PHILOSOPHER

Rüdiger Safranski

1945 - Today

Rüdiger Safranski

Rüdiger Safranski (born 1 January 1945) is a German philosopher and author. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rüdiger Safranski is the 965th most popular philosopher (down from 946th in 2019), the 3,521st most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,403rd in 2019) and the 120th most popular German Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 965 out of 1,267. Before him are Nemesius, Monimus, Jacques-André Naigeon, David Lewis, Wendy Brown, and Northrop Frye. After him are Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati, Phaenias of Eresus, Paul Janet, Musaeus of Athens, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Daniel Bensaïd.

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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
David Lewis
1941 - 2001
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 962
Wendy Brown
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 963
Northrop Frye
1912 - 1991
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 964
Rüdiger Safranski
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 965
Bhaktisiddhanta Sarasvati
1874 - 1937
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 966
Phaenias of Eresus
400 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 967
Paul Janet
1823 - 1899
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 968
Musaeus of Athens
500 BC - Present
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 969
Ernst von Glasersfeld
1917 - 2010
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 970
Daniel Bensaïd
1946 - 2010
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 971

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 289. Before him are Rita Coolidge, Faina Melnik, Frans Janssens, Carrie Snodgress, Yuri Antonov, and Michel Vautrot. After him are John Carlos, Mick Jones, Al Stewart, Romeo Benetti, Peter Lamborn Wilson, and Bob Peck.

Others Born in 1945

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Rita Coolidge
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 283
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 284
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 285
Carrie Snodgress
ACTOR
1945 - 2004
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 286
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 287
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 288
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 289
John Carlos
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 290
Mick Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 291
Al Stewart
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 292
Romeo Benetti
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 293
Peter Lamborn Wilson
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - 2022
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 294
Bob Peck
ACTOR
1945 - 1999
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 295

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Rüdiger Safranski ranks 3,523 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm von Bode (1845), Hans Jordan (1892), Eugen Langen (1833), Gottfried Heinrich Bach (1724), Rainer Woelki (1956), and Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg (1537). After him are Anita Augspurg (1857), Cornelius Gurlitt (1820), Johann Karl Rodbertus (1805), Eduard Friedrich Poeppig (1798), Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891), and Karl Muck (1859).

Others born in Germany

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Wilhelm von Bode
HISTORIAN
1845 - 1929
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,517
Hans Jordan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1975
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,518
Eugen Langen
INVENTOR
1833 - 1895
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,519
Gottfried Heinrich Bach
MUSICIAN
1724 - 1763
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,520
Rainer Woelki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1956 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,521
Louis IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Marburg
NOBLEMAN
1537 - 1604
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,522
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,523
Anita Augspurg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1857 - 1943
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 3,524
Cornelius Gurlitt
COMPOSER
1820 - 1901
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 3,525
Johann Karl Rodbertus
ECONOMIST
1805 - 1875
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,526
Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
BIOLOGIST
1798 - 1868
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,527
Kurt von der Chevallerie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,528
Karl Muck
CONDUCTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 3,529