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William Lane Craig

1949 - Today

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William Lane Craig (born August 23, 1949) is an American analytic philosopher, Christian apologist, author, and Wesleyan theologian who upholds the view of Molinism and neo-Apollinarianism. He is a professor of philosophy at Houston Christian University and at the Talbot School of Theology of Biola University. Craig has updated and defended the Kalam cosmological argument for the existence of God. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Lane Craig has received more than 1,531,432 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). William Lane Craig is the 1,029th most popular philosopher (down from 990th in 2019), the 5,758th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,652nd in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Philosopher.

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  • 26

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  • 2.87

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  • 3.72

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, William Lane Craig ranks 1,029 out of 1,081. Before him are G. A. Cohen, P. C. Chang, Paul Deussen, Eugenio Garin, Ivan Merz, and Jean François de Saint-Lambert. After him are Herbert Feigl, Buddhapālita, Hirata Atsutane, Samuel ibn Tibbon, Pierre Lévy, and Jean Cavaillès.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, William Lane Craig ranks 336. Before him are Arjun Appadurai, Sam Rainsy, Philippe de Villiers, Bei Dao, Rodrigo Rato, and Conny Torstensson. After him are William Shepherd, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Manny Mori, Gayle Rubin, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, and Kalevi Aho.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Lane Craig ranks 5,758 out of 18,182. Before him are Jonah Falcon (1970), Joey Kramer (1950), Bob Lazar (1959), James Jamerson (1936), Jason Segel (1980), and Diana Muldaur (1938). After him are Fran Lebowitz (1950), Roy Eldridge (1911), Mark Rolston (1956), James Stafford (1932), Richard D. Zanuck (1934), and Gary Ross (1956).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States

Among philosophers born in United States, William Lane Craig ranks 52. Before him are Harry Frankfurt (1929), Amos Bronson Alcott (1799), Stanley Cavell (1926), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Allan Bloom (1930), and Hubert Dreyfus (1929). After him are Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (1787), Richard Posner (1939), Sandra Harding (1935), Amina Wadud (1952), Josiah Royce (1855), and David Ray Griffin (1939).

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