1585 - 1640
Uriel da Costa (Portuguese: [uɾiˈɛl dɐ ˈkɔʃtɐ]; also Acosta or d'Acosta; c. 1585 – April 1640) was a Portuguese philosopher who was born a New Christian but returned to Judaism and ended up questioning the Catholic and rabbinic traditions of his time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Uriel da Costa has received more than 122,451 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Uriel da Costa is the 356th most popular philosopher (down from 295th in 2019), the 77th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 58th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Portuguese Philosopher.
Uriel da Costa is most famous for his work on the philosophy of Judaism.
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Among philosophers, Uriel da Costa ranks 356 out of 1,081. Before him are J. L. Austin, Pompeia Plotina, Wilhelm Windelband, Euclid of Megara, René Girard, and Nachmanides. After him are Macrobius, Alexandre Kojève, Mulla Sadra, Ronald Dworkin, Edward de Bono, and Günther Anders.
1911 - 1960
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 350
65 - 121
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 351
1848 - 1915
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 352
435 BC - 365 BC
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 353
1923 - 2015
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 354
1194 - 1270
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 355
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 356
370 - 430
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 357
1902 - 1968
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 358
1571 - 1636
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 359
1931 - 2013
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 360
1933 - 2021
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 361
1902 - 1992
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 362
Among people born in 1585, Uriel da Costa ranks 7. Before him are Cardinal Richelieu, Heinrich Schütz, Cornelius Jansen, Hendrick Avercamp, Anna of Tyrol, and John George I, Elector of Saxony. After him are Zacharias Janssen, Lucilio Vanini, Jacob Le Maire, Jacques Lemercier, John Rolfe, and Hamnet Shakespeare. Among people deceased in 1640, Uriel da Costa ranks 5. Before him are Peter Paul Rubens, Murad IV, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, and Francesca Caccini. After him are Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Giuseppe Cesari, Charles, Duke of Guise, Wilhelm Kettler, Vittoria Aleotti, and Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski.
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
1585 - 1672
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 2
1585 - 1638
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 3
1585 - 1634
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 4
1585 - 1618
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 5
1585 - 1656
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 6
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 7
1585 - 1635
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 8
1585 - 1619
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 9
1585 - 1616
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 10
1585 - 1654
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 11
1585 - 1622
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 12
1585 - 1596
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 13
1577 - 1640
HPI: 85.12
Rank: 1
1612 - 1640
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 2
1595 - 1640
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 3
1587 - 1640
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 4
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 5
1609 - 1640
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 6
1567 - 1640
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 7
1568 - 1640
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 8
1571 - 1640
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 9
1574 - 1640
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 10
1575 - 1640
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 11
1595 - 1640
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 12
Among people born in Portugal, Uriel da Costa ranks 77 out of 555. Before him are Diego Columbus (1479), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), John of God (1495), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Fernando Santos (1954), and Sancho II of Portugal (1209). After him are João Manuel, Prince of Portugal (1537), António de Spínola (1910), Joan of Portugal (1439), Francisco de Almeida (1450), Diogo Dias (1450), and Beatrice of Portugal (1373).
1479 - 1527
HPI: 62.90
Rank: 71
1397 - 1471
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 72
1495 - 1550
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 73
1887 - 1908
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 74
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 75
1209 - 1248
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 76
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 77
1537 - 1554
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 78
1910 - 1996
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 79
1439 - 1475
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 80
1450 - 1510
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 81
1450 - 1500
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 82
1373 - 1420
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 83
Among philosophers born in Portugal, Uriel da Costa ranks 3. Before him are Orosius (375) and Isaac Abarbanel (1437). After him are Eduardo Lourenço (1923).
375 - 420
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 1
1437 - 1508
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 2
1585 - 1640
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
1923 - 2020
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 4