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Kwame Anthony Appiah

1954 - Today

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Kwame Akroma-Ampim Kusi Anthony Appiah ( AP-ee-ah; born 8 May 1954) is an English-American philosopher and writer who has written about political philosophy, ethics, the philosophy of language and mind, and African intellectual history. Appiah is Professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, where he joined the faculty in 2014, and has been a Silver Professor since 2025. He was previously the Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy at Princeton University. Appiah was elected President of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in January 2022. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kwame Anthony Appiah is the 1,249th most popular philosopher (up from 1,250th in 2019), the 5,890th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,864th in 2019) and the 100th most popular British Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Kwame Anthony Appiah ranks 1,249 out of 1,267. Before him are Richard Crashaw, Nancy Cartwright, Norman Malcolm, Nel Noddings, Rosemary Radford Ruether, and Leonard Peikoff. After him are Michel Weber, Colin McGinn, Stanley Hauerwas, Alex Callinicos, Stanley Fish, and Linda Martín Alcoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Kwame Anthony Appiah ranks 613. Before him are Wendy Schaal, Carita Holmström, Peter Laird, Alex Cox, Ken Wahl, and Helen Volk. After him are David Newman, Julie Carmen, Cass Sunstein, Anuradha Paudwal, Roxanne Seeman, and Glen Keane.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Kwame Anthony Appiah ranks 5,892 out of 8,785. Before him are Hugh Foot, Baron Caradon (1907), Keiran Lee (1984), Oliver James (1980), Bill McGarry (1927), Naomi Mitchison (1897), and Richard Seddon (1845). After him are James Newman (1985), Iain Pears (1955), Alan Minter (1951), Alan Bush (1900), Elizabeth Inchbald (1753), and Caryl Churchill (1938).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In United Kingdom

Among philosophers born in United Kingdom, Kwame Anthony Appiah ranks 100. Before him are Eric A. Havelock (1903), Susan Haack (1945), J. J. C. Smart (1920), James Dunn (1939), Peter Geach (1916), and Richard Crashaw (1612). After him are Colin McGinn (1950).

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