PHILOSOPHER
Nel Noddings
1929 - 2022

Nel Noddings
Nel Noddings (; January 19, 1929 – August 25, 2022) was an American feminist, educator, and philosopher best known for her work in philosophy of education, educational theory, and ethics of care. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nel Noddings is the 1,246th most popular philosopher (down from 1,244th in 2019), the 12,212th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,906th in 2019) and the 88th most popular American Philosopher.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Nel Noddings ranks 1,246 out of 1,267. Before her are Christine Korsgaard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Will Kymlicka, Richard Crashaw, Nancy Cartwright, and Norman Malcolm. After her are Rosemary Radford Ruether, Leonard Peikoff, Kwame Anthony Appiah, Michel Weber, Colin McGinn, and Stanley Hauerwas.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChristine Korsgaard
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 1,240
Ruth Barcan Marcus
1921 - 2012
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 1,241
Will Kymlicka
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 1,242
Richard Crashaw
1612 - 1649
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 1,243
Nancy Cartwright
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,244
Norman Malcolm
1911 - 1990
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,245
Nel Noddings
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 1,246
Rosemary Radford Ruether
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 1,247
Leonard Peikoff
1933 - Present
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 1,248
Kwame Anthony Appiah
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 1,249
Michel Weber
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Rank: 1,250
Colin McGinn
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 1,251
Stanley Hauerwas
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 1,252
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Nel Noddings ranks 522. Before her are Clyde Lovellette, Michel Knuysen, Yelizaveta Bagryantseva, Boris Nikolov, Johnny Ace, and Bhanu Athaiya. After her are Shirley Ann Grau, Brian Friel, Nirmala Deshpande, Tom Foley, Jerry Adler, and Pete George. Among people deceased in 2022, Nel Noddings ranks 622. Before her are Nina Rocheva, Anthony Johnson, Don Young, Albert Pobor, Josephine Tewson, and Bill Lienhard. After her are Ludwik Dorn, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marietta Giannakou, Oleg Mityaev, Vin Scully, and Charlbi Dean.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsClyde Lovellette
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 516
Michel Knuysen
ATHLETE
1929 - 2013
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 517
Yelizaveta Bagryantseva
ATHLETE
1929 - 1996
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 518
Boris Nikolov
ATHLETE
1929 - 2017
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 519
Johnny Ace
SINGER
1929 - 1954
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 520
Bhanu Athaiya
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 521
Nel Noddings
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 522
Shirley Ann Grau
WRITER
1929 - 2020
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 523
Brian Friel
WRITER
1929 - 2015
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 524
Nirmala Deshpande
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 525
Tom Foley
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2013
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 526
Jerry Adler
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 527
Pete George
ATHLETE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 528
Others Deceased in 2022
Go to all RankingsNina Rocheva
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 616
Anthony Johnson
MARTIAL ARTS
1984 - 2022
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 617
Don Young
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2022
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 618
Albert Pobor
COACH
1956 - 2022
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 619
Josephine Tewson
ACTOR
1931 - 2022
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 620
Bill Lienhard
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 621
Nel Noddings
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 622
Ludwik Dorn
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 623
Rosemary Radford Ruether
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 624
Marietta Giannakou
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2022
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 625
Oleg Mityaev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1974 - 2022
HPI: 49.94
Rank: 626
Vin Scully
WRITER
1927 - 2022
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 627
Charlbi Dean
ACTOR
1990 - 2022
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 628
In United States
Among people born in United States, Nel Noddings ranks 12,215 out of 20,380. Before her are Alain LeRoy Locke (1885), Ansel Elgort (1994), Pauline Frederick (1883), Hayes Alan Jenkins (1933), Chris Fehn (1973), and Jimmy Witherspoon (1920). After her are Wesley Coe (1879), Jeff Jarrett (1967), Zach Roerig (1985), Audrey Hollander (1979), John Buford (1826), and Amber Tamblyn (1983).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlain LeRoy Locke
WRITER
1885 - 1954
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,209
Ansel Elgort
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,210
Pauline Frederick
ACTOR
1883 - 1938
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,211
Hayes Alan Jenkins
SKATER
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,212
Chris Fehn
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,213
Jimmy Witherspoon
SINGER
1920 - 1997
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,214
Nel Noddings
PHILOSOPHER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 12,215
Wesley Coe
ATHLETE
1879 - 1926
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,216
Jeff Jarrett
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,217
Zach Roerig
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,218
Audrey Hollander
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,219
John Buford
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1826 - 1863
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,220
Amber Tamblyn
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 12,221
Among PHILOSOPHERS In United States
Among philosophers born in United States, Nel Noddings ranks 88. Before her are Roderick Chisholm (1916), Peter Kreeft (1937), Christine Korsgaard (1952), Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Nancy Cartwright (1944), and Norman Malcolm (1911). After her are Rosemary Radford Ruether (1936), Stanley Hauerwas (1940), Stanley Fish (1938), William A. Dembski (1960), and Richard Carrier (1969).
Roderick Chisholm
1916 - 1999
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 82
Peter Kreeft
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 83
Christine Korsgaard
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 84
Ruth Barcan Marcus
1921 - 2012
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 85
Nancy Cartwright
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 86
Norman Malcolm
1911 - 1990
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 87
Nel Noddings
1929 - 2022
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 88
Rosemary Radford Ruether
1936 - 2022
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 89
Stanley Hauerwas
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 90
Stanley Fish
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 91
William A. Dembski
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 92
Richard Carrier
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 93