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PHILOSOPHER

Leonard Peikoff

1933 - Today

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Leonard Sylvan Peikoff (; born October 15, 1933) is a Canadian American philosopher. He is an Objectivist and was a close associate of Ayn Rand, who designated him heir to her estate. He is a former professor of philosophy and host of a nationally syndicated radio talk show. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Leonard Peikoff has received more than 419,233 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Leonard Peikoff is the 1,149th most popular philosopher (down from 1,065th in 2019), the 626th most popular biography from Canada (down from 514th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Canadian Philosopher.

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  • 16

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  • 2.04

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  • 3.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Leonard Peikoff ranks 1,149 out of 1,081Before him are Cornel West, David Benatar, Peter Kreeft, Nick Land, James Dunn, and Dugald Stewart. After him are Yuval Steinitz, Paul Churchland, Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, Christine Korsgaard, Richard Crashaw, and Kwame Anthony Appiah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Leonard Peikoff ranks 454Before him are Tom Courtney, Jeffrey Goldstone, Renato Pirocchi, Jerry Pournelle, Chris Lawrence, and Sergio Renán. After him are David McCullough, Irwin M. Jacobs, Don Young, Roy Clark, Toini Pöysti, and Charles Vinci.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Leonard Peikoff ranks 626 out of 1,350Before him are Jay Baruchel (1982), Maurice LaMarche (1958), James Tupper (1965), Enrico Colantoni (1963), Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), and Karla Homolka (1970). After him are Meghan Ory (1982), Pablo Schreiber (1978), Ruby Keeler (1909), Skip Spence (1946), Steve Yzerman (1965), and Steve Bauer (1959).

Among PHILOSOPHERS In Canada

Among philosophers born in Canada, Leonard Peikoff ranks 9Before him are Ian Stevenson (1918), Ian Hacking (1936), Patricia Churchland (1943), Northrop Frye (1912), G. A. Cohen (1941), and Bernard Lonergan (1904). After him are Paul Churchland (1942) and Will Kymlicka (1962).