1964 - Today
Richard David Precht (German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈdaːvɪt ˈpʁɛçt]; born 8 December 1964) is a German philosopher and author of successful popular science books about philosophical issues. He hosts the TV show "Precht" on ZDF. He was an honorary professor of philosophy at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg from 2011 to October 2023 and is an honorary professor of philosophy and aesthetics at the Hanns Eisler University of Music in Berlin. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard David Precht has received more than 219,929 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard David Precht is the 1,131st most popular philosopher (down from 1,071st in 2019), the 4,690th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,292nd in 2019) and the 133rd most popular German Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Richard David Precht ranks 1,131 out of 1,081. Before him are Charles Hartshorne, Sara Danius, C. H. Dodd, Patricia Hill Collins, Walter Kaufmann, and Antoinette Brown Blackwell. After him are Peter Geach, Alexander Tarasov, Susan Haack, C. I. Lewis, Homi K. Bhabha, and J. J. C. Smart.
1897 - 2000
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,125
1962 - 2019
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 1,126
1884 - 1973
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 1,127
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 1,128
1921 - 1980
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 1,129
1825 - 1921
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 1,130
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 1,131
1916 - 2013
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 1,132
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 1,133
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 1,134
1883 - 1964
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 1,135
1949 - Present
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 1,136
1920 - 2012
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 1,137
Among people born in 1964, Richard David Precht ranks 357. Before him are Miguel Varoni, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein, Peter Wohlleben, Carlos Aguilera, Fernando De Napoli, and Laura Poitras. After him are Seiko Hashimoto, Sékouba Konaté, Ivan Bella, Debi Mazar, Andrea Chiesa, and Dunja Mijatović.
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 351
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 352
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 353
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 354
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 355
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 356
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 357
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 358
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 359
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 360
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 361
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 362
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 363
Among people born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 4,690 out of 6,142. Before him are Toni Ulmen (1906), Peter Wohlleben (1964), Walter Kaufmann (1921), Tim Wiese (1981), Tomislav Marić (1973), and Aki Schmidt (1935). After him are Wolfgang Peters (1929), Shawn Bradley (1972), Gert Hofmann (1931), Jamal Musiala (2003), Kiki Smith (1954), and Jan Frodeno (1981).
1906 - 1976
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 4,684
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 4,685
1921 - 1980
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 4,686
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 4,687
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 4,688
1935 - 2016
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 4,689
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 4,690
1929 - 2003
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 4,691
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 4,692
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 4,693
2003 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 4,694
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.36
Rank: 4,695
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 4,696
Among philosophers born in Germany, Richard David Precht ranks 133. Before him are Martin Chemnitz (1522), Hermann Gunkel (1862), Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde (1930), F. C. S. Schiller (1864), Volker Zotz (1956), and Walter Kaufmann (1921).
1522 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 127
1862 - 1932
HPI: 46.45
Rank: 128
1930 - 2019
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 129
1864 - 1937
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 130
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 131
1921 - 1980
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 132
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 133