PHILOSOPHER
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979

Charles W. Morris
Charles William Morris (May 23, 1901 – January 15, 1979) was an American philosopher and semiotician. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles W. Morris is the 536th most popular philosopher (up from 575th in 2019), the 2,096th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,890th in 2019) and the 20th most popular American Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Charles W. Morris ranks 536 out of 1,267. Before him are Karl-Otto Apel, Polemon, Ahmad Sirhindi, Carl Stumpf, Gianni Vattimo, and Myia. After him are Marpa Lotsawa, Crates of Athens, Jan Patočka, Annemarie Schimmel, Ammonius Hermiae, and Salomon Maimon.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKarl-Otto Apel
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 530
Polemon
400 BC - 270 BC
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 531
Ahmad Sirhindi
1564 - 1624
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 532
Carl Stumpf
1848 - 1936
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 533
Gianni Vattimo
1936 - 2023
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 534
Myia
600 BC - 560 BC
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 535
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 536
Marpa Lotsawa
1012 - 1097
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 537
Crates of Athens
400 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 538
Jan Patočka
1907 - 1977
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 539
Annemarie Schimmel
1922 - 2003
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 540
Ammonius Hermiae
440 - 523
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 541
Salomon Maimon
1754 - 1800
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 542
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Charles W. Morris ranks 79. Before him are Misao Tamai, Yevgeny Mravinsky, Johannes Heesters, Waldemar Hoven, Werner Best, and Erskine Caldwell. After him are Evelyn Waugh, Sadegh Hedayat, Prince Nicholas of Romania, Lou Gehrig, Mikhail Kalatozov, and Alice Herz-Sommer. Among people deceased in 1979, Charles W. Morris ranks 55. Before him are Louis Chiron, Nicholas Ray, Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth, Louis Durey, Conrad Hilton, and Richard Rodgers. After him are Walther Gerlach, Pier Luigi Nervi, Michael Wilding, Rudi Dutschke, Heinz Reinefarth, and Nicos Poulantzas.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsMisao Tamai
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 73
Yevgeny Mravinsky
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1988
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 74
Johannes Heesters
ACTOR
1903 - 2011
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 75
Waldemar Hoven
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 76
Werner Best
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 77
Erskine Caldwell
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 78
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 79
Evelyn Waugh
WRITER
1903 - 1966
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 80
Sadegh Hedayat
WRITER
1903 - 1951
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 81
Prince Nicholas of Romania
NOBLEMAN
1903 - 1978
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 82
Lou Gehrig
BASEBALL PLAYER
1903 - 1941
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 83
Mikhail Kalatozov
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1973
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 84
Alice Herz-Sommer
MUSICIAN
1903 - 2014
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsLouis Chiron
RACING DRIVER
1899 - 1979
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 49
Nicholas Ray
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 50
Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth
ASTRONOMER
1892 - 1979
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 51
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 52
Conrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 53
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 54
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 55
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 56
Pier Luigi Nervi
ARCHITECT
1891 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 58
Rudi Dutschke
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - 1979
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 59
Heinz Reinefarth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 60
Nicos Poulantzas
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 1979
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 61
In United States
Among people born in United States, Charles W. Morris ranks 2,096 out of 20,380. Before him are Conrad Hilton (1887), Lee Remick (1935), Richard Rodgers (1902), Richard E. Stearns (1936), Richard Jenkins (1947), and Peter Diamond (1940). After him are George Takei (1937), Eleanor F. Helin (1932), Alice Walker (1944), Henry Hartsfield (1933), John G. Trump (1907), and Dorothy Malone (1924).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsConrad Hilton
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,090
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,091
Richard Rodgers
COMPOSER
1902 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2,092
Richard E. Stearns
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,093
Richard Jenkins
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 2,094
Peter Diamond
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,095
Charles W. Morris
PHILOSOPHER
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,096
George Takei
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,097
Eleanor F. Helin
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,098
Alice Walker
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,099
Henry Hartsfield
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2014
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,100
John G. Trump
PHYSICIST
1907 - 1985
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 2,101
Dorothy Malone
ACTOR
1924 - 2018
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 2,102
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Charles W. Morris ranks 20. Before him are Martha Nussbaum (1947), Murray Bookchin (1921), Ronald Dworkin (1931), Nelson Goodman (1906), Kenneth Waltz (1924), and Saul Kripke (1940). After him are Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Nancy Fraser (1947), Tom Regan (1938), Jonathan Edwards (1703), Arthur Danto (1924), and Michael Walzer (1935).
Martha Nussbaum
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 14
Murray Bookchin
1921 - 2006
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 15
Ronald Dworkin
1931 - 2013
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 16
Nelson Goodman
1906 - 1998
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 17
Kenneth Waltz
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 18
Saul Kripke
1940 - 2022
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 19
Charles W. Morris
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 20
Barrington Moore Jr.
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 21
Nancy Fraser
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 22
Tom Regan
1938 - 2017
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 23
Jonathan Edwards
1703 - 1758
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 24
Arthur Danto
1924 - 2013
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 25
Michael Walzer
1935 - Present
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 26