PHILOSOPHER
Peter Sloterdijk
1947 - Today

Peter Sloterdijk
Peter Sloterdijk (; German: [ˈsloːtɐˌdaɪk]; born 26 June 1947) is a German philosopher and cultural theorist. He was a professor of philosophy and media theory at and Rector from 2001 to 2015 of the University of Art and Design Karlsruhe. He co-hosted the German television show Das Philosophische Quartett from 2002 until 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Sloterdijk is the 437th most popular philosopher (down from 408th in 2019), the 1,119th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,010th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular German Philosopher.
Peter Sloterdijk is a German philosopher and sociologist who is most famous for his work on the philosophical implications of the Internet.
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Among PHILOSOPHERS
Among philosophers, Peter Sloterdijk ranks 437 out of 1,267. Before him are Daniel Dennett, John of Salisbury, Francisco Ferrer, Moses Hess, Thomas Cajetan, and Gautama Maharishi. After him are Eudemus of Rhodes, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Rodolphus Agricola, Chantal Mouffe, Gershom Scholem, and Christian Thomasius.
Most Popular Philosophers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDaniel Dennett
1942 - 2024
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 431
John of Salisbury
1110 - 1180
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 432
Francisco Ferrer
1859 - 1909
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 433
Moses Hess
1812 - 1875
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 434
Thomas Cajetan
1469 - 1534
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 435
Gautama Maharishi
2000 BC - 2000 BC
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 436
Peter Sloterdijk
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 437
Eudemus of Rhodes
370 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 438
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
1703 - 1762
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 439
Rodolphus Agricola
1443 - 1485
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 440
Chantal Mouffe
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 441
Gershom Scholem
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 442
Christian Thomasius
1655 - 1728
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 443
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Peter Sloterdijk ranks 87. Before him are Robert Englund, Óscar Tabárez, Sergio Badilla Castillo, Bachir Gemayel, Zahi Hawass, and Mitt Romney. After him are Alain Aspect, Janet Mills, Martha Nussbaum, Dick Fosbury, Rodney Williams, and Gloria Gaynor.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsRobert Englund
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 81
Óscar Tabárez
COACH
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 82
Sergio Badilla Castillo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.95
Rank: 83
Bachir Gemayel
POLITICIAN
1947 - 1982
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 84
Zahi Hawass
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 85
Mitt Romney
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 86
Peter Sloterdijk
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 87
Alain Aspect
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 88
Janet Mills
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.32
Rank: 89
Martha Nussbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 90
Dick Fosbury
ATHLETE
1947 - 2023
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 91
Rodney Williams
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 92
Gloria Gaynor
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 93
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Sloterdijk ranks 1,119 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Rodolphe Seeldrayers (1876), Georg Böhm (1661), Günther Rall (1918), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), and Fritz Haarmann (1879). After him are Ernst Schröder (1841), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Michael Wolgemut (1434), Gustav Noske (1868), Heinrich Barth (1821), and John Polanyi (1929).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl Mack von Leiberich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1828
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,113
Rodolphe Seeldrayers
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1955
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,114
Georg Böhm
COMPOSER
1661 - 1733
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,115
Günther Rall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2009
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 1,116
Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,117
Fritz Haarmann
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 1,118
Peter Sloterdijk
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,119
Ernst Schröder
MATHEMATICIAN
1841 - 1902
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 1,120
Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1852
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,121
Michael Wolgemut
PAINTER
1434 - 1519
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 1,122
Gustav Noske
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1946
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 1,123
Heinrich Barth
EXPLORER
1821 - 1865
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1,124
John Polanyi
CHEMIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 1,125
Among PHILOSOPHERS In Germany
Among philosophers born in Germany, Peter Sloterdijk ranks 52. Before him are Rudolf Otto (1869), Hermann Cohen (1842), Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), Karl Rahner (1904), and Moses Hess (1812). After him are Gershom Scholem (1897), Christian Thomasius (1655), Hans Reichenbach (1891), Henry Suso (1295), Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775), and Franz Rosenzweig (1886).
Rudolf Otto
1869 - 1937
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 46
Hermann Cohen
1842 - 1918
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 47
Wilhelm Windelband
1848 - 1915
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 48
Carl Gustav Hempel
1905 - 1997
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 49
Karl Rahner
1904 - 1984
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 50
Moses Hess
1812 - 1875
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 51
Peter Sloterdijk
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.42
Rank: 52
Gershom Scholem
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 53
Christian Thomasius
1655 - 1728
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 54
Hans Reichenbach
1891 - 1953
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 55
Henry Suso
1295 - 1366
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 56
Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach
1775 - 1833
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 57
Franz Rosenzweig
1886 - 1929
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 58