Philosophe

René Descartes

1596 - 1650

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René Descartes

Sa biographie est disponible en 178 langues sur Wikipédia (en hausse par rapport à 171 en 2024). René Descartes est le 8th philosophe le plus populaire (en baisse du 7th en 2024), la 3rd biographie la plus populaire de France, ainsi que le philosophe de France le plus populaire.

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Among Philosophes

Among philosophes, René Descartes ranks 8 out of 1,267. Before him are Aristotle, Plato, Socrates, Confucius, Pythagoras, and Immanuel Kant. After him are Avicenna, Laozi, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baruch Spinoza, Niccolò Machiavelli, and Augustine of Hippo.

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Aristotle
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 96.25
Rank: 2
Plato
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 95.94
Rank: 3
Socrates
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 94.90
Rank: 4
Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 93.57
Rank: 5
Pythagoras
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 93.36
Rank: 6
Immanuel Kant
1724 - 1804
HPI: 92.35
Rank: 7
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 8
Avicenna
980 - 1037
HPI: 92.05
Rank: 9
Laozi
604 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 91.85
Rank: 10
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 11
Baruch Spinoza
1632 - 1677
HPI: 90.63
Rank: 12
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469 - 1527
HPI: 90.45
Rank: 13
Augustine of Hippo
354 - 430
HPI: 90.39
Rank: 14

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1596, René Descartes ranks 1. After him are Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, Frederick V of the Palatinate, Michael of Russia, Pietro da Cortona, Jan van Goyen, Pieter Claesz, Emperor Go-Mizunoo, Nicola Amati, Baldassare Longhena, Peter Mogila, and Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano. Among people deceased in 1650, René Descartes ranks 1. After him are William II, Prince of Orange, Dorgon, Christoph Scheiner, Tukaram, Matthäus Merian, Bernhardus Varenius, Hanzade Sultan, Cristóvão Ferreira, James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency, and Catalina de Erauso.

Others Born in 1596

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René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia
COMPANION
1596 - 1662
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 2
Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 3
Michael of Russia
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1645
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 4
Pietro da Cortona
PAINTER
1596 - 1669
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 5
Jan van Goyen
PAINTER
1596 - 1656
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 6
Pieter Claesz
PAINTER
1596 - 1660
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 7
Emperor Go-Mizunoo
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1680
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 8
Nicola Amati
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1684
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 9
Baldassare Longhena
ARCHITECT
1596 - 1682
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 10
Peter Mogila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1596 - 1647
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 11
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1656
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1650

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René Descartes
PHILOSOPHER
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
William II, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1650
HPI: 72.22
Rank: 2
Dorgon
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1650
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 3
Christoph Scheiner
PHYSICIST
1575 - 1650
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 4
Tukaram
WRITER
1608 - 1650
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 5
Matthäus Merian
PAINTER
1593 - 1650
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 6
Bernhardus Varenius
POLITICIAN
1622 - 1650
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 7
Hanzade Sultan
NOBLEMAN
1609 - 1650
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 8
Cristóvão Ferreira
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1580 - 1650
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 9
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1650
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 10
Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency
POLITICIAN
1594 - 1650
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 11
Catalina de Erauso
POLITICIAN
1592 - 1650
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 12