1912 - 1989
Wilfrid Stalker Sellars (May 20, 1912 – July 2, 1989) was an American philosopher and prominent developer of critical realism, who "revolutionized both the content and the method of philosophy in the United States". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilfrid Sellars has received more than 287,553 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Wilfrid Sellars is the 951st most popular philosopher (down from 943rd in 2019), the 4,549th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,762nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, Wilfrid Sellars ranks 951 out of 1,081. Before him are Zhang Binglin, Rudolf Stammler, Caspar Bartholin the Elder, Daniel Bensaïd, David of Dinant, and Camillo Berneri. After him are Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Clémence Royer, Alfonso Reyes, Dominicus Gundissalinus, Phaenias of Eresus, and Susan George.
1868 - 1936
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 945
1856 - 1938
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 946
1585 - 1629
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 947
1946 - 2010
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 948
1160 - 1217
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 949
1897 - 1937
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 950
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 951
1940 - 2007
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 952
1830 - 1902
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 953
1889 - 1959
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 954
1115 - 1190
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 955
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 956
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 957
Among people born in 1912, Wilfrid Sellars ranks 179. Before him are Ioannis Alevras, Yusuf Lule, B. D. Jatti, Sabiha Kasimati, Agnes Martin, and Pál Kovács. After him are István Örkény, Sándor Végh, Sabicas, Roger Courtois, Juan Carlos Aramburu, and Niyazi. Among people deceased in 1989, Wilfrid Sellars ranks 140. Before him are George C. Homans, Armand Salacrou, Jean-Michel Charlier, Abdul Rahman Ghassemlou, Christine Jorgensen, and Harry Andrews. After him are Edmund Leach, Paul Shenar, Yuliya Solntseva, José López Rega, Alex Thépot, and Henri Sauguet.
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 173
1912 - 1985
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 174
1912 - 2002
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 175
1912 - 1951
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 176
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 177
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 178
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 179
1912 - 1979
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 180
1912 - 1997
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 181
1912 - 1990
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 182
1912 - 1972
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 183
1912 - 2004
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 184
1912 - 1984
HPI: 49.99
Rank: 185
1910 - 1989
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 134
1899 - 1989
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 135
1924 - 1989
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 136
1930 - 1989
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 137
1926 - 1989
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 138
1911 - 1989
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 139
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 140
1910 - 1989
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 141
1936 - 1989
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 142
1901 - 1989
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 143
1916 - 1989
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 144
1906 - 1989
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 145
1901 - 1989
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 146
Among people born in United States, Wilfrid Sellars ranks 4,549 out of 18,182. Before him are Elmo Lincoln (1889), Troy Donahue (1936), Roy Cohn (1927), Leonard Adleman (1945), Yogi Berra (1925), and Harry Nelson Pillsbury (1872). After him are Adlai Stevenson I (1835), Sharon Gless (1943), Anne Tyler (1941), Billy Paul (1934), Henry Paulson (1946), and Movita Castaneda (1916).
1889 - 1952
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 4,543
1936 - 2001
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,544
1927 - 1986
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,545
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,546
1925 - 2015
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,547
1872 - 1906
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,548
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,549
1835 - 1914
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 4,550
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,551
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,552
1934 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,553
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,554
1916 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 4,555
Among philosophers born in United States, Wilfrid Sellars ranks 42. Before him are Susanne Langer (1895), James Mark Baldwin (1861), Robert Anton Wilson (1932), Lon L. Fuller (1902), Lysander Spooner (1808), and Peter Lamborn Wilson (1945). After him are Susan George (1934), Ram Dass (1931), Mary Daly (1928), Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), and Stanley Cavell (1926).
1895 - 1985
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 36
1861 - 1934
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 37
1932 - 2007
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 38
1902 - 1978
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 39
1808 - 1887
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 40
1945 - 2022
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 41
1912 - 1989
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 42
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 43
1931 - 2019
HPI: 49.84
Rank: 44
1928 - 2010
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 45
1929 - 2023
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 46
1799 - 1888
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 47
1926 - 2018
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 48