PHILOSOPHER
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
Robert Spaemann
Robert Spaemann (5 May 1927 – 10 December 2018) was a German Catholic philosopher. He is considered a member of the Ritter School. Spaemann's focus was on Christian ethics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Spaemann has received more than 81,851 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Robert Spaemann is the 1,026th most popular philosopher (down from 996th in 2019), the 3,887th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,653rd in 2019) and the 124th most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
82k
Page Views (PV)
57.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
4.35
Effective Languages (L*)
2.12
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Robert Spaemann ranks 1,026 out of 1,267. Before him are Daniel Bensaïd, Derek Parfit, Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Hegesias of Magnesia, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, and John Hick. After him are Hermann Usener, Josiah Royce, August Böckh, Idomeneus of Lampsacus, Jaime Balmes, and Sopater of Apamea.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Bensaïd
1946 - 2010
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1,020
Derek Parfit
1942 - 2017
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 1,021
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
1921 - 1990
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 1,022
Hegesias of Magnesia
200 BC - 170 BC
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 1,023
Caspar Bartholin the Elder
1585 - 1629
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 1,024
John Hick
1922 - 2012
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 1,025
Robert Spaemann
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 1,026
Hermann Usener
1834 - 1905
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,027
Josiah Royce
1855 - 1916
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 1,028
August Böckh
1785 - 1867
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,029
Idomeneus of Lampsacus
400 BC - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 1,030
Jaime Balmes
1810 - 1848
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 1,031
Sopater of Apamea
242 - 325
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 1,032
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Robert Spaemann ranks 239. Before him are Eileen Ryan, Don Revie, Leontyne Price, Herbert Ross, Laurel Aitken, and Yevgeny Morgunov. After him are Luis Rijo, Shoji Nishio, Eugene Parker, Charles Pasqua, William Hickey, and Charles de Tornaco. Among people deceased in 2018, Robert Spaemann ranks 231. Before him are Inge Borkh, Domenico Losurdo, Otis Rush, Phan Văn Khải, Morris Halle, and Cecil Taylor. After him are Álvaro Arzú, Lisbeth Palme, Verne Troyer, Yoshinori Shigematsu, Geoff Emerick, and Károly Palotai.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsEileen Ryan
ACTOR
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 233
Don Revie
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1989
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 234
Leontyne Price
SINGER
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 235
Herbert Ross
ACTOR
1927 - 2001
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 236
Laurel Aitken
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 237
Yevgeny Morgunov
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 238
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 239
Luis Rijo
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 240
Shoji Nishio
MARTIAL ARTS
1927 - 2005
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 241
Eugene Parker
ASTRONOMER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 242
Charles Pasqua
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 243
William Hickey
ACTOR
1927 - 1997
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 244
Charles de Tornaco
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsInge Borkh
SINGER
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 225
Domenico Losurdo
HISTORIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 226
Otis Rush
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 227
Phan Văn Khải
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2018
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 228
Morris Halle
LINGUIST
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 229
Cecil Taylor
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 230
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 231
Álvaro Arzú
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2018
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 232
Lisbeth Palme
PSYCHOLOGIST
1931 - 2018
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 233
Verne Troyer
ACTOR
1969 - 2018
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 234
Yoshinori Shigematsu
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 235
Geoff Emerick
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 236
Károly Palotai
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 237
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Robert Spaemann ranks 3,887 out of 7,253. Before him are Heinrich Gelzer (1847), Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1681), Karoline von Günderrode (1780), Johann Theile (1646), Eberhard Vogel (1943), and Werner Klemperer (1920). After him are Christian Gotthilf Salzmann (1744), Maximilian von Montgelas (1759), Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765), Karl Alfred von Zittel (1839), Wilhelm Jordan (1842), and Walter Andreas Schwarz (1913).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Gelzer
HISTORIAN
1847 - 1906
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,881
Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
POLITICIAN
1681 - 1724
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,882
Karoline von Günderrode
WRITER
1780 - 1806
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 3,883
Johann Theile
COMPOSER
1646 - 1724
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,884
Eberhard Vogel
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,885
Werner Klemperer
ACTOR
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 3,886
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,887
Christian Gotthilf Salzmann
WRITER
1744 - 1811
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,888
Maximilian von Montgelas
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,889
Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger
ASTRONOMER
1765 - 1831
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 3,890
Karl Alfred von Zittel
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1904
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,891
Wilhelm Jordan
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,892
Walter Andreas Schwarz
SINGER
1913 - 1992
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 3,893
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Robert Spaemann ranks 124. Before him are Karl Groos (1861), Gabriel Biel (1418), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Gottlob Ernst Schulze (1761), Heinrich Khunrath (1560), and Friedrich Paulsen (1846). After him are Hermann Usener (1834), August Böckh (1785), Paul Deussen (1845), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Carl Dahlhaus (1928), and Theodor Benfey (1809).
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
Paul Deussen
1845 - 1919
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 127
Wilhelm Gesenius
1786 - 1842
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 128
Carl Dahlhaus
1928 - 1989
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 129
Theodor Benfey
1809 - 1881
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 130