PHILOSOPHER
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592

Michel de Montaigne
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne ( mon-TAYN; French: [miʃɛl ekɛm də mɔ̃tɛɲ]; Middle French: [miˈʃɛl ejˈkɛm də mõnˈtaɲə]; 28 February 1533 – 13 September 1592), commonly known as Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising the essay as a literary genre. His work is noted for its merging of casual anecdotes and autobiography with intellectual insight. Montaigne had a direct influence on numerous writers of Western literature; his Essais contain some of the most influential essays ever written. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michel de Montaigne is the 42nd most popular philosopher (up from 61st in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from France (up from 91st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Philosopher.
Michel de Montaigne is most famous for his essays, which are written in a personal and informal style.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Michel de Montaigne ranks 42 out of 1,267. Before him are Parmenides, Søren Kierkegaard, Origen, Al-Farabi, Lucretius, and Rajneesh. After him are Sun Tzu, Empedocles, Plutarch, Anaximander, Protagoras, and David Hume.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsParmenides
501 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 36
Søren Kierkegaard
1813 - 1855
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 37
Origen
185 - 254
HPI: 84.46
Rank: 38
Al-Farabi
872 - 951
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 39
Lucretius
94 BC - 55 BC
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 40
Rajneesh
1931 - 1990
HPI: 83.75
Rank: 41
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 42
Sun Tzu
544 BC - 496 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 43
Empedocles
490 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 44
Plutarch
46 - 127
HPI: 83.51
Rank: 45
Anaximander
610 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 83.48
Rank: 46
Protagoras
486 BC - 420 BC
HPI: 83.37
Rank: 47
David Hume
1711 - 1776
HPI: 83.28
Rank: 48
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1533, Michel de Montaigne ranks 2. Before him is Elizabeth I of England. After him are William the Silent, Stephen Báthory, Eric XIV of Sweden, Giacomo della Porta, Ismail II, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, Andrea Gabrieli, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, and Abdullah Khan II. Among people deceased in 1592, Michel de Montaigne ranks 1. After him are John III of Sweden, Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma, Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France, Jacopo Bassano, William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Hümaşah Sultan, Bartolomeo Ammannati, Thomas Cavendish, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, and William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel.
Others Born in 1533
Go to all RankingsElizabeth I of England
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1603
HPI: 96.04
Rank: 1
Michel de Montaigne
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 2
William the Silent
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1584
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 3
Stephen Báthory
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1586
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 4
Eric XIV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1577
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 5
Giacomo della Porta
ARCHITECT
1533 - 1602
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 6
Ismail II
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1577
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 7
Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
NOBLEMAN
1533 - 1597
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 8
Andrea Gabrieli
COMPOSER
1533 - 1585
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 9
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1572
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 10
Francesco III Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1550
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 11
Abdullah Khan II
POLITICIAN
1533 - 1598
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1592
Go to all RankingsMichel de Montaigne
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 1
John III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1537 - 1592
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 2
Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1592
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 3
Elisabeth of Austria, Queen of France
COMPANION
1554 - 1592
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 4
Jacopo Bassano
PAINTER
1510 - 1592
HPI: 70.92
Rank: 5
William the Younger, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1535 - 1592
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 6
Hümaşah Sultan
COMPANION
1540 - 1592
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 7
Bartolomeo Ammannati
ARCHITECT
1511 - 1592
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 8
Thomas Cavendish
EXPLORER
1560 - 1592
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 9
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq
WRITER
1522 - 1592
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 10
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
WRITER
1532 - 1592
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 11
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1532 - 1592
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Michel de Montaigne ranks 57 out of 6,770. Before him are Brigitte Bardot (1934), Édouard Manet (1832), Octave Mirbeau (1848), Henri Becquerel (1852), Eugène Delacroix (1798), and Stendhal (1783). After him are Pierre de Fermat (1601), Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1520), Philip IV of France (1268), Napoleon II (1811), Louis XVII of France (1785), and Gustave Eiffel (1832).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Bardot
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 84.12
Rank: 51
Édouard Manet
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 52
Octave Mirbeau
WRITER
1848 - 1917
HPI: 84.08
Rank: 53
Henri Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1908
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 54
Eugène Delacroix
PAINTER
1798 - 1863
HPI: 83.92
Rank: 55
Stendhal
WRITER
1783 - 1842
HPI: 83.83
Rank: 56
Michel de Montaigne
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 57
Pierre de Fermat
MATHEMATICIAN
1601 - 1665
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 58
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
COMPOSER
1520 - 1594
HPI: 83.45
Rank: 59
Philip IV of France
POLITICIAN
1268 - 1314
HPI: 83.39
Rank: 60
Napoleon II
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 61
Louis XVII of France
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1795
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 62
Gustave Eiffel
ENGINEER
1832 - 1923
HPI: 83.25
Rank: 63
Among PHILOSOPHERS In France
Among philosophers born in France, Michel de Montaigne ranks 4. Before him are René Descartes (1596), Montesquieu (1689), and Auguste Comte (1798). After him are Michel Foucault (1926), Henri Bergson (1859), Peter Abelard (1079), Roland Barthes (1915), Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809), Jean Bodin (1530), Gilles Deleuze (1925), and Henri de Saint-Simon (1760).
René Descartes
1596 - 1650
HPI: 92.12
Rank: 1
Montesquieu
1689 - 1755
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 2
Auguste Comte
1798 - 1857
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 3
Michel de Montaigne
1533 - 1592
HPI: 83.66
Rank: 4
Michel Foucault
1926 - 1984
HPI: 82.59
Rank: 5
Henri Bergson
1859 - 1941
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 6
Peter Abelard
1079 - 1142
HPI: 80.63
Rank: 7
Roland Barthes
1915 - 1980
HPI: 80.26
Rank: 8
Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
1809 - 1865
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 9
Jean Bodin
1530 - 1596
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 10
Gilles Deleuze
1925 - 1995
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 11
Henri de Saint-Simon
1760 - 1825
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 12