1904 - 1984
Karl Rahner (5 March 1904 – 30 March 1984) was a German Jesuit priest and theologian who, alongside Henri de Lubac, Hans Urs von Balthasar, and Yves Congar, is considered to be one of the most influential Catholic theologians of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Rahner has received more than 518,067 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Karl Rahner is the 386th most popular philosopher (down from 366th in 2019), the 946th most popular biography from Germany (down from 849th in 2019) and the 51st most popular German Philosopher.
Karl Rahner was a catholic theologian who is most famous for his work in the area of systematic theology. He is also noted for his work in the area of Christian spirituality.
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Among philosophers, Karl Rahner ranks 386 out of 1,081. Before him are Abu Yusuf, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Siger of Brabant, Bartolus de Saxoferrato, Paul Tillich, and Saadia Gaon. After him are John of Salisbury, Johannes Althusius, Guan Zhong, Han Yu, Eubulides, and Paul Natorp.
731 - 798
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 380
1484 - 1558
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 381
1240 - 1284
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 382
1313 - 1357
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 383
1886 - 1965
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 384
882 - 942
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 385
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 386
1110 - 1180
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 387
1563 - 1638
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 388
720 BC - 645 BC
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 389
768 - 824
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 390
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 391
1854 - 1924
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 392
Among people born in 1904, Karl Rahner ranks 47. Before him are Antonín Novotný, Alejo Carpentier, Clifford D. Simak, George Balanchine, Lucile Randon, and Nikolai Kuznetsov. After him are John Gielgud, Héctor Castro, Moshé Feldenkrais, Gerhard Herzberg, Donald O. Hebb, and Serge Lifar. Among people deceased in 1984, Karl Rahner ranks 33. Before him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Viktor Shklovsky, Martin Ryle, Ahmed Sékou Touré, Vicente Aleixandre, and Stanislaw Ulam. After him are Jackie Coogan, Irwin Shaw, Moshé Feldenkrais, Henri Michaux, Oskar Werner, and Joseph Losey.
1904 - 1975
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 41
1904 - 1980
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 42
1904 - 1988
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 43
1904 - 1983
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 44
1904 - 2023
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 45
1904 - 1974
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 46
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 47
1904 - 2000
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 48
1904 - 1960
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 49
1904 - 1984
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 50
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 51
1904 - 1985
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 52
1904 - 1986
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 53
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 27
1893 - 1984
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 28
1918 - 1984
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 29
1922 - 1984
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 30
1898 - 1984
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 31
1909 - 1984
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 32
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 33
1914 - 1984
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 34
1913 - 1984
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
1904 - 1984
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 36
1899 - 1984
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 37
1922 - 1984
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 38
1909 - 1984
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 39
Among people born in Germany, Karl Rahner ranks 946 out of 6,142. Before him are William V, Duke of Bavaria (1548), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Prince Henry of Prussia (1862), Kurt Zeitzler (1895), Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen (1622), and Hans Scholl (1918). After him are Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (920), Emil Maurice (1897), Klaus Hasselmann (1931), Johannes Althusius (1563), Robert Michels (1876), and Herbert Gille (1897).
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 940
1601 - 1675
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 941
1862 - 1929
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 942
1895 - 1963
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 943
1622 - 1676
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 944
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 945
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 946
920 - 955
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 947
1897 - 1972
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 948
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 949
1563 - 1638
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 950
1876 - 1936
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 951
1897 - 1966
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 952
Among philosophers born in Germany, Karl Rahner ranks 51. Before him are Moritz Schlick (1882), Hermann Cohen (1842), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Moses Hess (1812), Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), and Gershom Scholem (1897). After him are Johannes Althusius (1563), Paul Natorp (1854), Christian Thomasius (1655), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), and Peter Sloterdijk (1947).
1882 - 1936
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 45
1842 - 1918
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 46
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 47
1812 - 1875
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 48
1842 - 1906
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 49
1897 - 1982
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 50
1904 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 51
1563 - 1638
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 52
1854 - 1924
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 53
1655 - 1728
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 54
1775 - 1833
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 55
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 56
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 57