Philosopher
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
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Joseph Priestley
His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2024). Joseph Priestley is the 131st most popular philosopher (down from 127th in 2024), the 228th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 157th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Philosopher.
Joseph Priestley is most famous for his discovery of oxygen.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Joseph Priestley ranks 131 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans-Georg Gadamer, Marsilio Ficino, Chanakya, Pyrrho, Anaximenes of Miletus, and Simone Weil. After him are John Wycliffe, Johann Friedrich Herbart, Martin Buber, Zygmunt Bauman, Giambattista Vico, and Tommaso Campanella.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Hans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 125
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 126
Chanakya
375 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 77.08
Rank: 127
Pyrrho
365 BC - 275 BC
HPI: 76.97
Rank: 128
Anaximenes of Miletus
585 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 129
Simone Weil
1909 - 1943
HPI: 76.93
Rank: 130
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 131
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 132
Johann Friedrich Herbart
1776 - 1841
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 133
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 134
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 76.74
Rank: 135
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 136
Tommaso Campanella
1568 - 1639
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 137
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1733, Joseph Priestley ranks 1. After him are Magtymguly Pyragy, Christoph Martin Wieland, Victoire of France, Johan Zoffany, Carsten Niebuhr, George Read, Hubert Robert, Siraj ud-Daulah, Jean-Charles de Borda, Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, and Daniel Solander. Among people deceased in 1804, Joseph Priestley ranks 2. Before him is Immanuel Kant. After him are Alexander Hamilton, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Jacques Necker, Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot, Pierre Méchain, Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien, Johann Friedrich Gmelin, Wolfgang von Kempelen, Jean-Charles Pichegru, and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.
Others Born in 1733
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PHILOSOPHER
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 1
Magtymguly Pyragy
WRITER
1733 - 1807
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 2
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 3
Victoire of France
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1799
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 4
Johan Zoffany
PAINTER
1733 - 1810
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 5
Carsten Niebuhr
EXPLORER
1733 - 1815
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 6
George Read
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1798
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 7
Hubert Robert
PAINTER
1733 - 1808
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 8
Siraj ud-Daulah
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1757
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 9
Jean-Charles de Borda
PHYSICIST
1733 - 1799
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 10
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland
POLITICIAN
1733 - 1796
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 11
Daniel Solander
BIOLOGIST
1733 - 1782
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1804
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Immanuel Kant
PHILOSOPHER
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 1
Joseph Priestley
PHILOSOPHER
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 2
Alexander Hamilton
ECONOMIST
1755 - 1804
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 3
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1804
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 4
Jacques Necker
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1804
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 5
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
INVENTOR
1725 - 1804
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 6
Pierre Méchain
ASTRONOMER
1744 - 1804
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 7
Louis Antoine, Duke of Enghien
POLITICIAN
1772 - 1804
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 8
Johann Friedrich Gmelin
BIOLOGIST
1748 - 1804
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 9
Wolfgang von Kempelen
INVENTOR
1734 - 1804
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 10
Jean-Charles Pichegru
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1804
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 11
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
PAINTER
1727 - 1804
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Joseph Priestley ranks 228 out of NaN. Before him are John Harvard (1607), W. H. Auden (1907), William John Macquorn Rankine (1820), Humphry Davy (1778), T. E. Lawrence (1888), and Marie of Romania (1875). After him are Ringo Starr (1940), C. S. Lewis (1898), Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (1935), Æthelstan (895), John Wycliffe (1324), and Brian May (1947).
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John Harvard
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1607 - 1638
HPI: 77.02
Rank: 222
W. H. Auden
WRITER
1907 - 1973
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 223
William John Macquorn Rankine
ENGINEER
1820 - 1872
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 224
Humphry Davy
CHEMIST
1778 - 1829
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 225
T. E. Lawrence
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1935
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 226
Marie of Romania
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1938
HPI: 76.91
Rank: 227
Joseph Priestley
PHILOSOPHER
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 228
Ringo Starr
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 229
C. S. Lewis
WRITER
1898 - 1963
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 230
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 231
Æthelstan
POLITICIAN
895 - 939
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 232
John Wycliffe
PHILOSOPHER
1324 - 1384
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 233
Brian May
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 234
Among Philosophers In United Kingdom
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Joseph Priestley ranks 10. Before him are David Hume (1711), Thomas More (1478), Herbert Spencer (1820), Roger Bacon (1220), Jeremy Bentham (1748), and William of Ockham (1285). After him are John Wycliffe (1324), Duns Scotus (1265), John Venn (1834), Thomas Reid (1710), Pelagius (360), and Thomas Carlyle (1795).
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 4
Thomas More
1478 - 1535
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 5
Herbert Spencer
1820 - 1903
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 6
Roger Bacon
1220 - 1292
HPI: 78.55
Rank: 7
Jeremy Bentham
1748 - 1832
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 8
William of Ockham
1285 - 1347
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 9
Joseph Priestley
1733 - 1804
HPI: 76.90
Rank: 10
John Wycliffe
1324 - 1384
HPI: 76.81
Rank: 11
Duns Scotus
1265 - 1308
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 12
John Venn
1834 - 1923
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 13
Thomas Reid
1710 - 1796
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 14
Pelagius
360 - 420
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 15
Thomas Carlyle
1795 - 1881
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 16
