PHILOSOPHER

Lars Gustafsson

1936 - 2016

Lars Gustafsson

Lars Erik Einar Gustafsson (17 May 1936 – 3 April 2016) was a Swedish poet, novelist, and scholar. Among his awards were the Gerard Bonniers pris in 2006, the Goethe Medal in 2009, the Thomas Mann Prize in 2015, and the International Nonino Prize in Italy in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Gustafsson is the 955th most popular philosopher (down from 921st in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 432nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swedish Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Lars Gustafsson ranks 955 out of 1,267. Before him are Leo Baeck, Sarada Devi, Dirck Coornhert, Stanley Cavell, Bernard Stiegler, and Keshub Chandra Sen. After him are Sandra Harding, Ramananda, Derek Parfit, Nemesius, Monimus, and Jacques-André Naigeon.

Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia

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Leo Baeck
1873 - 1956
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 949
Sarada Devi
1853 - 1920
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 950
Dirck Coornhert
1522 - 1590
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 951
Stanley Cavell
1926 - 2018
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 952
Bernard Stiegler
1952 - 2020
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 953
Keshub Chandra Sen
1838 - 1884
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 954
Lars Gustafsson
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 955
Sandra Harding
1935 - 2025
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 956
Ramananda
1400 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 957
Derek Parfit
1942 - 2017
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 958
Nemesius
400 - 500
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 959
Monimus
400 BC - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 960
Jacques-André Naigeon
1738 - 1810
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 961

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Lars Gustafsson ranks 255. Before him are Walter Koenig, Jim Brown, Karol Divín, Lien Chan, Satish Kumar, and Alex Olmedo. After him are Éder Jofre, Richard Harrison, Birthe Wilke, Guillermo Endara, Ivan Marchuk, and Jair Marinho. Among people deceased in 2016, Lars Gustafsson ranks 221. Before him are Steven Hill, Jay Wright Forrester, Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Naná Vasconcelos, Jacques Hamel, and Sándor Tarics. After him are Vladica Kovačević, Faina Melnik, Hannes Löhr, Vilmos Zsigmond, Giovanni Coppa, and Klim Churyumov.

Others Born in 1936

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Walter Koenig
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 249
Jim Brown
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2023
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 250
Karol Divín
SKATER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 251
Lien Chan
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 252
Satish Kumar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 253
Alex Olmedo
TENNIS PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 254
Lars Gustafsson
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 255
Éder Jofre
BOXER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 256
Richard Harrison
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 257
Birthe Wilke
SINGER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 258
Guillermo Endara
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2009
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 259
Ivan Marchuk
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 260
Jair Marinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 261

Others Deceased in 2016

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Steven Hill
ACTOR
1922 - 2016
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 215
Jay Wright Forrester
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1918 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 216
Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 217
Naná Vasconcelos
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 218
Jacques Hamel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
Sándor Tarics
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 220
Lars Gustafsson
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 221
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 222
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 223
Hannes Löhr
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 224
Vilmos Zsigmond
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 225
Giovanni Coppa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2016
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 226
Klim Churyumov
ASTRONOMER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 227