Philosopher

James Ussher

1581 - 1656

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James Ussher

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2024). James Ussher is the 555th most popular philosopher (down from 297th in 2024), the 74th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 27th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Irish Philosopher.

James Ussher was a protestant bishop in Ireland who is most famous for his chronology of the world. He calculated that the world was created on October 23, 4004 BC.

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Among Philosophers

Among philosophers, James Ussher ranks 555 out of 1,267. Before him are Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Clitomachus, William of Champeaux, Crantor, Zhou Dunyi, and Cesare Ripa. After him are Paul Grice, Karl Korsch, Arete of Cyrene, Barrington Moore Jr., Bernardino Telesio, and Zaki al-Arsuzi.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
1883 - 1966
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 549
Clitomachus
187 BC - 110 BC
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 550
William of Champeaux
1070 - 1121
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 551
Crantor
400 BC - 276 BC
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 552
Zhou Dunyi
1017 - 1073
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 553
Cesare Ripa
1555 - 1622
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 554
James Ussher
1581 - 1656
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 555
Paul Grice
1913 - 1988
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 556
Karl Korsch
1886 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 557
Arete of Cyrene
400 BC - 340 BC
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 558
Barrington Moore Jr.
1913 - 2005
HPI: 65.23
Rank: 559
Bernardino Telesio
1509 - 1588
HPI: 65.19
Rank: 560
Zaki al-Arsuzi
1899 - 1968
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 561

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1581, James Ussher ranks 5. Before him are Vincent de Paul, False Dmitry I, Domenichino, and Bernardo Strozzi. After him are Peter Claver, Giulia Tofana, Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Hendrik Brouwer, Edmund Gunter, and Frans Francken the Younger. Among people deceased in 1656, James Ussher ranks 6. Before him are John IV of Portugal, Gerard van Honthorst, Jan van Goyen, John George I, Elector of Saxony, and Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano. After him are Francisco Herrera the Elder, Ottavio Piccolomini, Thomas Fincke, Laurent de La Hyre, Andrea Falconieri, and Dirck Hals.

Others Born in 1581

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Vincent de Paul
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1660
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 1
False Dmitry I
POLITICIAN
1581 - 1606
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 2
Domenichino
PAINTER
1581 - 1641
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 3
Bernardo Strozzi
PAINTER
1581 - 1644
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 4
James Ussher
PHILOSOPHER
1581 - 1656
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 5
Peter Claver
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1581 - 1654
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 6
Giulia Tofana
BUSINESSPERSON
1581 - 1651
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 7
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Méziriac
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1638
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 8
Juan Ruiz de Alarcón
WRITER
1581 - 1639
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 9
Hendrik Brouwer
EXPLORER
1581 - 1643
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 10
Edmund Gunter
MATHEMATICIAN
1581 - 1626
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 11
Frans Francken the Younger
PAINTER
1581 - 1642
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 12

Others Deceased in 1656

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John IV of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1604 - 1656
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 1
Gerard van Honthorst
PAINTER
1592 - 1656
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 2
Jan van Goyen
PAINTER
1596 - 1656
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 3
John George I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1585 - 1656
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 4
Thomas Francis, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1656
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 5
James Ussher
PHILOSOPHER
1581 - 1656
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 6
Francisco Herrera the Elder
PAINTER
1576 - 1656
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
Ottavio Piccolomini
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1599 - 1656
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 8
Thomas Fincke
MATHEMATICIAN
1561 - 1656
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 9
Laurent de La Hyre
PAINTER
1606 - 1656
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 10
Andrea Falconieri
COMPOSER
1580 - 1656
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 11
Dirck Hals
PAINTER
1591 - 1656
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 12