Philosopher

Ogyū Sorai

Japanese philosopher

1666 - 1728

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Ogyū Sorai

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Ogyū Sorai is the 946th most popular philosopher (up from 1,006th in 2024), the 976th most popular biography from Japan (up from 1,021st in 2019) and the 9th most popular Japanese Philosopher.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Ogyū Sorai ranks 946 out of 1,267. Before him are Apollodorus the Epicurean, Debendranath Tagore, Isidore of Alexandria, Theodor Gomperz, Camillo Berneri, and Élisabeth Badinter. After him are Ibrahim al-Nazzam, Lanza del Vasto, Leo Baeck, Sarada Devi, Dirck Coornhert, and Stanley Cavell.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Apollodorus the Epicurean
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 940
Debendranath Tagore
1817 - 1905
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 941
Isidore of Alexandria
450 - 520
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 942
Theodor Gomperz
1832 - 1912
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 943
Camillo Berneri
1897 - 1937
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 944
Élisabeth Badinter
1944 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 945
Ogyū Sorai
1666 - 1728
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 946
Ibrahim al-Nazzam
760 - 835
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 947
Lanza del Vasto
1901 - 1981
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 948
Leo Baeck
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 949
Sarada Devi
1853 - 1920
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 950
Dirck Coornhert
1522 - 1590
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 951
Stanley Cavell
1926 - 2018
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 952

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1666, Ogyū Sorai ranks 17. Before him are Antonio Maria Valsalva, Marie Thérèse de Bourbon, Mary Astell, Jean-Féry Rebel, Benedetto Luti, and Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha. After him are Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz, George Bähr, and Attilio Ariosti. Among people deceased in 1728, Ogyū Sorai ranks 16. Before him are Maria Aurora von Königsmarck, Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Fyodor Apraksin, Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp, and Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck. After him are Cotton Mather, Jacob Heinrich von Flemming, Davit Bek, and William Sherard.

Others Born in 1666

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Antonio Maria Valsalva
PHYSICIAN
1666 - 1723
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 11
Marie Thérèse de Bourbon
COMPANION
1666 - 1732
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 12
Mary Astell
WRITER
1666 - 1731
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 13
Jean-Féry Rebel
COMPOSER
1666 - 1747
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 14
Benedetto Luti
PAINTER
1666 - 1724
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 15
Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1730
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 16
Ogyū Sorai
PHILOSOPHER
1666 - 1728
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 17
Christian August of Saxe-Zeitz
POLITICIAN
1666 - 1725
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 18
George Bähr
ARCHITECT
1666 - 1738
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 19
Attilio Ariosti
COMPOSER
1666 - 1729
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 20

Others Deceased in 1728

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Maria Aurora von Königsmarck
POLITICIAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 10
Anna Sophie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
COMPANION
1670 - 1728
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 11
William Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1662 - 1728
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 12
Fyodor Apraksin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1661 - 1728
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 13
Augusta Marie of Holstein-Gottorp
POLITICIAN
1649 - 1728
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 14
Frederick Louis, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
POLITICIAN
1653 - 1728
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 15
Ogyū Sorai
PHILOSOPHER
1666 - 1728
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 16
Cotton Mather
WRITER
1663 - 1728
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 17
Jacob Heinrich von Flemming
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1667 - 1728
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 18
Davit Bek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1669 - 1728
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 19
William Sherard
BIOLOGIST
1659 - 1728
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 20