PHILOSOPHER
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
Ronald Dworkin
Ronald Myles Dworkin (; December 11, 1931 – February 14, 2013) was an American legal philosopher, jurist, and scholar of United States constitutional law. At the time of his death, he was Frank Henry Sommer Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University and Professor of Jurisprudence at University College London. Dworkin had taught previously at Yale Law School and the University of Oxford, where he was the Professor of Jurisprudence, successor to philosopher H. L. A. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Dworkin has received more than 1,034,066 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Ronald Dworkin is the 434th most popular philosopher (down from 360th in 2019), the 1,329th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,039th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Philosopher.
Ronald Dworkin is most famous for his theory of law as integrity. He argues that the law is a system of principles, and that judges should be faithful to the law by interpreting the law as a coherent whole.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
60.81
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Ronald Dworkin ranks 434 out of 1,267. Before him are Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, H. L. A. Hart, Henry Suso, Abul A'la Maududi, and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. After him are Antoine Destutt de Tracy, Giles of Rome, Ernest Gellner, Francisco Ferrer, Emmanuel Mounier, and Thomas Cajetan.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 428
Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples
1460 - 1537
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 429
H. L. A. Hart
1907 - 1992
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 430
Henry Suso
1295 - 1366
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 431
Abul A'la Maududi
1903 - 1979
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 432
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1883 - 1966
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 433
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 434
Antoine Destutt de Tracy
1754 - 1836
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 435
Giles of Rome
1243 - 1316
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 436
Ernest Gellner
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 437
Francisco Ferrer
1859 - 1909
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 438
Emmanuel Mounier
1905 - 1950
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 439
Thomas Cajetan
1469 - 1534
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 440
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Ronald Dworkin ranks 69. Before him are Arata Isozaki, Richard F. Heck, Ike Turner, Rita Moreno, Jean-Claude Carrière, and Hamilton O. Smith. After him are Alfred Brendel, Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Caterina Valente, Antonella Lualdi, Don King, and Carroll Baker. Among people deceased in 2013, Ronald Dworkin ranks 57. Before him are Chinua Achebe, Viktor Kulikov, Manfred Rommel, Ovadia Yosef, Tadeusz Mazowiecki, and Gyula Horn. After him are Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Hiroshi Yamauchi, Pierre Mauroy, Henri Dutilleux, Antoni Ramallets, and J. J. Cale.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsArata Isozaki
ARCHITECT
1931 - 2022
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 63
Richard F. Heck
CHEMIST
1931 - 2015
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 64
Ike Turner
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 65
Rita Moreno
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 66
Jean-Claude Carrière
WRITER
1931 - 2021
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 67
Hamilton O. Smith
BIOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 68
Ronald Dworkin
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 69
Alfred Brendel
MUSICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 70
Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 71
Caterina Valente
SINGER
1931 - 2024
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 72
Antonella Lualdi
ACTOR
1931 - 2023
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 73
Don King
CELEBRITY
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 74
Carroll Baker
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 75
Others Deceased in 2013
Go to all RankingsChinua Achebe
WRITER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 51
Viktor Kulikov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 2013
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 52
Manfred Rommel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 53
Ovadia Yosef
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2013
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 54
Tadeusz Mazowiecki
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 55
Gyula Horn
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 56
Ronald Dworkin
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 57
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 58
Hiroshi Yamauchi
BUSINESSPERSON
1927 - 2013
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 59
Pierre Mauroy
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 60
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 61
Antoni Ramallets
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2013
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 62
J. J. Cale
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2013
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 63
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ronald Dworkin ranks 1,329 out of 20,380. Before him are Mahalia Jackson (1911), John Grisham (1955), Michael Rockefeller (1938), Mark Ruffalo (1967), J. K. Simmons (1955), and Dr. Dre (1965). After him are William Boeing (1881), Lee de Forest (1873), Jean Tatlock (1914), Raoul Walsh (1887), Eric Roberts (1956), and John Updike (1932).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMahalia Jackson
SINGER
1911 - 1972
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,323
John Grisham
WRITER
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 1,324
Michael Rockefeller
EXPLORER
1938 - 1963
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,325
Mark Ruffalo
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,326
J. K. Simmons
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,327
Dr. Dre
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1,328
Ronald Dworkin
PHILOSOPHER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,329
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,330
Lee de Forest
INVENTOR
1873 - 1961
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 1,331
Jean Tatlock
PSYCHOLOGIST
1914 - 1944
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,332
Raoul Walsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 1,333
Eric Roberts
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 1,334
John Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 1,335
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Ronald Dworkin ranks 9. Before him are Robert Nozick (1938), Judith Butler (1956), Anne Sullivan (1866), Richard Rorty (1931), John Searle (1932), and Hilary Putnam (1926). After him are Nelson Goodman (1906), Martha Nussbaum (1947), Daniel Dennett (1942), Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), Murray Bookchin (1921), and Saul Kripke (1940).
Robert Nozick
1938 - 2002
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 3
Judith Butler
1956 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 4
Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 5
Richard Rorty
1931 - 2007
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 6
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 7
Hilary Putnam
1926 - 2016
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 8
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 9
Nelson Goodman
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 10
Martha Nussbaum
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
Daniel Dennett
1942 - 2024
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 12
Willard Van Orman Quine
1908 - 2000
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 13
Murray Bookchin
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 14
Saul Kripke
1940 - 2022
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 15