PHILOSOPHER
Michał Heller
1936 - Today
Michał Heller
Michał Kazimierz Heller (born 12 March 1936) is a Polish philosopher, theoretical physicist, cosmologist, theologian, and Catholic priest. He is a professor of philosophy at the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków, Poland, and an adjunct member of the Vatican Observatory staff. He also serves as a lecturer in the philosophy of science and logic at the Theological Institute in Tarnów. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michał Heller has received more than 124,282 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Michał Heller is the 1,122nd most popular philosopher (down from 992nd in 2019), the 970th most popular biography from Poland (down from 785th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Polish Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
55.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.15
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Michał Heller ranks 1,122 out of 1,267. Before him are Ivan Merz, Victor Basch, Luciano Floridi, Władysław Tatarkiewicz, Walter Burley, and Joseph B. Soloveitchik. After him are Max Bense, Cornel West, Ion Dragoumis, George Gerbner, André Comte-Sponville, and Gary L. Francione.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
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1896 - 1928
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 1,116
Victor Basch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,117
Luciano Floridi
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,118
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
1886 - 1980
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 1,119
Walter Burley
1275 - 1344
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,120
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
1903 - 1993
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,121
Michał Heller
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,122
Max Bense
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 1,123
Cornel West
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 1,124
Ion Dragoumis
1878 - 1920
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 1,125
George Gerbner
1919 - 2005
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,126
André Comte-Sponville
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,127
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 1,128
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Michał Heller ranks 359. Before him are David Suzuki, Abdelhamid Brahimi, Revaz Gabriadze, Néstor Gonçalves, Alfredo Zitarrosa, and Gerald Guralnik. After him are Vladimir Maslachenko, James Jamerson, Med Hondo, Larry Cohen, John Shalikashvili, and Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsDavid Suzuki
BIOLOGIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 353
Abdelhamid Brahimi
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 354
Revaz Gabriadze
SCULPTOR
1936 - 2021
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 355
Néstor Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 356
Alfredo Zitarrosa
WRITER
1936 - 1989
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 357
Gerald Guralnik
PHYSICIST
1936 - 2014
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 358
Michał Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 359
Vladimir Maslachenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2010
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 360
James Jamerson
MUSICIAN
1936 - 1983
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 361
Med Hondo
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 362
Larry Cohen
FILM DIRECTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 363
John Shalikashvili
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1936 - 2011
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 364
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 365
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Michał Heller ranks 970 out of 1,694. Before him are Jan Nowicki (1939), Józef Młynarczyk (1953), Władysław Żeleński (1837), Walter Bathe (1892), Antoni Macierewicz (1948), and Władysław Tatarkiewicz (1886). After him are Friedrich von Adelung (1768), Adam Przeworski (1940), Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk (1884), Hanna Krall (1935), Sam Spiegel (1901), and Janusz Kamiński (1959).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsJan Nowicki
ACTOR
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 964
Józef Młynarczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 965
Władysław Żeleński
COMPOSER
1837 - 1921
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 966
Walter Bathe
ATHLETE
1892 - 1959
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 967
Antoni Macierewicz
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 968
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
PHILOSOPHER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 969
Michał Heller
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 970
Friedrich von Adelung
LINGUIST
1768 - 1843
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 971
Adam Przeworski
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 972
Sofiya Nalepinska-Boychuk
PAINTER
1884 - 1937
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 973
Hanna Krall
WRITER
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 974
Sam Spiegel
PRODUCER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 975
Janusz Kamiński
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 976
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Poland
Among philosophers born in Poland, Michał Heller ranks 31. Before him are Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907), Stanisław Staszic (1755), Jerzy Żuławski (1874), Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski (1503), Tadeusz Kotarbiński (1886), and Władysław Tatarkiewicz (1886).
Abraham Joshua Heschel
1907 - 1972
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 25
Stanisław Staszic
1755 - 1826
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 26
Jerzy Żuławski
1874 - 1915
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 27
Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski
1503 - 1572
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 28
Tadeusz Kotarbiński
1886 - 1981
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 29
Władysław Tatarkiewicz
1886 - 1980
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 30
Michał Heller
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 31