PHILOSOPHER
Paulo Freire
1921 - 1997
Paulo Freire
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire (19 September 1921 – 2 May 1997) was a Brazilian educator and philosopher who was a leading advocate of critical pedagogy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo Freire has received more than 2,269,469 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Paulo Freire is the 204th most popular philosopher (down from 198th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 18th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Philosopher.
Paulo Freire is most famous for his book Pedagogy of the Oppressed. In this book, he argues that the oppressed are not only victims of the oppressors but also agents of their own liberation.
Memorability Metrics
2.3M
Page Views (PV)
68.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
6.70
Effective Languages (L*)
2.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Paulo Freire ranks 204 out of 1,267. Before him are Muhammad Abduh, Adam Weishaupt, John Scotus Eriugena, Hasan al-Basri, Marshall McLuhan, and Étienne Bonnot de Condillac. After him are Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Jean-François Lyotard, Bias of Priene, Georgi Plekhanov, Julia Kristeva, and Gabriel Marcel.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Abduh
1849 - 1905
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 198
Adam Weishaupt
1748 - 1830
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 199
John Scotus Eriugena
810 - 877
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 200
Hasan al-Basri
642 - 728
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 201
Marshall McLuhan
1911 - 1980
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 202
Étienne Bonnot de Condillac
1714 - 1780
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 203
Paulo Freire
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 204
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 205
Jean-François Lyotard
1924 - 1998
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 206
Bias of Priene
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 207
Georgi Plekhanov
1856 - 1918
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 208
Julia Kristeva
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 209
Gabriel Marcel
1889 - 1973
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 210
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Paulo Freire ranks 22. Before him are Sophie Scholl, Hua Guofeng, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Joseph Beuys, Peter Ustinov, and Gunnar Nordahl. After him are Patricia Highsmith, Nancy Reagan, Yitzhak Navon, Satyajit Ray, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Vasily Smyslov. Among people deceased in 1997, Paulo Freire ranks 13. Before him are Jeanne Calment, Mobutu Sese Seko, Toshiro Mifune, Victor Vasarely, Gianni Versace, and Israel Kamakawiwoʻole. After him are Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., Roy Lichtenstein, Bohumil Hrabal, Chaim Herzog, and Sviatoslav Richter.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsSophie Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 16
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 17
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 18
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 19
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 20
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 21
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 22
Patricia Highsmith
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 23
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
Satyajit Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1992
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 26
Sugar Ray Robinson
BOXER
1921 - 1989
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 27
Vasily Smyslov
CHESS PLAYER
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsJeanne Calment
CELEBRITY
1875 - 1997
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 7
Mobutu Sese Seko
POLITICIAN
1930 - 1997
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 8
Toshiro Mifune
ACTOR
1920 - 1997
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 9
Victor Vasarely
ARTIST
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 10
Gianni Versace
DESIGNER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 11
Israel Kamakawiwoʻole
MUSICIAN
1959 - 1997
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 13
Melvin Calvin
CHEMIST
1911 - 1997
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 14
The Notorious B.I.G.
SINGER
1972 - 1997
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 15
Roy Lichtenstein
ARTIST
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 16
Bohumil Hrabal
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 17
Chaim Herzog
DIPLOMAT
1918 - 1997
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 18
Sviatoslav Richter
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 19
In Brazil
Among people born in Brazil, Paulo Freire ranks 27 out of 2,236. Before him are Vavá (1934), Michel Temer (1940), Ronaldinho (1980), Luiz Felipe Scolari (1948), Djalma Santos (1929), and Emerson Fittipaldi (1946). After him are Romário (1966), Maria II of Portugal (1819), Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927), Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887), Roberto Carlos (1973), and Nelson Piquet (1952).
Others born in Brazil
Go to all RankingsVavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 21
Michel Temer
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 22
Ronaldinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 23
Luiz Felipe Scolari
COACH
1948 - Present
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 24
Djalma Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2013
HPI: 68.22
Rank: 25
Emerson Fittipaldi
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 26
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 27
Romário
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 28
Maria II of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1853
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 29
Antônio Carlos Jobim
MUSICIAN
1927 - 1994
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 30
Heitor Villa-Lobos
COMPOSER
1887 - 1959
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 31
Roberto Carlos
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 32
Nelson Piquet
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 33
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Brazil
Among philosophers born in Brazil, Paulo Freire ranks 1. After him are Michael Löwy (1938), Olavo de Carvalho (1947), Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947), and Vicente Ferreira da Silva (1916).
Paulo Freire
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 1
Michael Löwy
1938 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 2
Olavo de Carvalho
1947 - 2022
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 3
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 4
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
1916 - 1963
HPI: 46.50
Rank: 5