

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, John Gray ranks 1,094 out of 1,081. Before him are Bas van Fraassen, Gary L. Francione, Pat Robertson, Richard Price, Alister McGrath, and Paul Kurtz. After him are Albert Razin, W. D. Ross, Michael Ruse, Leila Ahmed, William Chittick, and James Burnham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, John Gray ranks 450. Before him are Aleksandr Baryshnikov, Lindsay Crouse, Yevhen Arzhanov, Terry Bradshaw, Gudrun Schyman, and Jonathan Sacks. After him are Franciszek Smuda, Big John Studd, Radojka Šverko, George W. Casey Jr., Marleen Gorris, and Frank Lampard.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Gray ranks 3,870 out of 7,765. Before him are Ray Wilson (1934), Boz Burrell (1946), Thomas Thomson (1817), Steve Hogarth (1956), Celia Imrie (1952), and Jonathan Sacks (1948). After him are Agnes Arber (1879), Robert Herrick (1591), William Davenant (1606), Anna Lee (1913), Heather Angel (1909), and Calvin Harris (1984).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, John Gray ranks 75. Before him are Michael Oakeshott (1901), R. M. Hare (1919), John Major (1467), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Richard Price (1723), and Alister McGrath (1953). After him are W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Walter Burley (1275), William Ames (1576), and Simon Blackburn (1944).

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