PHILOSOPHER
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
Karl-Otto Apel
Karl-Otto Apel (German: [ˈaːpl̩]; 15 March 1922 – 15 May 2017) was a German philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Frankfurt am Main. He specialized on the philosophy of language and was thus considered a communication theorist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl-Otto Apel has received more than 123,824 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Karl-Otto Apel is the 493rd most popular philosopher (down from 481st in 2019), the 1,315th most popular biography from Germany and the 64th most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
59.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
26
Languages Editions (L)
9.15
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Karl-Otto Apel ranks 493 out of 1,267. Before him are Themistius, Ibn al-Rawandi, Anaxarchus, Murray Bookchin, Sivananda Saraswati, and Carl Stumpf. After him are Pierre Duhem, Gorakhnath, Antiochus of Ascalon, Hermann Lotze, Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and Zengzi.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThemistius
317 - 388
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 487
Ibn al-Rawandi
827 - 911
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 488
Anaxarchus
380 BC - 320 BC
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 489
Murray Bookchin
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 490
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 491
Carl Stumpf
1848 - 1936
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 492
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 493
Pierre Duhem
1861 - 1916
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 494
Gorakhnath
1100 - 1200
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 495
Antiochus of Ascalon
130 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 496
Hermann Lotze
1817 - 1881
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 497
Shneur Zalman of Liadi
1745 - 1812
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 498
Zengzi
504 BC - 435 BC
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 499
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Karl-Otto Apel ranks 74. Before him are Rajko Mitić, Toots Thielemans, Carlo M. Cipolla, Charles Mingus, Arthur Penn, and Denholm Elliott. After him are Richard Hamilton, Yuri Lotman, María Casares, Micheline Presle, Annemarie Schimmel, and Luis Echeverría. Among people deceased in 2017, Karl-Otto Apel ranks 80. Before him are Abdul Halim of Kedah, Kim Jong-nam, Elsa Martinelli, Zhou Youguang, Ljubiša Samardžić, and Chris Cornell. After him are Michael Nyqvist, Anita Pallenberg, Nicolai Gedda, Anne Wiazemsky, René Préval, and Konstantinos Mitsotakis.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsRajko Mitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 68
Toots Thielemans
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2016
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 69
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 70
Charles Mingus
MUSICIAN
1922 - 1979
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 71
Arthur Penn
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2010
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 72
Denholm Elliott
ACTOR
1922 - 1992
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 73
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 74
Richard Hamilton
PAINTER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 75
Yuri Lotman
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 76
María Casares
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 77
Micheline Presle
ACTOR
1922 - 2024
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 78
Annemarie Schimmel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2003
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 79
Luis Echeverría
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2022
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 80
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAbdul Halim of Kedah
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 74
Kim Jong-nam
POLITICIAN
1971 - 2017
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 75
Elsa Martinelli
ACTOR
1935 - 2017
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 76
Zhou Youguang
ECONOMIST
1906 - 2017
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 77
Ljubiša Samardžić
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 78
Chris Cornell
SINGER
1964 - 2017
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 79
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 80
Michael Nyqvist
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 81
Anita Pallenberg
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 82
Nicolai Gedda
SINGER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 83
Anne Wiazemsky
ACTOR
1947 - 2017
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 84
René Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 85
Konstantinos Mitsotakis
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2017
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 86
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl-Otto Apel ranks 1,315 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Caracciola (1901), Ernst Albrecht (1930), Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933), Christiane F. (1962), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), and Heinz Lammerding (1905). After him are Leonhart Fuchs (1501), Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682), Sebastian Kneipp (1821), John George II, Elector of Saxony (1613), Walter Christaller (1893), and Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1947).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRudolf Caracciola
RACING DRIVER
1901 - 1959
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,309
Ernst Albrecht
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2014
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,310
Franz, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,311
Christiane F.
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,312
Friedrich Dollmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,313
Heinz Lammerding
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1971
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,314
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,315
Leonhart Fuchs
PHYSICIAN
1501 - 1566
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 1,316
Johann Friedrich Böttger
BUSINESSPERSON
1682 - 1719
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 1,317
Sebastian Kneipp
PHYSICIAN
1821 - 1897
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 1,318
John George II, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1613 - 1680
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 1,319
Walter Christaller
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1969
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 1,320
Gerhard Ludwig Müller
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 1,321
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Karl-Otto Apel ranks 64. Before him are Henry Suso (1295), Johannes Althusius (1563), Paul Natorp (1854), Hans Reichenbach (1891), Ernst Troeltsch (1865), and Carl Stumpf (1848). After him are Hermann Lotze (1817), Karl Löwith (1897), Annemarie Schimmel (1922), Eduard Spranger (1882), Hans Blumenberg (1920), and Hans Vaihinger (1852).
Henry Suso
1295 - 1366
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 58
Johannes Althusius
1563 - 1638
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 59
Paul Natorp
1854 - 1924
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 60
Hans Reichenbach
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 61
Ernst Troeltsch
1865 - 1923
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 62
Carl Stumpf
1848 - 1936
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 63
Karl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 64
Hermann Lotze
1817 - 1881
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 65
Karl Löwith
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 66
Annemarie Schimmel
1922 - 2003
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 67
Eduard Spranger
1882 - 1963
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 68
Hans Blumenberg
1920 - 1996
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 69
Hans Vaihinger
1852 - 1933
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 70