Philosopher

Søren Kierkegaard

1813 - 1855

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Søren Kierkegaard

His biography is available in 113 different languages on Wikipedia. Søren Kierkegaard is the 37th most popular philosopher (up from 39th in 2024), the 6th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 5th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Philosopher.

Søren Kierkegaard is most famous for his philosophy of existentialism.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, Søren Kierkegaard ranks 37 out of 1,267. Before him are Thomas Hobbes, Friedrich Engels, Auguste Comte, Martin Heidegger, Maria Montessori, and Parmenides. After him are Origen, Al-Farabi, Lucretius, Rajneesh, Michel de Montaigne, and Sun Tzu.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Thomas Hobbes
1588 - 1679
HPI: 85.75
Rank: 31
Friedrich Engels
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 32
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 33
Martin Heidegger
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 34
Maria Montessori
1870 - 1952
HPI: 84.59
Rank: 35
Parmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 36
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 37
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 38
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 39
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 40
Rajneesh
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 41
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 42
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 43

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1813, Søren Kierkegaard ranks 3. Before him are Giuseppe Verdi, and Richard Wagner. After him are David Livingstone, John Snow, Claude Bernard, Ivar Aasen, Petar II Petrović-Njegoš, Franz Miklosich, Georg Büchner, Baron Alexander von Bach, and Charles-Valentin Alkan. Among people deceased in 1855, Søren Kierkegaard ranks 2. Before him is Carl Friedrich Gauss. After him are Nicholas I of Russia, Charlotte Brontë, Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, William John Swainson, Adelaide of Austria, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Maria Theresa of Austria, William Parry, and Pavel Nakhimov.

Others Born in 1813

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Giuseppe Verdi
COMPOSER
1813 - 1901
HPI: 89.28
Rank: 1
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 2
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 3
David Livingstone
EXPLORER
1813 - 1873
HPI: 77.19
Rank: 4
John Snow
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1858
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 5
Claude Bernard
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1878
HPI: 74.84
Rank: 6
Ivar Aasen
WRITER
1813 - 1896
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 7
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
WRITER
1813 - 1851
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Franz Miklosich
LINGUIST
1813 - 1891
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 9
Georg Büchner
WRITER
1813 - 1837
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 10
Baron Alexander von Bach
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1893
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 11
Charles-Valentin Alkan
MUSICIAN
1813 - 1888
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1855

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Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 1
Søren Kierkegaard
PHILOSOPHER
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 2
Nicholas I of Russia
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1855
HPI: 80.72
Rank: 3
Charlotte Brontë
WRITER
1816 - 1855
HPI: 78.80
Rank: 4
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 78.60
Rank: 5
Gérard de Nerval
WRITER
1808 - 1855
HPI: 71.74
Rank: 6
William John Swainson
BIOLOGIST
1789 - 1855
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 7
Adelaide of Austria
COMPANION
1822 - 1855
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 8
Infante Carlos, Count of Molina
POLITICIAN
1788 - 1855
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 9
Maria Theresa of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1801 - 1855
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 10
William Parry
EXPLORER
1790 - 1855
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 11
Pavel Nakhimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1802 - 1855
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 12