1944 - Today
Simon Walter Blackburn (born 12 July 1944) is an English academic philosopher known for his work in metaethics, where he defends quasi-realism, and in the philosophy of language. More recently, he has gained a large general audience from his efforts to popularise philosophy. He has appeared in multiple episodes of the documentary series Closer to Truth. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Simon Blackburn has received more than 292,547 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Simon Blackburn is the 1,119th most popular philosopher (down from 1,058th in 2019), the 4,260th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,307th in 2019) and the 81st most popular British Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Simon Blackburn ranks 1,119 out of 1,081. Before him are Volker Zotz, Ryan White, Mary Whiton Calkins, William Ames, Alexander Berzin, and Nick Bostrom. After him are R. C. Sproul, Quentin Meillassoux, Mark Fisher, Rambhadracharya, Bernard Bosanquet, and Charles Hartshorne.
1956 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 1,113
1971 - 1990
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 1,114
1863 - 1930
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 1,115
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 1,116
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,117
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 1,118
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 1,119
1939 - 2017
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 1,120
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 1,121
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,122
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 1,123
1848 - 1923
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 1,124
1897 - 2000
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,125
Among people born in 1944, Simon Blackburn ranks 518. Before him are Kjartan Fløgstad, Dick Durbin, Alexander Berzin, Lorne Michaels, Claes-Ingvar Lagerkvist, and Miklós Páncsics. After him are Volodymyr Kaplychnyi, Russi Taylor, Emanuel Steward, Chris von Saltza, Annie Famose, and John Sebastian.
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 512
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 513
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 514
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 515
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 516
1944 - 2007
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 517
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 518
1944 - 2004
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 519
1944 - 2019
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 520
1944 - 2012
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 521
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 522
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 523
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 524
Among people born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 4,260 out of 7,765. Before him are Topper Headon (1955), Henry Hyndman (1842), John Bercow (1963), Ken Wharton (1916), Alistair Petrie (1970), and Mike Ratledge (1943). After him are Charles Bradlaugh (1833), John Prescott (1938), Leigh Hunt (1784), Michael Kitchen (1948), Robin Dunbar (1947), and Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868).
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 4,254
1842 - 1921
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 4,255
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 4,256
1916 - 1957
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,257
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,258
1943 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,259
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4,260
1833 - 1891
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,261
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,262
1784 - 1859
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,263
1948 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,264
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,265
1868 - 1938
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 4,266
Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Simon Blackburn ranks 81. Before him are John Gray (1948), W. D. Ross (1877), Michael Ruse (1940), Ralph Cudworth (1617), Walter Burley (1275), and William Ames (1576). After him are Mark Fisher (1968), Bernard Bosanquet (1848), C. H. Dodd (1884), Peter Geach (1916), Susan Haack (1945), and J. J. C. Smart (1920).
1948 - Present
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 75
1877 - 1971
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 76
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 77
1617 - 1688
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 78
1275 - 1344
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 79
1576 - 1633
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 80
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 81
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 82
1848 - 1923
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 83
1884 - 1973
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 84
1916 - 2013
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 85
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 86
1920 - 2012
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 87