PHILOSOPHER
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Today

Gary L. Francione
Gary Lawrence Francione (born May 1954) is an American academic in the fields of law and philosophy. He is Board of Governors Professor of Law and Katzenbach Scholar of Law and Philosophy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He is also a visiting professor of philosophy at the University of Lincoln (UK) and honorary professor of philosophy at the University of East Anglia (UK). He is the author of numerous books and articles on animal ethics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary L. Francione is the 1,220th most popular philosopher (down from 1,128th in 2024), the 10,117th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,671st in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Gary L. Francione ranks 1,220 out of 1,267. Before him are Alexander Tarasov, David Ray Griffin, Simon Blackburn, Charles Hartshorne, Paul B. Preciado, and Alice von Hildebrand. After him are Raya Dunayevskaya, Catherine Malabou, Vicente Ferreira da Silva, C. H. Dodd, Paul Churchland, and William Ames.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander Tarasov
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,214
David Ray Griffin
1939 - 2022
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,215
Simon Blackburn
1944 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 1,216
Charles Hartshorne
1897 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 1,217
Paul B. Preciado
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 1,218
Alice von Hildebrand
1923 - 2022
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 1,219
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 1,220
Raya Dunayevskaya
1910 - 1987
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 1,221
Catherine Malabou
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,222
Vicente Ferreira da Silva
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,223
C. H. Dodd
1884 - 1973
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,224
Paul Churchland
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,225
William Ames
1576 - 1633
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,226
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Gary L. Francione ranks 486. Before him are Jürgen Trittin, Renuka Chowdhury, Augustus Pablo, Thomas Mavros, Doug Bradley, and Jim Duggan. After him are Park Chang-sun, Michael Patrick King, Vilis Krištopans, Arturo Rodas, Ravil Maganov, and Renáta Tomanová.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsJürgen Trittin
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 480
Renuka Chowdhury
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 481
Augustus Pablo
MUSICIAN
1954 - 1999
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 482
Thomas Mavros
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 483
Doug Bradley
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 484
Jim Duggan
WRESTLER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 485
Gary L. Francione
PHILOSOPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 486
Park Chang-sun
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 487
Michael Patrick King
PRODUCER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 488
Vilis Krištopans
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 489
Arturo Rodas
COMPOSER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 490
Ravil Maganov
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - 2022
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 491
Renáta Tomanová
TENNIS PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 492
In United States
Among people born in United States, Gary L. Francione ranks 10,117 out of 20,380. Before him are Vickie Guerrero (1968), Nicholas Colasanto (1924), George Mostow (1923), and Elwyn Berlekamp (1940). After him are Marcia Strassman (1948), George Hearst (1820), Oliver Evans (1755), Corine Mauch (1960), Clarence Hudson White (1871), Jon Heidenreich (1972), Regina Hall (1970), and Morten Lauridsen (1943).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsVickie Guerrero
WRESTLER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,113
Nicholas Colasanto
ACTOR
1924 - 1985
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,114
George Mostow
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,115
Elwyn Berlekamp
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,116
Gary L. Francione
PHILOSOPHER
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,117
Marcia Strassman
ACTOR
1948 - 2014
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,118
George Hearst
POLITICIAN
1820 - 1891
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,119
Oliver Evans
INVENTOR
1755 - 1819
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,120
Corine Mauch
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,121
Clarence Hudson White
PHOTOGRAPHER
1871 - 1925
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 10,122
Jon Heidenreich
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 10,123
Regina Hall
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 10,124
Morten Lauridsen
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 10,125
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Gary L. Francione ranks 77. Before him are Judith Jarvis Thomson (1929), Michael Novak (1933), R. C. Sproul (1939), Paul Kurtz (1925), David Ray Griffin (1939), and Charles Hartshorne (1897). After him are Cornel West (1953), Ralph Barton Perry (1876), Ned Block (1942), Mary Kay Letourneau (1962), Stephen Walt (1955), and Roderick Chisholm (1916).
Judith Jarvis Thomson
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 71
Michael Novak
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 72
R. C. Sproul
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 73
Paul Kurtz
1925 - 2012
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 74
David Ray Griffin
1939 - 2022
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 75
Charles Hartshorne
1897 - 2000
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 76
Gary L. Francione
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 77
Cornel West
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 78
Ralph Barton Perry
1876 - 1957
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 79
Ned Block
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 80
Mary Kay Letourneau
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 81
Stephen Walt
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 82
Roderick Chisholm
1916 - 1999
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 83














































