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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". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William A. Dembski has received more than 221,955 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William A. Dembski is the 1,163rd most popular philosopher (down from 1,082nd in 2019), the 12,981st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,776th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 16

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  • 3.66

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  • 2.63

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William A. Dembski ranks 1,163 out of 1,081. Before him are Will Kymlicka, Julia Annas, Alex Callinicos, N. T. Wright, Colin McGinn, and Michel Weber. After him are Alberto Jori, Taraneh Javanbakht, and Richard Carrier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, William A. Dembski ranks 582. Before him are Vincent Peillon, Wallace Roney, Mohanlal, Karl Erjavec, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, and Osvaldo Escudero. After him are Robertas Žulpa, Bajram Kosumi, Silk Smitha, Johnny Paul Koroma, Masaaki Yanagishita, and Andrzej Pałasz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William A. Dembski ranks 12,981 out of 18,182. Before him are Johnny Whitworth (1975), Eion Bailey (1976), B. J. Armstrong (1967), Susan Lindquist (1949), Becki Newton (1978), and Brandon T. Jackson (1984). After him are George Woods (1943), Tom Laughlin (1931), Jerome Cowan (1897), Jesse Hughes (1972), Keri Hilson (1982), and Dan Jansen (1965).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William A. Dembski ranks 83. Before him are Stanley Fish (1938), Michael Novak (1933), Cornel West (1953), Peter Kreeft (1937), Christine Korsgaard (1952), and Stephen Walt (1955). After him are Richard Carrier (1969).

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