1905 - 1983
Raymond Claude Ferdinand Aron (French: [ʁɛmɔ̃ aʁɔ̃]; 14 March 1905 – 17 October 1983) was a French philosopher, sociologist, political scientist, and journalist. Aron is best known for his 1955 book The Opium of the Intellectuals, the title of which inverts Karl Marx's claim that religion was the opium of the people; he argues that Marxism was the opium of the intellectuals in post-war France. In the book, Aron chastised French intellectuals for what he described as their harsh criticism of capitalism and democracy and their simultaneous defense of Marxist oppression, atrocities, and intolerance. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raymond Aron has received more than 297,444 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Raymond Aron is the 258th most popular philosopher, the 666th most popular biography from France (down from 648th in 2019) and the 35th most popular French Philosopher.
Raymond Aron was a French philosopher, sociologist, and historian who is most famous for his contributions to the theory of totalitarianism.
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Among philosophers, Raymond Aron ranks 258 out of 1,089. Before him are Otto Weininger, Arcesilaus, Al-Ash'ari, Speusippus, Bias of Priene, and Xenocrates. After him are Moritz Schlick, Bruno Bauer, Roger Garaudy, Al-Jahiz, Shen Kuo, and Priscus.
1880 - 1903
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 252
315 BC - 240 BC
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 253
873 - 936
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 254
407 BC - 339 BC
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 255
600 BC - 530 BC
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 256
396 BC - 314 BC
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 257
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 258
1882 - 1936
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 259
1809 - 1882
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 260
1913 - 2012
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 261
775 - 868
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 262
1031 - 1095
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 263
410 - Present
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 264
Among people born in 1905, Raymond Aron ranks 21. Before him are Carl David Anderson, Felix Bloch, Vasily Grossman, Arthur Koestler, Raymond Cattell, and Marcel Lefebvre. After him are Fred Trump, Guillermo Stábile, Artem Mikoyan, Emilio Segrè, Max Schmeling, and Franz Ziereis. Among people deceased in 1983, Raymond Aron ranks 14. Before him are Idris of Libya, Tennessee Williams, Felix Bloch, Buckminster Fuller, David Niven, and Arthur Koestler. After him are Nikolai Podgorny, Meyer Lansky, Gerhard Barkhorn, Alfred Tarski, Gloria Swanson, and John Fante.
1905 - 1991
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 15
1905 - 1983
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 16
1905 - 1964
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 17
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 18
1905 - 1998
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
1905 - 1991
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 20
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 21
1905 - 1999
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 22
1905 - 1966
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 23
1905 - 1970
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 24
1905 - 1989
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 25
1905 - 2005
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 26
1905 - 1945
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 27
1889 - 1983
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
1911 - 1983
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 9
1905 - 1983
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 10
1895 - 1983
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 11
1910 - 1983
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 12
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.99
Rank: 13
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 14
1903 - 1983
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 15
1902 - 1983
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 16
1919 - 1983
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 17
1901 - 1983
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 18
1899 - 1983
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 19
1909 - 1983
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 20
Among people born in France, Raymond Aron ranks 666 out of 5,234. Before him are Thomas Bangalter (1), Magnentius (303), Paul Langevin (1872), Suzanne Valadon (1865), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), and Alfred Kastler (1902). After him are Adam de la Halle (1245), Louis Renault (1877), Roger Garaudy (1913), Hans Bethe (1906), Dora Maar (1907), and Jean Parisot de Valette (1494).
1 - Present
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 660
303 - 353
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 661
1872 - 1946
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 662
1865 - 1938
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 663
1905 - 1991
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 664
1902 - 1984
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 665
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 666
1245 - 1288
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 667
1877 - 1944
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 668
1913 - 2012
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 669
1906 - 2005
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 670
1907 - 1997
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 671
1494 - 1568
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 672
Among philosophers born in France, Raymond Aron ranks 35. Before him are Gabriel Marcel (1889), Gaston Bachelard (1884), Joseph de Maistre (1753), Guy Debord (1931), Jacques Maritain (1882), and Nicole Oresme (1323). After him are Roger Garaudy (1913), François Fénelon (1651), Georges Sorel (1847), Félix Guattari (1930), Roscellinus (1050), and Sebastian Brant (1458).
1889 - 1973
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 29
1884 - 1962
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 30
1753 - 1821
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 31
1931 - 1994
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 32
1882 - 1973
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 33
1323 - 1382
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 34
1905 - 1983
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 35
1913 - 2012
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 36
1651 - 1715
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 37
1847 - 1922
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 38
1930 - 1992
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 39
1050 - 1121
HPI: 72.26
Rank: 40
1458 - 1521
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 41