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William A. Dembski

1960 - Today

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William Albert Dembski (born July 18, 1960) is an American mathematician, philosopher and theologian. He was a proponent of intelligent design (ID) pseudoscience, specifically the concept of specified complexity, and was a senior fellow of the Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture (CSC). On September 23, 2016, he officially retired from intelligent design, resigning all his "formal associations with the ID community, including [his] Discovery Institute fellowship of 20 years". A February 2021 interview in the CSC's blog Evolution News announced "his return to the intelligent design arena". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. William A. Dembski is the 1,266th most popular philosopher (down from 1,257th in 2024), the 15,403rd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,682nd in 2019) and the 95th most popular American Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William A. Dembski ranks 1,266 out of 1,267. Before him are Linda Martín Alcoff, Lea Ypi, A. C. Grayling, Miranda Fricker, Taraneh Javanbakht, and Alenka Zupančič. After him are Alberto Jori, Kohei Saito, Gadis Arivia, Nigel Warburton, Julian Baggini, and Pekka Himanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, William A. Dembski ranks 895. Before him are Sanasar Oganisyan, Oh Yun-kyo, Pete Namlook, Gurinder Chadha, David Bateson, and Marty Jannetty. After him are Nae Caranfil, Bob Mould, Yōsuke Yamamoto, Dennis Stewart, Enex Jean-Charles, and Akinobu Osako.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William A. Dembski ranks 15,409 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Nelson Reilly (1931), Joe Gans (1874), Dave Heineman (1948), Gedde Watanabe (1955), Seth Moulton (1978), and Marty Jannetty (1960). After him are Tony Rice (1951), Kage Baker (1952), Nona Gaye (1974), Lacey Evans (1990), Matt Serra (1974), and Portia Doubleday (1988).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William A. Dembski ranks 95. Before him are Nel Noddings (1929), Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Joseph Overton (1960), Stanley Fish (1938), and Graham Harman (1968). After him are Richard Carrier (1969), and David Bentley Hart (1965).

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