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PHILOSOPHER

Olavo de Carvalho

1947 - 2022

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 550k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.09

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In Brazil

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).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Brazil

Among philosophers born in Brazil, Olavo de Carvalho ranks 2. Before him are Paulo Freire (1921). After him are Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916).

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