PHILOSOPHER
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Today
Rüdiger Safranski
Rüdiger Safranski (born 1 January 1945) is a German philosopher and author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rüdiger Safranski has received more than 99,706 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rüdiger Safranski is the 946th most popular philosopher (up from 1,004th in 2019), the 3,403rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,712th in 2019) and the 120th most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
58.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
4.56
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 946 out of 1,267. Before him are Debendranath Tagore, Robert Anton Wilson, Samuel Alexander, Ibrahim al-Nazzam, Gabriel Biel, and Olavo de Carvalho. After him are Firmin Abauzit, Fernando Savater, Lacydes of Cyrene, Evald Ilyenkov, Tomáš Halík, and Cineas.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDebendranath Tagore
1817 - 1905
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 940
Robert Anton Wilson
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 941
Samuel Alexander
1859 - 1938
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 942
Ibrahim al-Nazzam
760 - 835
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 943
Gabriel Biel
1418 - 1495
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 944
Olavo de Carvalho
1947 - 2022
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 945
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 946
Firmin Abauzit
1679 - 1767
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 947
Fernando Savater
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 948
Lacydes of Cyrene
300 BC - 205 BC
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 949
Evald Ilyenkov
1924 - 1979
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 950
Tomáš Halík
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 951
Cineas
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 952
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 277. Before him are Leonard Adleman, Cem Karaca, Sylvester Levay, David D. Friedman, Pietro Grasso, and Sammy Gravano. After him are Bruno Nuytten, Adrienne Barbeau, Prawit Wongsuwon, Zdeňka Vávrová, Jim Davis, and Ali Akbar Velayati.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsLeonard Adleman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 271
Cem Karaca
SINGER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 272
Sylvester Levay
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 273
David D. Friedman
ECONOMIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 274
Pietro Grasso
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 275
Sammy Gravano
MAFIOSO
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 276
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 277
Bruno Nuytten
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 278
Adrienne Barbeau
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 279
Prawit Wongsuwon
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 280
Zdeňka Vávrová
ASTRONOMER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 281
Jim Davis
COMIC ARTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 282
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 283
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 3,403 out of 7,253. Before him are Jan Ullrich (1973), Gabriel Biel (1418), Wilhelm Roux (1850), Werner Voss (1897), Erich Weinert (1890), and Heinrich Barkhausen (1881). After him are Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633), Pavle Jurišić Šturm (1848), Hillel Furstenberg (1935), Caesarius of Heisterbach (1180), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), and Kurt Moll (1938).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJan Ullrich
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 3,397
Gabriel Biel
PHILOSOPHER
1418 - 1495
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 3,398
Wilhelm Roux
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1924
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3,399
Werner Voss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1917
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3,400
Erich Weinert
WRITER
1890 - 1953
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3,401
Heinrich Barkhausen
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1956
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 3,402
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3,403
Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow
POLITICIAN
1633 - 1695
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3,404
Pavle Jurišić Šturm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1922
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3,405
Hillel Furstenberg
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3,406
Caesarius of Heisterbach
WRITER
1180 - 1240
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,407
Curt von Bardeleben
WRITER
1861 - 1924
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,408
Kurt Moll
SINGER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 3,409
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 120. Before him are Arthur Oncken Lovejoy (1873), Johannes Agricola (1494), Erich Neumann (1905), Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann (1743), Karl Groos (1861), and Gabriel Biel (1418). After him are Gottlob Ernst Schulze (1761), Heinrich Khunrath (1560), Friedrich Paulsen (1846), Robert Spaemann (1927), Hermann Usener (1834), and August Böckh (1785).
Arthur Oncken Lovejoy
1873 - 1962
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 114
Johannes Agricola
1494 - 1566
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 115
Erich Neumann
1905 - 1960
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 116
Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
1743 - 1815
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 117
Karl Groos
1861 - 1946
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 118
Gabriel Biel
1418 - 1495
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 119
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 120
Gottlob Ernst Schulze
1761 - 1833
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 121
Heinrich Khunrath
1560 - 1605
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 122
Friedrich Paulsen
1846 - 1908
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 123
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 124
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 125
August Böckh
1785 - 1867
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 126