1940 - Today
Michael Ruse (born 21 June 1940) is a British-born Canadian philosopher of science who specializes in the philosophy of biology and works on the relationship between science and religion, the creation–evolution controversy, and the demarcation problem within science. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Ruse has received more than 192,355 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Ruse is the 1,097th most popular philosopher (down from 1,030th in 2019), the 3,908th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,633rd in 2019) and the 77th most popular British Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Michael Ruse ranks 1,097 out of 1,081. Before him are Richard Price, Alister McGrath, Paul Kurtz, John Gray, Albert Razin, and W. D. Ross. After him are Leila Ahmed, William Chittick, James Burnham, Ralph Cudworth, Pritilata Waddedar, and Walter Burley.
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 1,091
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 1,092
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,093
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,094
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 1,095
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 1,096
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 1,097
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 1,098
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 1,099
1905 - 1987
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,100
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 1,101
1911 - 1932
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 1,102
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 1,103
Among people born in 1940, Michael Ruse ranks 402. Before him are Judy Cornwell, Albert Razin, Pauline Collins, Héctor Silva, Vicente Miera, and Michael Herr. After him are Leila Ahmed, Jack Thompson, Vyacheslav Starshinov, Joe South, Joe Torre, and Werner Krämer.
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 396
1940 - 2019
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 397
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 398
1940 - 2015
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 399
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 400
1940 - 2016
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 401
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 402
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 403
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 404
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 405
1940 - 2012
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 406
1940 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 407
1940 - 2010
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 408
Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Ruse ranks 3,908 out of 7,765. Before him are Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Aynsley Dunbar (1946), W. D. Ross (1877), Arthur Wynne (1871), Freddie Francis (1917), and Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932). After him are Aaron Ramsey (1990), Joseph Thomson (1858), Antonia Thomas (1986), James Robertson Justice (1907), Stuart McCall (1964), and Frank Dillane (1991).
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 3,902
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,903
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,904
1871 - 1945
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,905
1917 - 2007
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,906
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 3,907
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 3,908
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 3,909
1858 - 1895
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 3,910
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 3,911
1907 - 1975
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 3,912
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 3,913
1991 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 3,914
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Michael Ruse ranks 77. Before him are John Major (1467), Eric A. Havelock (1903), Richard Price (1723), Alister McGrath (1953), John Gray (1948), and W. D. Ross (1877). After him are Ralph Cudworth (1617), Walter Burley (1275), William Ames (1576), Simon Blackburn (1944), Mark Fisher (1968), and Bernard Bosanquet (1848).
1467 - 1550
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 71
1903 - 1988
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 72
1723 - 1791
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 73
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 74
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 75
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 76
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 77
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 78
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 79
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 80
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 81
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 82
1848 - 1923
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 83