1933 - Today
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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Among philosophers, Leonard Peikoff ranks 1,149 out of 1,081. Before 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.
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 1,143
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 1,144
1937 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 1,145
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 1,146
1939 - 2020
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 1,147
1753 - 1828
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 1,148
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 1,149
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.11
Rank: 1,150
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 1,151
1924 - 2019
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 1,152
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 1,153
1612 - 1649
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 1,154
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 1,155
Among people born in 1933, Leonard Peikoff ranks 454. Before 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.
1933 - 2023
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 448
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 449
1933 - 2002
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 450
1933 - 2017
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 451
1933 - 2011
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 452
1933 - 2015
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 453
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 454
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.87
Rank: 455
1933 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 456
1933 - 2022
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 457
1933 - 2018
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 458
1933 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 459
1933 - 2018
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 460
Among people born in Canada, Leonard Peikoff ranks 626 out of 1,350. Before 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).
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 620
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 621
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 622
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.19
Rank: 623
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 624
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 625
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 626
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 627
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.08
Rank: 628
1909 - 1993
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 629
1946 - 1999
HPI: 40.06
Rank: 630
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 631
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 632
Among philosophers born in Canada, Leonard Peikoff ranks 9. Before 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).
1918 - 2007
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 3
1936 - 2023
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 4
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 5
1912 - 1991
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 6
1941 - 2009
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 7
1904 - 1984
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 8
1933 - Present
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 9
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.96
Rank: 10
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 11