PHILOSOPHER
Volker Zotz
1956 - Today
Volker Zotz
Volker Helmut Manfred Zotz (born 28 October 1956) is an eminent Austrian philosopher, religious studies scholar, Buddhologist and a prolific author. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Volker Zotz has received more than 23,300 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Volker Zotz is the 1,210th most popular philosopher (down from 1,113th in 2019), the 5,232nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,460th in 2019) and the 149th most popular German Philosopher.
Memorability Metrics
23k
Page Views (PV)
52.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Volker Zotz ranks 1,210 out of 1,267. Before him are Alexander Tarasov, Patricia Hill Collins, Dugald Stewart, Walter Kaufmann, Simon Blackburn, and J. J. C. Smart. After him are Wendy Brown, Alister McGrath, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, George Henry Lewes, David Ray Griffin, and John Gray.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Tarasov
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 1,204
Patricia Hill Collins
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,205
Dugald Stewart
1753 - 1828
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 1,206
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 1,207
Simon Blackburn
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 1,208
J. J. C. Smart
1920 - 2012
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,209
Volker Zotz
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,210
Wendy Brown
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 1,211
Alister McGrath
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 1,212
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
1787 - 1851
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,213
George Henry Lewes
1817 - 1878
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,214
David Ray Griffin
1939 - 2022
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 1,215
John Gray
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 1,216
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Volker Zotz ranks 414. Before him are Steven Saylor, Brian Robertson, Miloš Šestić, Bent Hamer, Mark R. Hughes, and Alexey Ulyukaev. After him are Alexander Beglov, Pierre Pincemaille, Leonid Fedun, Andrew Lesnie, Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, and Evelin Jahl.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsSteven Saylor
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 408
Brian Robertson
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 409
Miloš Šestić
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 410
Bent Hamer
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 411
Mark R. Hughes
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - 2000
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 412
Alexey Ulyukaev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 413
Volker Zotz
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 414
Alexander Beglov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 415
Pierre Pincemaille
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2018
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 416
Leonid Fedun
BUSINESSPERSON
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 417
Andrew Lesnie
POLITICIAN
1956 - 2015
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 418
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 419
Evelin Jahl
ATHLETE
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 420
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Volker Zotz ranks 5,232 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (1971), Carla Bodendorf (1953), Jürgen Nöldner (1941), Georg Leber (1920), Armin Veh (1961), and Patricia Janečková (1998). After him are Isabell Werth (1969), Walter Lassally (1926), Jürgen Hennig (1951), Jens Jeremies (1974), Leo Wilden (1936), and Ernst Ising (1900).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 5,226
Carla Bodendorf
ATHLETE
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 5,227
Jürgen Nöldner
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 5,228
Georg Leber
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2012
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 5,229
Armin Veh
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 5,230
Patricia Janečková
SINGER
1998 - 2023
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 5,231
Volker Zotz
PHILOSOPHER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 5,232
Isabell Werth
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 5,233
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 5,234
Jürgen Hennig
CHEMIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 5,235
Jens Jeremies
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 5,236
Leo Wilden
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 5,237
Ernst Ising
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1998
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 5,238
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Volker Zotz ranks 149. Before him are Friedrich Gogarten (1887), Dieter Henrich (1927), F. C. S. Schiller (1864), Hermann Lietz (1868), Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde (1930), and Walter Kaufmann (1921). After him are Richard David Precht (1964).
Friedrich Gogarten
1887 - 1967
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 143
Dieter Henrich
1927 - 2022
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 144
F. C. S. Schiller
1864 - 1937
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 145
Hermann Lietz
1868 - 1919
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 146
Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde
1930 - 2019
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 147
Walter Kaufmann
1921 - 1980
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 148
Volker Zotz
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 149
Richard David Precht
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 150