1775 - 1833
William Thompson (1775 – 28 March 1833) was an Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer, developing from utilitarianism into an early critic of capitalist exploitation whose ideas influenced the cooperative, trade union and Chartist movements as well as Karl Marx. Born into the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy of wealthy landowners and merchants of Cork society, his attempt to will his estate to the cooperative movement after his death sparked a long court case as his family fought successfully to have the will annulled. According to E. T. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Thompson has received more than 69,162 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Thompson is the 1,037th most popular philosopher, the 182nd most popular biography from Ireland and the 6th most popular Irish Philosopher.
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Among philosophers, William Thompson ranks 1,037 out of 1,081. Before him are Buddhapālita, Hirata Atsutane, Samuel ibn Tibbon, Pierre Lévy, Jean Cavaillès, and Aleksei Losev. After him are Anna Tumarkin, Ramananda, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Liang Shuming, Phan Thanh Giản, and Ivan Kireyevsky.
470 - 550
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 1,031
1776 - 1843
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,032
1150 - 1230
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 1,033
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 1,034
1903 - 1944
HPI: 47.81
Rank: 1,035
1893 - 1988
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,036
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 1,037
1875 - 1951
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 1,038
1400 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 1,039
1886 - 1981
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 1,040
1893 - 1988
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1,041
1796 - 1867
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,042
1806 - 1856
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 1,043
Among people born in 1775, William Thompson ranks 41. Before him are Conrad Malte-Brun, Antonio Bertoloni, Juan Martín Díez, Adolf Stieler, Thomas Girtin, and Bhimsen Thapa. After him are Walter Savage Landor, Anna Harrison, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Carlo Porta, Francisco Ramón Vicuña, and Laura Secord. Among people deceased in 1833, William Thompson ranks 32. Before him are Nannette Streicher, Johann Friedrich Meckel, Fausto Elhuyar, Ivan Martinov, Gottlob Ernst Schulze, and Yagan. After him are Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Joshua Brookes, and Oliver Wolcott Jr..
1775 - 1826
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 35
1775 - 1868
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 36
1775 - 1825
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 37
1775 - 1836
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 38
1775 - 1802
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 39
1775 - 1839
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 40
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 41
1775 - 1864
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 42
1775 - 1864
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 43
1775 - 1835
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 44
1775 - 1821
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 45
1775 - 1849
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 46
1775 - 1868
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 47
1769 - 1833
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 26
1781 - 1833
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 27
1755 - 1833
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 28
1771 - 1833
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 29
1761 - 1833
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 30
1800 - 1833
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 31
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 32
1749 - 1833
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 33
1757 - 1833
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 34
1757 - 1833
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 35
1761 - 1833
HPI: 42.94
Rank: 36
1760 - 1833
HPI: 40.52
Rank: 37
Among people born in Ireland, William Thompson ranks 182 out of 501. Before him are Domhnall Gleeson (1983), Maeve Binchy (1939), Richard Todd (1919), Aidan of Lindisfarne (600), Dorothea Jordan (1761), and Robert Mallet (1810). After him are Andrew Scott (1976), Herbert Brenon (1880), Yvonne Farrell (1951), Jane Wilde (1821), Richard Steele (1672), and Tim O'Reilly (1954).
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 176
1939 - 2012
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 177
1919 - 2009
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 178
600 - 651
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 179
1761 - 1816
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 180
1810 - 1881
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 181
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 182
1976 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 183
1880 - 1958
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 184
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 185
1821 - 1896
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 186
1672 - 1729
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 187
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 188
Among philosophers born in Ireland, William Thompson ranks 6. Before him are George Berkeley (1685), John Scotus Eriugena (810), John Toland (1670), James Ussher (1581), and G. E. M. Anscombe (1919).
1685 - 1753
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 1
810 - 877
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 2
1670 - 1722
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 3
1581 - 1656
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4
1919 - 2001
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 5
1775 - 1833
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 6