PHILOSOPHER
John Searle
1932 - Today

John Searle
John Rogers Searle ( ; born July 31, 1932) is an American philosopher widely noted for contributions to the philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, and social philosophy. He began teaching at UC Berkeley in 1959 and was Willis S. and Marion Slusser Professor Emeritus of the Philosophy of Mind and Language and Professor of the Graduate School until June 2019, when his status as professor emeritus was revoked because he was found to have violated the university's sexual harassment policies. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Searle was secretary of "Students against Joseph McCarthy". He received all his university degrees, BA, MA, and DPhil, from the University of Oxford, where he held his first faculty positions. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Searle is the 339th most popular philosopher (up from 368th in 2019), the 1,085th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,022nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Philosopher.
John Searle is most famous for his Chinese Room argument.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, John Searle ranks 339 out of 1,267. Before him are Martianus Capella, Han Yu, Jacobus Arminius, Nicolai Hartmann, Alexandre Kojève, and Judith Butler. After him are Johann Georg Hamann, Hunayn ibn Ishaq, Nachmanides, David Strauss, Louis Couturat, and Rudolf Otto.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartianus Capella
360 - 428
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 333
Han Yu
768 - 824
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 334
Jacobus Arminius
1560 - 1609
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 335
Nicolai Hartmann
1882 - 1950
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 336
Alexandre Kojève
1902 - 1968
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 337
Judith Butler
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 338
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 339
Johann Georg Hamann
1730 - 1788
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 340
Hunayn ibn Ishaq
809 - 873
HPI: 69.59
Rank: 341
Nachmanides
1194 - 1270
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 342
David Strauss
1808 - 1874
HPI: 69.52
Rank: 343
Louis Couturat
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 344
Rudolf Otto
1869 - 1937
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 345
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, John Searle ranks 55. Before him are Adolfo Suárez, V. S. Naipaul, Algirdas Brazauskas, Little Richard, Vladimir Ivashko, and Vytautas Landsbergis. After him are Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Ryszard Kapuściński, Robert Mundell, Hiroaki Sato, Ted Kennedy, and Stephen Covey.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsAdolfo Suárez
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 49
V. S. Naipaul
WRITER
1932 - 2018
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 50
Algirdas Brazauskas
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 69.92
Rank: 51
Little Richard
SINGER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 52
Vladimir Ivashko
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1994
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 53
Vytautas Landsbergis
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 54
John Searle
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 55
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 56
Ryszard Kapuściński
WRITER
1932 - 2007
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 57
Robert Mundell
ECONOMIST
1932 - 2021
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 58
Hiroaki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1988
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 59
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 60
Stephen Covey
WRITER
1932 - 2012
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 61
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Searle ranks 1,085 out of 20,380. Before him are Tobin Bell (1942), Donald J. Cram (1919), Roy Cohn (1927), Arthur Kennedy (1914), Leon M. Lederman (1922), and Richard Kiel (1939). After him are Keith Haring (1958), Ritchie Valens (1941), Carroll Shelby (1923), Richard Crenna (1926), Shelley Duvall (1949), and John L. Hall (1934).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsTobin Bell
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 1,079
Donald J. Cram
CHEMIST
1919 - 2001
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 1,080
Roy Cohn
LAWYER
1927 - 1986
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 1,081
Arthur Kennedy
ACTOR
1914 - 1990
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 1,082
Leon M. Lederman
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 1,083
Richard Kiel
ACTOR
1939 - 2014
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 1,084
John Searle
PHILOSOPHER
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1,085
Keith Haring
ARTIST
1958 - 1990
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1,086
Ritchie Valens
MUSICIAN
1941 - 1959
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 1,087
Carroll Shelby
RACING DRIVER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 1,088
Richard Crenna
ACTOR
1926 - 2003
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1,089
Shelley Duvall
ACTOR
1949 - 2024
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1,090
John L. Hall
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 1,091
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, John Searle ranks 7. Before him are Willard Van Orman Quine (1908), John Rawls (1921), George Herbert Mead (1863), Donald Davidson (1917), Pat Robertson (1930), and Judith Butler (1956). After him are Anne Sullivan (1866), Robert Nozick (1938), Richard Rorty (1931), Hilary Putnam (1926), Michael J. Sandel (1953), and Daniel Dennett (1942).
Willard Van Orman Quine
1908 - 2000
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 1
John Rawls
1921 - 2002
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 2
George Herbert Mead
1863 - 1931
HPI: 72.41
Rank: 3
Donald Davidson
1917 - 2003
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 4
Pat Robertson
1930 - 2023
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 5
Judith Butler
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 6
John Searle
1932 - Present
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 7
Anne Sullivan
1866 - 1936
HPI: 69.47
Rank: 8
Robert Nozick
1938 - 2002
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 9
Richard Rorty
1931 - 2007
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 10
Hilary Putnam
1926 - 2016
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 11
Michael J. Sandel
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 12
Daniel Dennett
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 13