PHILOSOPHER
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
Zygmunt Bauman
Zygmunt Bauman (; 19 November 1925 – 9 January 2017) was a Polish–British sociologist and philosopher. He was driven out of the Polish People's Republic during the 1968 Polish political crisis and forced to give up his Polish citizenship. He emigrated to Israel; three years later he moved to the United Kingdom. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zygmunt Bauman has received more than 1,272,900 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. Zygmunt Bauman is the 134th most popular philosopher (down from 119th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Poland (down from 24th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Polish Philosopher.
Zygmunt Bauman is a sociologist and philosopher who is most famous for his work in the areas of postmodernity, globalization, consumerism, and liquid modernity.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
71.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
10.64
Effective Languages (L*)
2.50
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Zygmunt Bauman ranks 134 out of 1,267. Before him are Hans-Georg Gadamer, Ernst Cassirer, Marsilio Ficino, Friedrich Fröbel, Swami Vivekananda, and Isocrates. After him are Baron d'Holbach, Oswald Spengler, Duns Scotus, Martin Buber, Wilhelm Dilthey, and Giambattista Vico.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHans-Georg Gadamer
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 128
Ernst Cassirer
1874 - 1945
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 129
Marsilio Ficino
1433 - 1499
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 130
Friedrich Fröbel
1782 - 1852
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 131
Swami Vivekananda
1863 - 1902
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 132
Isocrates
436 BC - 338 BC
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 133
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 134
Baron d'Holbach
1723 - 1789
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 135
Oswald Spengler
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 136
Duns Scotus
1265 - 1308
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 137
Martin Buber
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 138
Wilhelm Dilthey
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.43
Rank: 139
Giambattista Vico
1668 - 1744
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 140
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Zygmunt Bauman ranks 11. Before him are Yukio Mishima, Patrice Lumumba, Gilles Deleuze, Paul Newman, Alija Izetbegović, and Giorgio Napolitano. After him are Mahathir Mohamad, Albert Bandura, Audie Murphy, Mikis Theodorakis, Lee Van Cleef, and Carlos Castaneda. Among people deceased in 2017, Zygmunt Bauman ranks 7. Before him are Charles Manson, Helmut Kohl, Michael I of Romania, Roger Moore, Stanislav Petrov, and Gene Cernan. After him are Salvatore Riina, Ali Abdullah Saleh, David Rockefeller, Jalal Talabani, Raymond Kopa, and Chuck Berry.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsYukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 5
Patrice Lumumba
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1961
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 6
Gilles Deleuze
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 7
Paul Newman
ACTOR
1925 - 2008
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 8
Alija Izetbegović
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2003
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 9
Giorgio Napolitano
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 10
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 11
Mahathir Mohamad
POLITICIAN
1925 - Present
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 12
Albert Bandura
PSYCHOLOGIST
1925 - 2021
HPI: 71.72
Rank: 13
Audie Murphy
ACTOR
1925 - 1971
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 14
Mikis Theodorakis
COMPOSER
1925 - 2021
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 15
Lee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 16
Carlos Castaneda
WRITER
1925 - 1998
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsCharles Manson
EXTREMIST
1934 - 2017
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 1
Helmut Kohl
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2017
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 2
Michael I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2017
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 3
Roger Moore
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 4
Stanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 5
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 6
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 8
Ali Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 11
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 13
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Zygmunt Bauman ranks 31 out of 1,694. Before him are Fedor von Bock (1880), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Eric of Pomerania (1381), Isaac Bashevis Singer (1902), Ernst Cassirer (1874), and Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846). After him are Yitzhak Shamir (1915), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Günther von Kluge (1882), Andrzej Wajda (1926), Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), and Maximilian Kolbe (1894).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsFedor von Bock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1945
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
Władysław IV Vasa
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 26
Eric of Pomerania
PIRATE
1381 - 1459
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 27
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 28
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 29
Henryk Sienkiewicz
WRITER
1846 - 1916
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 30
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 31
Yitzhak Shamir
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 32
Sigismund II Augustus
POLITICIAN
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 33
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 34
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 35
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 36
Maximilian Kolbe
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1894 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 37
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Poland
Among philosophers born in Poland, Zygmunt Bauman ranks 4. Before him are Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), and Ernst Cassirer (1874). After him are Christian Wolff (1679), Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768), Jakob Böhme (1575), Judah Loew ben Bezalel (1512), Alfred Tarski (1901), Günther Anders (1902), Paul Tillich (1886), and Heinrich Rickert (1863).
Arthur Schopenhauer
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 1
Johann Gottfried Herder
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 2
Ernst Cassirer
1874 - 1945
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 3
Zygmunt Bauman
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 4
Christian Wolff
1679 - 1754
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 5
Friedrich Schleiermacher
1768 - 1834
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 6
Jakob Böhme
1575 - 1624
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 7
Judah Loew ben Bezalel
1512 - 1609
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 8
Alfred Tarski
1901 - 1983
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 9
Günther Anders
1902 - 1992
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 10
Paul Tillich
1886 - 1965
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 11
Heinrich Rickert
1863 - 1936
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 12