Philosopher
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
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Ludwig Wittgenstein
His biography is available in 121 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 118 in 2024). Ludwig Wittgenstein is the 49th most popular philosopher (down from 47th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Austria (down from 13th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Philosopher.
Ludwig Wittgenstein is most famous for his work in philosophy, particularly his theory of language and his work in the philosophy of mathematics.
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Among Philosophers
Among philosophers, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 49 out of 1,267. Before him are Sun Tzu, Empedocles, Plutarch, Anaximander, Protagoras, and David Hume. After him are Anaxagoras, John Amos Comenius, Swami Vivekananda, Michel Foucault, Hannah Arendt, and Mikhail Bakunin.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 43
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 44
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 45
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 46
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 47
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 48
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 49
Anaxagoras
500 BC - 428 BC
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 50
John Amos Comenius
1592 - 1670
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 51
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 52
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 53
Hannah Arendt
1906 - 1975
HPI: 82.29
Rank: 54
Mikhail Bakunin
1814 - 1876
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 55
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 4. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, and Martin Heidegger. After him are António de Oliveira Salazar, Jean Cocteau, Edgar Adrian, Jawaharlal Nehru, Edwin Hubble, Philip Noel-Baker, Paul Karrer, and Ante Pavelić. Among people deceased in 1951, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 1. After him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, André Gide, Philippe Pétain, Arnold Schoenberg, Ferdinand Porsche, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Arnold Sommerfeld, Abdullah I of Jordan, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, René Guénon, and Hermann Broch.
Others Born in 1889
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Adolf Hitler
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.99
Rank: 1
Charlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 2
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 3
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 4
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 5
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 80.33
Rank: 6
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 7
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 8
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 9
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 10
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 11
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsLudwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1951
HPI: 81.28
Rank: 2
André Gide
WRITER
1869 - 1951
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
Philippe Pétain
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1951
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 4
Arnold Schoenberg
COMPOSER
1874 - 1951
HPI: 79.61
Rank: 5
Ferdinand Porsche
DESIGNER
1875 - 1951
HPI: 78.49
Rank: 6
Wilhelm, German Crown Prince
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 76.73
Rank: 7
Arnold Sommerfeld
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1951
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 8
Abdullah I of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1951
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 9
Otto Fritz Meyerhof
PHYSICIAN
1884 - 1951
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 10
René Guénon
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 11
Hermann Broch
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 12
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 14 out of NaN. Before him are Franz Liszt (1811), Johann Strauss II (1825), Gustav Klimt (1862), Erwin Schrödinger (1887), Arnold Schwarzenegger (1947), and Stefan Zweig (1881). After him are Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (1527), Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459), Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria (1858), Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863), Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741), and Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1791).
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Franz Liszt
MUSICIAN
1811 - 1886
HPI: 84.99
Rank: 8
Johann Strauss II
COMPOSER
1825 - 1899
HPI: 84.64
Rank: 9
Gustav Klimt
PAINTER
1862 - 1918
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 10
Erwin Schrödinger
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1961
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 11
Arnold Schwarzenegger
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 12
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 83.35
Rank: 13
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 14
Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1576
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 15
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 16
Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1858 - 1889
HPI: 82.72
Rank: 17
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1863 - 1914
HPI: 82.65
Rank: 18
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1741 - 1790
HPI: 82.18
Rank: 19
Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma
COMPANION
1791 - 1847
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 20
Among Philosophers In Austria
Among philosophers born in Austria, Ludwig Wittgenstein ranks 1. After him are Karl Popper (1902), Martin Buber (1878), Paul Feyerabend (1924), Josef Breuer (1842), Ivan Illich (1926), Otto Weininger (1880), Alfred Schütz (1899), Otto Neurath (1882), Jean Améry (1912), Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), and André Gorz (1923).
Ludwig Wittgenstein
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 1
Karl Popper
1902 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 2
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 3
Paul Feyerabend
1924 - 1994
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 4
Josef Breuer
1842 - 1925
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 5
Ivan Illich
1926 - 2002
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 6
Otto Weininger
1880 - 1903
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
Alfred Schütz
1899 - 1959
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 8
Otto Neurath
1882 - 1945
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 9
Jean Améry
1912 - 1978
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 10
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
1757 - 1823
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 11
André Gorz
1923 - 2007
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 12
