1947 - 2022
Olavo Luiz Pimentel de Carvalho (Brazilian Portuguese: [oˈlavu luˈis pimẽˈtɛw dʒi kaʁˈvaʎu]; 29 April 1947 – 24 January 2022) was a Brazilian polemicist, self-proclaimed philosopher, political pundit, former astrologer, journalist, and far-right conspiracy theorist. From 2005 until his death, he lived near Richmond, Virginia, in the United States. While publishing about politics, literature and philosophy since the 1980s, he made himself known to wider Brazilian audiences from the 1990s onwards, mainly writing columns for some of Brazil's major media outlets, such as the newspaper O Globo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olavo de Carvalho has received more than 545,247 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Olavo de Carvalho is the 674th most popular philosopher, the 142nd most popular biography from Brazil and the 2nd most popular Brazilian Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 674 out of 1,081. Before him are Francesco Algarotti, Isaac Israeli ben Solomon, Étienne-Gabriel Morelly, William Paley, Pyotr Lavrov, and Jerry Fodor. After him are Edvard Westermarck, P. F. Strawson, Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī, Numenius of Apamea, Kitaro Nishida, and William Heard Kilpatrick.
1712 - 1764
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 668
832 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 669
1717 - 1778
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 670
1743 - 1805
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 671
1823 - 1900
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 672
1935 - 2017
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 673
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 674
1862 - 1939
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 675
1919 - 2006
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 676
1547 - 1621
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 677
200 - 200
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 678
1870 - 1945
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 679
1871 - 1965
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 680
Among people born in 1947, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 149. Before him are Włodzimierz Lubański, Jaume Cabré, Nevio Scala, Ben Cross, Mia Martini, and Tadahiko Ueda. After him are Martin Chalfie, Gerhard Ludwig Müller, John Adams, Helena Vondráčková, David Helfgott, and Philippe Herreweghe. Among people deceased in 2022, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 123. Before him are Joseph Kittinger, Paula Rego, A. B. Yehoshua, Paul Sorvino, Ian McDonald, and Michel Bouquet. After him are Eduard Kukan, Leonel Sánchez, Gal Costa, Ronnie Spector, Pierre Soulages, and Jürgen Grabowski.
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 143
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 144
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 145
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 146
1947 - 1995
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 147
1947 - 2015
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 148
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 149
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 150
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 151
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 152
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 153
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 154
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 155
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 117
1935 - 2022
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 118
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 119
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 120
1946 - 2022
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 121
1925 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 122
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 123
1939 - 2022
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 124
1936 - 2022
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 125
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 126
1943 - 2022
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 127
1919 - 2022
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 128
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 129
Among people born in Brazil, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 142 out of 2,067. Before him are Pierre Clostermann (1921), Oscar (1954), Thiago Silva (1984), Princess Leopoldina of Brazil (1847), Maria Bueno (1939), and Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883). After him are Zé Roberto (1974), Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Milton Nascimento (1942), Domingos da Guia (1912), Gal Costa (1945), and David Luiz (1987).
1921 - 2006
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 136
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 137
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 138
1847 - 1871
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 139
1939 - 2018
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 140
1883 - 1974
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 141
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 142
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 143
1811 - 1875
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 144
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 145
1912 - 2000
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 146
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 147
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 148
Among philosophers born in Brazil, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 2. Before him are Paulo Freire (1921). After him are Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916).
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 1
1947 - 2022
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 2
1916 - 1963
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 3