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Nick Bostrom

1973 - Today

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Nick Bostrom ( BOST-rəm; Swedish: Niklas Boström [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbûːstrœm]; born 10 March 1973 in Sweden) is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nick Bostrom has received more than 1,454,303 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Nick Bostrom is the 1,118th most popular philosopher (down from 1,056th in 2019), the 868th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 780th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Swedish Philosopher.

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  • 43.83

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nick Bostrom ranks 1,118 out of 1,081. Before him are Ruth Barcan Marcus, Volker Zotz, Ryan White, Mary Whiton Calkins, William Ames, and Alexander Berzin. After him are Simon Blackburn, R. C. Sproul, Quentin Meillassoux, Mark Fisher, Rambhadracharya, and Bernard Bosanquet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Nick Bostrom ranks 220. Before him are Jakob Cedergren, Kim Sun-a, Indira Varma, David Miller, Nikos Machlas, and Cédric Villani. After him are Anneke van Giersbergen, Inés Sastre, Rob Morgan, Omar Epps, Dave Chappelle, and Nanako Matsushima.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Nick Bostrom ranks 868 out of 1,612. Before him are Folke Rogard (1899), Wollmar Boström (1878), Hjalmar Johansson (1874), Stefan Olsdal (1974), Erik Lindahl (1891), and Per-Erik Hedlund (1897). After him are Kim Källström (1982), Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist (1944), Bo Ekelund (1894), Axel Sjöblom (1882), Lasse Holm (1943), and Östen Warnerbring (1934).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Sweden

Among philosophers born in Sweden, Nick Bostrom ranks 5. Before him are Emanuel Swedenborg (1688), Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806), Lars Gustafsson (1936), and Caspar Bartholin the Elder (1585). After him are Sara Danius (1962).

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